foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 10 11 2000 iv0014 cote d ivoire exporter guide approved by bruce zanin us embassy abidjan prepared antoine anzele highlights the coup etat in has changed character of country from both a political and economic perspective as part malaise caused consumer ready food imports to falter adopted common external tariff with seven other countries same regional group uemoa selected two new companies for inspection imported goods includes psd changes no trade matrix annual iv1 iv page 1 13 unclassified usda section i market overview ii business tips 3 labeling 4 tariffs 5 111 sector structure trends best high value product prospects 8 v key contacts further 9 appendix