What do Madagascar have?

Answer 1

capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food

Madagascan import requires that the following documents are submited to Gasynet (a Madagascan company) who will issue a BSC certificate once the docs are accepted:

1. Shipping invoice listing exactly all the goods item by item with weights, itemised pricing, dimensions, country of origin, ... 3 originals of this document hand signed and stamped are required, plus some copies.

2. Packing list listing exactly all the goods item by item with weights, dimensions, country of origin, ... 2 originals of this document hand signed and stamped are required, plus some copies.

3. Certificate of origin in original form, hand signed and stamped are required, plus some copies.

4. Insurance certificate: 2 originals hand signed and stamped are required, plus some copies.

5. Exporting country's customs extract copy.

6. Bill of lading original hand signed and stamped are required, plus some copies.

All these documents must exactly match on data and be veryfiable against the goods.

Consideration will then be given to admitting the goods into the country, which even with a local partner and a local freight forwarder is not easy. Be prepared for months of delay and unexplained costs.

Answer 2

Madagascar has [*] little lemurs, birds, insects, etc.

[*] 587.051 km2 (being the 4th largest island in the world), with several groups of people (a 20-million mixture of several Austronesian tribes´descendants, natives [Africans], Arab descendants, Indians, Chinese, Europeans [formerly many of French origin], Comorans and a few others), many beaches and mountains as well, forests (a few ones being completely or partially intact), but also savana-like plains, there existing baobab (trees) and some desert areas and xeric shrublands, many kinds of plants in several parts of its territory, more than 500 types of reptiles and amphibians (wow!), also other wild animals and others, some harbours, parks, besides fishing and agriculture with much vanilla, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts, bananas, beans, cocoa, cloves, rice, cassava, and also livestock, mining (coal, ilmenite, nickel, some gas and oil), essential oils and textile products.