Luanda — The maritime freight of goods importation to Angola is very expensive because of the weak negotiation capacity of local importers said on Friday in Luanda the general director of National Importers Council (CNC), Francisco Agostinho Itembo.

The manager said that while presenting the website of the council (www.cnc.com) to the economic agents and importers.

On the occasion, Francisco Itembo advised that importers need to improve their ways of negotiation aiming at reducing prices of importation and avoid the exit of the United State Dollar (USD) out of the country.

The source said that maritime freight to Angola costs around USD 8,000 per container of 20 TEU.