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BENIN - BESC

BESC Certificate for BENIN

(Bordereau Électronique de Suivi des Cargaisons)

(BESC Certificate Agent, BESC Certificate Provider in India, ECTN Certificate Agent, ECTN Certificate Provider in India, BESC / ECTN for Benin, BESC / ECTN Certificate Provider, ECTN Certificate for Cotonou, BESC Certificate for Cotonou)

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east.

Benin implemented the BESC regulation in 2006. Despite being an old regulation, some exporters are still unaware of this, and they get enormous amounts of penalties and suffer from severe consequences for not having the certificate.

What is Benin BESC?

BESC is short for Bordereau Électronique de Suivi des Cargaisons which is French for, Electronic Cargo Tracking Note, ECTN.

The certificate contains information and details about the exporter, the importer, the value of the goods, the amount of the goods, the vessel name, etc.

It needs to be obtained 5 days before cargo arrival to Benin

Sea Ports in Benin:

Airports in Benin:

Cadjehoun Airport

Documents Required for BESC Certification:

Bill of Lading: Contains details about the exporter, the importer, the weight of the goods, the shipping line, the vessel name, etc.

Commercial Invoice: Contains the details of the goods, the freight cost, the incoterm, and some other charges if there is any, etc.

Freight Invoice: Only required if the freight cost isn’t on the commercial invoice.

Export Customs Declaration: This is a document that is prepared by the Customs Officials of the exporter country and lists the goods getting transported and has a detailed description of them. (Shipping bill in India)

Packing List: Contains all the details of the goods, especially the total weight.

Procedure of filing BESC Certification?

Submit the required documents by email or online.

Our team will verify the draft and file the BESC with Portal.

You will be sent Performa invoice.

Once the payment has been received, you will get the BESC number followed by draft.

Once you approve the draft, a validated certificate will be shared.

Penalty for non-Compliance

You must have this certificate validated five days before the arrival at the latest or the consequences will be heavy penalties.

The penalty in the form of significant regulation charge determined by the Benin National Port Officials is imposed to the cargo owner.

Penalty can go up-to $2500 and detention and demurrage charges till the cargo is cleared by the buyer.

Cargo will not be cleared till the time the certificate is produced.