CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

ECTN Certificate for CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

(Electronic Cargo Tracking Note)

(ECTN Certificate Agent, ECTN Certificate Provider in India, ECTN Certificate for Central African Republic, ECTN Certificate for Bangui)

The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.

Central African Republic implemented the ECTN regulation in 2000. ECTN is mandatory for all shipments to Central African Republic except Air cargo.

Since it is a land-locked country, cargo will be moved via transit ports however, it is not necessary to obtain ECTN certificate of transit port country.

What is Central African Republic ECTN?

ECTN is short form for Electronic Cargo Tracking Note.

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 is a mandatory document and It needs to be obtained 5 days before cargo arrival to Central African Republic.

Major Cities in Central African Republic:

Airports in Central African Republic:

Bangui M’Poko International Airport

Documents Required for ECTN Certification

Bill of Lading: Contains details about the exporter, the importer, the shipping line, the container numbers/chassis numbers (if there is any), etc.

Commercial Invoice: Contains prices (the goods, the freight, and the insurance values, etc.), the INCOTERM, the details of the goods.

Freight Invoice: Only mandatory if the freight cost is not on the Commercial Invoice.

Export Customs Declaration: Customs Officials of the exporter country prepares this document, and it lists the goods getting transported and contains some important details of them. (Shipping Bill in India)

Procedure of filing ECTN Certification?

Submit the required documents by email or online.

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

You will be sent Performa invoice.

Once the payment has been received, you will get the ECTN 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 Central African Republic Customs 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.

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