Burundi ECTN
Burundi has a regulation that made the ECTN certificate mandatory for all shipments to Burundi.If you don’t get this certificate, you will face severe consequences and a penalty. And since Burundi is a landlocked country, they generally use their East neighbors’ ports for maritime shipments. But if the cargos are coming from West Africa, you might have to get an ECTN certificate for the Democratic Republic of Congo or Cameroon as well.
Although it is a mandatory and crucial certificate, it is one of the most missed and overlooked certificates.
What are the required documents?
- Bill of Lading: It contains details about the exporter, the importer, the weight of the goods, the shipping line, the vessel name, etc.
- Freight Invoice: This is only a requirement if the freight cost is not on the Commercial Invoice.
- Commercial Invoice: It contains the details of the goods, the freight cost, the incoterm, and some other charges if there is any, etc..
- Documento Unico: Documento Unico: This document is an Import License in Angola. It is also known as DU. When applying for a CNCA, DU’s expiry date has to be valid. It is generally 60 days from the date of DU issuance.
What are the consequences of not having it?
The ECTN must be validated five days before the ship’s arrival at the latest. If it isn’t validated, by then, you will be facing twice the amount of the cost of the ECTN plus the regulation charges determined by the Burundi National Port Officials.
Pricing
Certificate cost depends on the number of Bill of Ladings and the containers, the country of origin, the port of discharge, etc. This is why we can’t give you an exact price for the ECTN. But if you share your shipment’s details with us we can provide you the best charges for your certificate. We offer free quotation.
