REPUBLIC OF CONGO

ECTN Certificate for REPUBLIC OF CONGO

(Electronic Cargo Tracking Note)

(ECTN Certificate Agent, ECTN Certificate Provider in India, ECTN Certificate for Republic of Congo , ECTN Certificate for Pointe Noire)

The Republic of the Congo also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river.

It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.

Congo implemented the ECTN regulation in 2008.

ECTN is mandatory for all shipments to Congo except Air cargo.

What is Congo 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 Congo.

Major Ports in Congo:

Airports in Congo:

N’Djili 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.

GUOT: It means Single Window Customs System, and it is especial to the Republic of Congo. It contains the required details about the shipment, like the weight and values.

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 from the departure from load port at the latest or the consequences will be heavy penalties. If it is filed after the designated time cost of procuring the certificate will increase.

The penalty in the form of significant regulation charge determined by the Congo 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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