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GHANA
GHANA
CTN Certificate for GHANA
Cargo Tracking Note
(CTN Certificate Agent, CTN Certificate Provider in India, CTN Certificate for Ghana, ECTN Certificate for Ghana, ECTN Certificate for Tema, CTN Certificate for Tema)
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.
Ghana implemented CTN regulation in 2018.
All shipments to Ghana are obliged to be accompanied by a CTN certificate.
With this new regulation, any shipment arriving at a port of Ghana without this certificate will face severe consequences and a penalty.
It is mandatory for both Tema and Takoradi ports. If shipments final destination isn’t Ghana, it is not necessary to obtain this certificate.
What is Ghana CTN?
CTN stands for Cargo Tracking Note and it is similar to ECTN.
It is a certificate that gives authorities the ability and the information to track, manage, and supervise the shipments from loading to discharge.
Also, it gives them details about the cargo even before its arrival. It contains detailed information about the shipment, like details about the exporter, the importer, the goods getting transported, etc.
Sea Ports in Ghana:
- Port Tema
- Port Takoradi
- Port Sekondi
- Port Saltpond
- Port Accra
Airports in Ghana:
Kotoka International Airport
Kumasi Airport
Documents Required for CTN 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: It includes details of the goods, the freight cost, the incoterm, and some other charges if there is any, etc.
Freight Invoice: Only a required document if the freight cost isnt 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 for India)
Packing List: This document contains all the details of the goods, especially the total weight.
Procedure of filing CTN Certification?
Submit the required documents by email or online
Our team will verify the draft and file the CTN with Portal
You will be sent Performa invoice
Once the payment has been received, you will get the CTN number followed by draft.
Once you approve the draft, submit final BL copy, 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 Cameroon 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.