Mozambique Used Machinery Certificate of Conformity: What to Check

Does used machinery need a certificate of conformity for Mozambique?

Ask about the actual machine before agreeing to ship it. As of October 2026, the list currently in force is not confirmed for a specific transaction. Ministerial Diploma 29/2024 says the list is updated annually, so the 2024 annex alone does not settle today's coverage.

Article 3 of that diploma lists goods under special customs regimes and machines and spares for industrial, agricultural and fishing use among exemptions. Proof is required for exempt goods. The reach of the machine exemption to a trader's particular used unit remains unresolved; do not treat the broad wording as the final answer.

Give Intertek or INNOQ the exact code, machine description and intended use, and ask them to confirm current coverage and any exemption in writing. Ask what evidence proves the exemption where one applies. Keep the answer with the description submitted, so it is clear which unit and transaction it covers.

Start with the full Mozambique used-machinery import guide for importer, tax, document, cleaning and freight checks. Bring the conformity decision into those purchase arrangements before collection. Keep any unanswered point assigned to the person who can resolve it rather than treating the absence of a reply as approval.

Which plant and vehicle headings appear on the 2024 list?

Use the historical list carefully. As of October 2026, Ministerial Diploma 29/2024, dated 20 May 2024, contains the conformity-programme product list. Its annex has no line for headings 8426, 8427, 8429, 8430, 8431, 8432, 8433, 8474 or 8502. It lists used vehicles in headings 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704 and 8705.

For a home-use tractor, goods vehicle or truck-mounted unit in headings 8701, 8704 or 8705, that list points towards coverage. Intertek or INNOQ must confirm the current position and exemption for the exact unit and use. Do not use a seller's general description of the machine as its classification.

Intertek's programme summary, issued 12 September 2024, says products covered by the earlier framework but absent from Diploma 29/2024 may be certified voluntarily. That is a statement about the published framework, not a substitute for the current-list decision described above. Ask for the written decision to identify whether the proposed assessment is required or voluntary.

Record the proposed Mozambican tariff heading before asking the scope question. Include the machine's description, year and intended use, with the importer identified. If the classification changes, send the revised code back for assessment. Keep the classification advice and the programme answer together rather than relying on the machine's trade name alone.

How does the Mozambique CoC application work for a used machine?

Settle the sequence before starting a certificate-of-conformity (CoC) application. As of October 2026, Intertek's published process limits used-product shipments to Routes A and D. The importer's UCR is required before the application. The exporter applies to the nearest Intertek office with the Mozambican tariff code, pro-forma invoice and that UCR.

The published material does not identify who creates the UCR or who applies where the seller is private. Have the JUE helpdesk and Intertek confirm both roles before starting. Identify the person obtaining the reference and the person making the application, and give each the same machine and transaction details.

The Mozambique importer must hold the authorisation and registration required by Decree 37/2023. Name that importer in the purchase instructions before asking the exporter to assemble the application information. Keep its details aligned with the pro-forma invoice and the information passed to Intertek.

A condition inspection is separate from conformity assessment and should be planned on its own merits. Our buying-agent comparison explains where seller and machine checks fit before the compliance work. Use the inspection findings to describe the machine accurately when assembling the proposed purchase and application papers.

What happens if a required certificate is missing?

Do not plan a purchase around a missing certificate. As of October 2026, Route D provides destination verification with physical inspection before the import declaration where a required CoC was missed. Keep that as a consequence to discuss with Intertek, rather than a planned replacement for an origin-side certificate that is required.

The treatment of low-value used goods remains unresolved. The published texts use different used-goods wording, so do not rely on a monetary threshold as an exemption. Ask Intertek for a written decision on the actual used consignment before deciding how to proceed.

The governing treatment of used units in headings 8701, 8704 and 8705 is also not fully settled. Older used-vehicle inspection material and later conformity-programme material do not give one clear answer. Ask Intertek or INNOQ to confirm the instrument and assessment route that apply now to your machine.

Keep any written instruction specific to the unit and transaction. If Intertek requests additional information, send the revised description through the importer and exporter as appropriate. Ask for the next required action to be identified clearly, and avoid treating a general explanation of Route D as permission to ship without a decision.

Pre-purchase checklist

— Record the proposed tariff heading, description, intended use, year and importer.

— Obtain Intertek's or INNOQ's written current-list and exact-machine decision.

— Establish any exemption and the evidence needed to prove it.

— For the used-vehicle headings discussed above, ask which instrument and assessment route govern the unit.

— Resolve the UCR creator and private-seller applicant before starting the application.

— Address a missed required certificate with Intertek; do not plan to substitute destination verification.

— Obtain a consignment-specific answer about low-value used goods.

Working with a buying agent who already does this

Euro Plant Finder sources and inspects machinery, checks the seller and coordinates export-side evidence and contact with Intertek. Your registered importer and clearing agent own the Mozambique import declaration and obtain the authority decisions. We work with those parties on the information needed from the seller and the export side.

Sources and last check

This guide was last checked on 26 October 2026 against the official sources below. It is general guidance, not a quotation or legal advice: rates and rules change, so confirm anything that affects your machine with your clearing agent or the authority named.

— Ministerial Diploma 29/2024 — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— Ministerial Diploma 98/2023 — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— Intertek CAP summary datasheet — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— INNOQ programme FAQ — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— INNOQ communiqué on used vehicles — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— Intertek Hong Kong PSI page — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— WTO TPR s456 — checked 23 Oct 2026.

— Decree 37/2023 — checked 23 Oct 2026.