Republic of the Congo – Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN/URN)

According to the Republic of the Congo Notice No. 151/CCC/DG issued on 15/04/2004, effective immediately, all goods shipped to Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, or transshipped via its port must apply for an ECTN certificate through the official agent at the port of loading. Failure to apply for this ECTN certificate will be considered a violation of the regulations, resulting in the inability to clear customs normally at the port of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, and will incur penalties.
Republic of the Congo – Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN/URN)

 

 

Republic of the Congo – Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN/URN) 

 
       According to the Republic of the Congo Notice No. 151 / CCC/DG issued on 15/04/2004, effective immediately, all cargo destined for Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo or transshipped via its ports must apply for an ECTN certificate through an official agent at the port of loading. Failure to obtain this ECTN certificate will be considered a violation of regulations, resulting in customs clearance issues and fines at the port of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo.ECTN stands for ELECTRONIC CARGO TRACKING NOTE, also known as EBSC in French. The certificate number is referred to as URN NO. It refers to the electronic cargo tracking report. Failure to apply for this ECTN will be deemed a violation of all regulations governing shipments to the Republic of the Congo and will result in severe penalties at the destination port. Non-compliance may lead to the shipping line at the port of loading being unable to issue the Bill of Lading, or the consignee at the destination port being unable to clear customs. One Bill of Lading corresponds to one ECTN, and the ECTN details must match the Bill of Lading.
Note
**The ECTN certificate must be processed before the shipping line issues the original ocean Bill of Lading. The original ECTN is normally issued within 5 working days after vessel departure; delays will incur penalties.
**Once approved and effective, the original ECTN certificate (in PDF format) will be emailed to the applicant, who should then forward this original certificate to the consignee at the destination port and the shipping line, etc.

 

Specific Application Process for the Republic of the Congo ECTN Certificate:
Required Documents
1、ECTN APPLICATION FORM
2、Draft Bill of Lading (DRAFT B/L COPY)
3、Scanned copy of the stamped Commercial Invoice
4、Scanned copy of the stamped Packing List
5、Freight Declaration (Freight Invoice)

6、TI Document (provided by the consignee, generally at least 2 pages or more)

 

Application Procedure
1、After the cargo is shipped, please complete the application form and send it, along with the draft Bill of Lading, scanned stamped Packing List, and scanned stamped Commercial Invoice, via email to our operations colleague.
2、Our operations colleague will issue a fee statement based on the application form for your payment arrangement.
3、Once payment is made and the bank slip is scanned and sent to us, we will prepare an ECTN draft based on the documents you provided for your verification. You must carefully check the draft and confirm it by replying to us via email.
4、After you confirm the ECTN draft, we will submit it to the authorities for approval and issuance of the original.
5、The original ECTN (in PDF format) will be emailed to you. You need to print it out or forward it to the consignee at the discharge port, freight forwarder, or shipping line, etc. The original ECTN certificate displays the corresponding ECTN number.

 

The applicant provides the final documents for us to issue the original certificate

Final documents include:

1、Scanned copy of the original Bill of Lading (B/L COPY)
2、Scanned copy of the stamped Commercial Invoice
3、Scanned copy of the stamped Packing List
4、Scanned copy of the stamped Freight Declaration (Freight Invoice)
 

Regarding Payment and Invoicing
For both domestic and international clients, payment can be made directly in RMB. For foreign currency telegraphic transfers, our company will charge additional foreign exchange handling fees and intermediary bank charges.

 

 

Guangzhou Aopai's Advantages for Republic of the Congo ECTN/URN Clearance:

       We can currently provide electronic cargo tracking note services directly to domestic traders for all exports to African countries. Leveraging our years of industry experience, we integrate and optimize destination port customs clearance requirements for most African nations, offering professional, more cost-effective, and more convenient trade clearance services to domestic clients.

      Some customers' cargo cannot be cleared after arrival and urgently need Congo (Brazzaville) ECTN/URN — we can issue the certificate the same day!

 

We currently handle Electronic Cargo Tracking Notes (ECTN) for the following African countries:

ECTN/CTN/BESC: Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Burundi, Chad, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Burkina Faso, Senegal, Libya and other African countries.

BSC: Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar

CNCA: Angola

FERI: Democratic Republic of the Congo

BIC/BIETC: Gabon

ACD/ENS: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Madagascar

COC/PVOC: Kenya, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Uganda, Ghana

 

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