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Burkina Faso
ECTNElectronic Cargo Tracking Note
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa and is surrounded by six countries: MALI in the North West, NIGER in the North East, in the South East by BENIN and TOGO, GHANA in the South and IVORY COAST in the South West
According to the decree issued by the Burkina Faso Custom regulators all shipments with a final destination of Burkina Faso, except air cargo, must accompany e-CTN with a valid URN number.
Since Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, most of the sea cargo transporter via Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo or Benin.
From 04/20/2023, it is mandatory to mention the ECTN number on all BLs for goods intended for Burkina Faso.
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The CTN 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 the required documents by email or online.
You will be sent a draft and an invoice, typically within the same day.
Once your payment has been received and you approve the draft, a validation will be sent.
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Timeline
- The CTN must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port.
- Since the CTN is validated by the authorities in the destination country, the process from submitting a request to final validation can take 2-3 days.
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Penalties
- NO PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
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Ports
- BOBO DIOULASSOOUAGADOUGOU
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Additional information
- For Burkina Faso it is mandatory to mention the ECTN number on the Master Bill of Lading.
- Besides this, we are able to provide the ECTN number beforehand, even when the documentation is incomplete.
- URN = Unique Registration Number, identifies the valid ECTN certificate.