Guinea Conakry BESC Guide — Documents

Overview

The BESC — Bordereau Électronique de Suivi des Cargaisons — is the electronic cargo tracking note required for sea shipments to Guinea Conakry, which discharge at Conakry. It ties the shipper, consignee, cargo and freight values on your Bill of Lading to a single reference that customs can reconcile before the cargo is worked. Filing deadline: Validated at least 5 days before the vessel arrives. Cargo that only passes through on its way to a landlocked neighbour is treated as in-transit and still needs a certificate, so the routing has to be documented from the start.

Discharge ports

Conakry

Required documents

Bill of Lading

Draft or final; weights, seals and discharge port must match the cargo.

Commercial Invoice

Goods and declared values as shipped.

Freight Invoice

Required when freight is not shown on the commercial invoice.

Export Customs Declaration

Official BESC Document Sample

Verify the layout, stamps, and BESC customs format of a validated Guinea Conakry loading certificate:

Sample Draft

Application process

1
Submit
Send your Bill of Lading and Commercial Invoice, with the Freight Invoice if freight is not shown on the commercial invoice.
2
Draft & invoice
We prepare a draft certificate and a fixed-price invoice within 1 hour on average.
3
Approve
You review the draft and confirm every detail before anything is filed.
4
Payment
The fixed-price invoice is settled so the file can go forward for validation.
5
Validate
The certificate is validated and the final BESC number is confirmed.

Timeline

Step	Duration
Submit documents	Your action
Draft & invoice	1 hour on average
Approve draft	Your action
Payment	Your action

Special rules & HS codes

Rule 1

The BESC number is issued at validation, so it cannot be supplied in advance.

Rule 2

MBL is required for final validation.

Rule 3

BESC number will be available on the Draft BESC.

Rule 4

Printing the BESC number on the Master Bill of Lading is not required by the authority, but individual carriers may ask for it.

Official sources

Guinea Conakry BESC sources

The Guinea BESC procedure is run for the Conseil Guinéen des Chargeurs (CGC).

accessed 16 October 2026

Top 3 causes of Guinea Conakry BESC rejection

BESC number missing on the Bill of Lading.
Freight cost not declared on the commercial invoice (or no separate freight invoice).
Consignee address lacks a physical location description.

Specific questions: Guinea Conakry

Is the Guinea Conakry ECTN the same as the Guinea BESC?

Yes. The Guinea Conakry ECTN, the Guinea ECTN, the Guinea BESC and the Guinea Conakry BESC all mean the BESC (Bordereau Électronique de Suivi des Cargaisons) of the Republic of Guinea; some agents also call it ICTN.

Is Guinea Conakry the same as Guinea-Bissau or Equatorial Guinea?

No. Guinea (Conakry) requires a BESC; Guinea-Bissau requires a CEE and Equatorial Guinea an ECTN. Each country has its own certificate and procedure.

Frequently asked questions

The BESC — Bordereau Électronique de Suivi des Cargaisons — is the electronic cargo tracking note required for sea shipments to Guinea Conakry, discharging at Conakry.

Bill of Lading, Commercial Invoice, Freight Invoice and Export Customs Declaration.

Validated at least 5 days before the vessel arrives.

A draft certificate and a fixed-price invoice come back within 1 hour on average of receiving your documents.

Yes. Cargo moving onward to a landlocked neighbour still needs a certificate, and the transit routing must be documented.

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