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IVORY COAST (Côte d’Ivoire)
IVORY COAST (Côte d’Ivoire)
BSC Certificate for IVORY COAST
(Bordereau de Suivi des Cargaisons)
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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d’Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French
Ivory Coast customs implemented the BSC regulation in 2005. BSC must be obtained for all shipments to Ivory Coast.
Transit shipments via ports of Ivory Coast are exempted from BSC.
What is Ivory Coast BSC?
BSC stands for Bordereau de Suivi des Cargaisons, which in English means 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 needs to be obtained 5 days before cargo arrival to Ivory Coast.
Sea Ports in Ivory Coast:
- Abidjan.
- Espoir Terminal.
- Fresco.
- San Pedro
Airports in Ivory Coast:
Abidjan International Airport
Documents Required for BSC 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 necessary if the freight cost isn’t on the commercial invoice.
Export Customs Declaration: Customs Officials of the exporter country prepares this document, and it lists the goods being transported and contains some important details of them. (Shipping Bill in India)
Packing List: Contains all the details of the goods, especially the total weight.
Certificate of Origin: It’s a document that declares the country the goods were manufactured in. It has information about the goods, the destination, and the origin of goods.
Local Certificate of Insurance: Document that the importer has to get from Ivory Coast.
FDI Document: Document that has to be provided by the importer from Ivory Coast.
Procedure of filing BSC 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 Ivory Coast 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.