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Equatorial Guinea
ECTNElectronic Cargo Tracking Note
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is country in West Africa. It is bordered by 2 countries CAMEROON to the North and GABON to the South/East .
Republic of Equatorial Guinea Administration of Finance and Communication declared that effective in 2016 a Cargo Tracking Note or Formulario Electrónico para el Seguimiento de Operaciones (FESO) is required for all cargo imported into the Republic .
Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the CTN number.
According to Equatorial Guinea Custom regulations numbered N° EG/2013/485/PAA/SGG effective from May 2013, all sea cargo shipped to Equatorial Guinea requires an Electronic Cargo Tracking Number (ECTN) certificate representative.
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The ECTN must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port.
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Documents and information required
Tick the documents you have ready. This checklist is a reminder, not validation of your application.
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Procedure
Submit online or per email the required documents.
You will be sent a draft and an invoice, typically within the same day.
Once your payment has been received and you have approved the draft, a validated certificate will be sent
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Timeline
- The ECTN must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port.
- Once payment is received and draft is approved, please allow up to 48 hours for ECTN to be released by CNCC Authorities.
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Penalties
- A shipment arriving without ECTN or with false information in the ECTN results in a fine twice the cost of the ECTN, plus the regulatory costs determined by the officials of the national port of Equatorial Guinea.
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Ports
- BATAMALABO
- LUBAPUNTA EUROPA TERMINAL
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Additional information
- A pre-validated ECTN document must be completed and validated within 5 working days. Otherwise, the ECTN document will be cancelled. All costs involved will be support by the applicant.
- The ECTN must be validated at least 5 days before the arrival of the ship at destination.
- COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEADLINES FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BESC/ECTN/SPN - For any pre-validated ECTN and the transferred number – final validation must take place within 5 working days of the pre-validation date. Otherwise, the BESC will be cancelled on the platform and any fees collected will not be refundable. Please ensure you have all the required documents before starting the BESC/ECTN/SPN procedure.
- ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOLLOWING PRE-VALIDATION: Any request for corrections following the pre-validation of a BESC/ECTN/SPN will incur additional charges for the following changes: loading port, downloads or amendments to the commercial invoice and/or export customs document, changes to values or Incoterms, and changes to or additions of HS codes.