ECTN Electronic Cargo

ECTN Electronic Cargo Tracking Note 

Forexports in certain african countries require an ECTN (Electronic Cargo TrackingNote) / Waiver. It gives the countries the possibility to control thereimports. All informationwith reservation!

Transports which require an ECTN:

Byseafreight as FCL, LCL, conventional and RO/RO loads.

ECTN request:

Eachcountry has its own agents for the request of the ECTN. The ECTN must beapplied strictly before shipment and must be cited in the Bill of Lading.

Shipments without ECTN:

Allshipments that do not have a valid ECTN number, will not unloaded at the portof destination until a valid ECTN number was organized. All penalties and costsincurred by the customs office, shipping company and port company have to bepaid by the consignee.

Countriesand ports which require an ECTN:

Angola: Luanda, Lobito

Benin: Cotonou

BurkinaFaso: Ouagadougou

Cameroun: Douala, Yaounde

CentralAfrican Republic: Bangui

Congo: Pointe Noire

CoteD’Ivoire: Abidjan, San Pedro

Dem.Rep. of Congo: Matadi, Kinshasa

Gabon: Libreville, Port Gentil

Guinea: Conaky

Guinea-Bissau: Bissau

Madagascar: Toamasina, Antanarivo

Mali: Bamako

Niger: Niamey

Senegal: Dakar

Tschad

Togo: Lome

Example of ECTN names in differentcountries:

Angola: LC = Loading Certificate

Cameroun: BESC = Bordereau Electronique de Suivi de Cargaison

Dem. Rep. of Congo: FERI = Fiche Électronique desRenseignements à l‘Importation

Niger: BSC = Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison

Gabon: BIETC = Bordereau d’Identification Électronique deTraçabilité des Cargaisons