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Togo ECTN Certificate — The Complete Guide

Última atualização: 4 de agosto de 2026

The ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) is required for sea shipments to Togo, discharging at Lome. This guide covers the documents you need, how the filing runs, and the country-specific rules that decide whether the certificate validates on the first attempt.

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The ECTN — Electronic Cargo Tracking Note — is the electronic cargo tracking note required for sea shipments to Togo, which discharge at Lome. 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 deadlines differ by destination — some require the certificate before the vessel sails, others later — so we confirm the exact cut-off for your route before anything is filed. 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.

Portos de descarga

Lome

Documentos necessários

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

Processo de pedido

  1. 1
    Submit
    Send your Bill of Lading and Commercial Invoice, with the Freight Invoice if freight is not shown on the commercial invoice.
  2. 2
    Draft & invoice
    We prepare a draft certificate and a fixed-price invoice within 3–6 hours.
  3. 3
    Approve
    You review the draft and confirm every detail before anything is filed.
  4. 4
    Payment
    The fixed-price invoice is settled so the file can go forward for validation.
  5. 5
    Validate
    The certificate is validated and the final ECTN number is confirmed.

Prazos

EtapaDuração
Submit documentsYour action
Draft & invoice3–6 hours
Approve draftYour action
PaymentYour action

Regras especiais & códigos SH

Rule 1

Each ECTN covers at most 5 containers; a larger shipment needs a second certificate.

Rule 2

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

Rule 3

Final, dated MBL is required prior to validation.

Rule 4

Shipper, consignee and notify parties address must match between all documents.

Rule 5

Weight on export declaration must match the BL.

Rule 6

Statistical value on export declaration must match the commercial invoice.

Rule 7

Shipper owned containers must have the tare weight mentioned on the BL.

Rule 8

A pre-validated certificate has to be completed within its validity window or it is cancelled.

Perguntas frequentes

The ECTN — Electronic Cargo Tracking Note — is the electronic cargo tracking note required for sea shipments to Togo, discharging at Lome.

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

Filing deadlines differ by destination — some require the certificate before the vessel sails, others later. We confirm the exact cut-off for your route before anything is filed.

A draft certificate and a fixed-price invoice come back within 3–6 hours 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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