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CTN is a loading certificate issued on the basis of the transportation documents. CTN is issued for each Bill of Lading and has a unique number just for  Bill of Lading.

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

CNCA is a mandatory loading document for all shipments to Angola. It is required for Luanda, Lobito or any other port.. CNCA was determined as a regulation in 1994 by the Angola Customs Officials. Failing to present the CNCA document will lead to severe consequences fine.

All cargos export to BENIN must apply for the electronic goods tracking note (ECTN). Without applying for the ECTN in advance will be deemed to violate the transport regulations , then customs clearance could not be done successfully . In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines

Bukina Faso Shippers Council declared that effective in 2001 that all cargo destined for Burkina Faso must have a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) or Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN). Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the CTN number. Cargo arriving without a Cargo Tracking Note may be subject of fines and delays.

ECTN is a mandatory loading document for all shipments to Burundi. It was determined as a regulation by the Burundi Customs Officials. Failing to present the ECTN document will lead to severe consequences and a  fine.

As of 2010 Conseil Malien des Chargeurs/Malian Shippers Council requires that all sea cargo arriving at Mali borders require a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) / Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison (BSC). Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the CTN number. Cargo arriving without a Cargo Tracking Note may be subject of fines and delays.  

Decree of the Act shows, all shipments to Central African must apply for the ECTN (ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE) in advance. Otherwise, it will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Central African, then customs clearance could not be done successfully  In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines.

Decree of the Act shows, all shipments to Chad must apply for the ECTN in advance. Otherwise, it will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Chad, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines.

Cargo that shipped to DR. Congo require a Loading Certificate called FERI – Fiche Electronique Renseignement a
L’Importation.
The shipper or the freight forwarder is responsible for acquiring the FERI waiver certificate from the authorized
representative.

ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, English referred to as ECTN while Chinese commonly known as electronic cargo tracking note.
According to the law of Equatorial Guinea, all goods destined for Equatorial Guinea should apply for CTN Number. Without applying for the ECTN in advance will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Equatorial Guinea, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines.

BIETC certificate is known as the Bordereau d’Identification Électronique de Traçabilité des Cargaisons(BIETC) with the other name.

You will need BIETC certificate for shipments to the ports of Gabon.

With the decision made by the Gabon customs operator, the certificate required.

It was determined as a regulation in 2018 by the Ghana Customs Officials. Failing to present the CTN document will lead to severe consequences and a hefty fine.

ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, English referred to as ECTN.
According to Guinea-Bissau CTN project notice, all shipments to Guinea-Bissau must apply for the ECTN in advance. Otherwise, it will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Guinea-Bissau, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines.

ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, English referred to as ECTN.
According to Guinea CTN project notice, all shipments to Guinea must apply for the ECTN in advance. Otherwise, it will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Guinea, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines.

According to Decree N ° 340 of Cote d’Ivoire on 12th, November 2001, all goods imported from Côte d’Ivoire or exported from Cote d’Ivoire are subject to apply for Cote d’Ivoire BSC (electronic cargo tracking note).

Bordereau de Suivl des Cargaisons, French referred to as BSC while Chinese commonly known as electronic cargo tracking note.

CTN Certificate is actually Cargo Tracking Note. Shipment without a valid CTN number will not be discharged in Liberia. Fines will apply in accordance with the National Port Authority (NPA) regulation on top of additional costs.

According to the Libya Port Authority Act, the Customs and Excise Department of Libya has started to implement the ECTN project to further strengthen and improve the efficiency of the transport of goods and to reduce the penalties caused by overdue customs clearance.

BSC is the abbreviation of Bordereau de Suivi des Cargaisons and it is the legal requirement by Madagascar lawmakers from all cargo transported into the country. Together with Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), Madagascar BSC enables Malagasy Authorities to identify, control, track and forecast the traffic of imported goods. 

According to MNSC (Mali National Shippers Council) regulations ECTN must be presented within 5 days after the departure of the vessel and/or 5 days before the vessel arrives to the port. 

ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, English referred to as ECTN while Chinese commonly known as electronic cargo tracking note.
Decree of the Act shows, all shipments to Niger must apply for the ECTN in advance. Otherwise, it will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Niger, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will result in high fines

Entry Summary Number, English referred to as ENS while  commonly known as international cargo tracking note.

According to the regulations, if the ACD is not declared and the corresponding ENS (CTN) number is not obtained, the customs clearance could not be successfully completed at the destination port. Any application of goods arriving at the destination port will result in high fines.

According to the official notice N ° 151 / CCC / DG of Republic of Congo which was issued on 15th, April 2004, all goods destined for Congo  or in transit at its port are required to apply for an ECTN Certificate and the ECTN Number should be displayed in the Bill of Lading.

BSC is a mandatory loading document for all shipments to Senegal. It is required for Freetown any other port. It is also known as CTN. It was determined as a regulation in 2008 by the Senegal Customs Officials. Failing to present the BSC document will lead to severe consequences and a hefty fine.

According to the Sierra Leone Ports Authority-SLPA notice, all goods imported into the country will be subject to uniform requirements and perform pre-manifest information, The Advanced Cargo Declaration (ACD),or called International Cargo Tracking Note(ICTN), and provides an Entry Summary Number (ENS), the local port authority will decide whether or not to agree to the shipment of the goods from the port of departure in accordance with the contents of the pre-manifest.

ECTN is the abbreviation of Electronic Cargo Tracking Number and it is an official loading document that must be accompanied by every cargo shipment with South Sudan as the final destination. Failing to present valid Electronic Cargo Tracking Note document at request will lead to severe consequences and a hefty fine.

ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, English referred to as ECTN while Chinese commonly known as electronic cargo tracking note.
According to the law of Togo, all goods destined for Togo should apply for CTN number. Without applying for the ECTN in advance will be deemed to violate the transport regulations of Togo, then customs clearance could not be done successfully on the destination port. In addition, applications for goods arriving at the port of destination will
result in high fines.