ACD Compliance Requirement for Yemen Shipments
This serves as an important reminder that all containerized cargo destined for Yemen must possess a valid Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) certificate, in accordance with the CTSYE's directive dated February 1, 2025.
Compliance Consequences
Non-compliance will result in:
- Significant delays at Yemen ports
- Thorough investigations
- Administrative holds on shipments
Recommended Action
Exporters and freight forwarders are urged to prioritize obtaining ACD certification to ensure smooth shipping operations and avoid costly disruptions at port of discharge.
Start now: get your ACD Certificate for Yemen validated before your vessel departs.
Where this sits in the sequence
This is the third notice on the same Yemen requirement, and none of the three says so. The first recorded the Ministry of Transport's introduction effective 1 January 2025; the second recorded the CTSYE directive of 1 February 2025 that moved the certificate to the port of loading and put the ACD number on the bill of lading. This one is the reminder that followed.
Our desk records the application as filed with the bill of lading, the commercial invoice, the certificate of origin and the freight invoice. The failure that cannot be undone is an ACD reference not obtained before loading at origin; the two that can still be corrected are a cargo description differing between the bill of lading and the commercial invoice, and shipper or consignee details inconsistent with the manifest.
Official sources
Yemen ACD sources
The Yemen ACD was introduced by Yemen’s Ministry of Transport and enforced for containers by the Counter Terrorism Service-Yemen.
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Top 3 causes of Yemen ACD rejection
- Cargo description mismatch between the Bill of Lading and the Commercial Invoice.
- Missing or inconsistent shipper/consignee details versus the declared manifest.
- ACD reference not obtained before loading at the origin port.
Official ACD Document Sample
Verify the layout, stamps, and ACD customs format of a validated Yemen loading certificate:
