ECTN is a mandatory document for all ports in Republic of the Congo
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What is ECTN?
ECTN is a mandatory loading document for all shipments to Republic of the Congo. It is also known as BSC. It is required for Djeno, N’kossa Terminal, Pointe Noire, Yombo or any other port. It was determined as a regulation in 2008 by the Republic of the Congo Customs Officials. Failing to present the ECTN document will lead to severe consequences and a hefty fine.
Procedure
According to this law, every cargo that has been 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.
Requirements
- Bill of Lading: A draft copy can be used for the draft.
Commercial Invoice – Incoterm and the values have to match with TI document
Freight Invoice: It is necessary if the freight cost isn’t on the commercial invoice.
GUOT Document – Values have to be the same with the commercial and freight invoice.
Regulations
According to Republic of the Congo Customs regulations, all cargoes to Republic of the Congo must be accompanied by an ECTN certificate.
The ECTN must be validated before the 5th day after the departure at the latest. The certificate cost will be 50% higher if the certificate is not validated by the given period.
Shipments who arrive without ECTN or with false information on the ECTN gets a fine equivalent to the value of the certificate plus the regulation charge determined by the Republic of the Congo National Port Officials.
General FAQs
FAQs related to the Republic of Congo ECTN Certificate
The URN number on the ECTN Congo certificate is provided as ‘Visum Reference No’. The URN usually consist of a mixture of numbers and letters and begins with an exporter country code. The position of this number on Congo ECTN is in the top-right corner.
Republic of the Congo ECTN Sample
There are two GUOT documents DI (Douane d’importation) and TI (Transport d’importation). Importer in Rep Congo has to issue both certificates.
For the ECTN certificate, Only TI (Transport d’importation) has to be declared by the applicant.
Goods value and freight value has to be the same on GUOT document and the invoice.
This is what a GUOT Document looks like.
This is what a TI Document looks like
Sample GUOT Document
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