Equatorial Guinea ECTN

According to this law, every cargo purchased from abroad and transported for commercial, business, in some cases, diplomatic and personal purposes require a Loading Certificate called ECTN – Electronic Cargo Tracking Note.

The shipper or the freight forwarder is responsible for acquiring the ECTN waiver certificate from the authorized representative.

• Bill of Lading – A draft copy can be used for the draft.
• Commercial Invoice – Incoterm, reference, and date must be mentioned.
• Freight Invoice – It is necessary if the freight cost isn’t on the commercial invoice.
• Export Customs Declaration – Details have to be the same across all documents if it is not cross-trade.

• According to Equatorial Guinea Customs regulations, all cargoes to Equatorial Guinea must be accompanied by an ECTN certificate.
• The ECTN certificate must be validated five days before the vessel arrives at the latest.
• Shipments that arrive without ECTN or with false information on the ECTN get charged twice the certificate cost plus the regulation charge determined by the Equatorial Guinea National Port Officials.