LIBYA

Ports

Documents and Informations required

• Bill of Lading (Final B/L for validation)
• Commercial invoice: currency must be mentioned in $ or €
• Freight invoice in the same currency (not needed in case the freight charges are mentioned on the commercial invoice)
• Export Customs document (optional)
• Country of origin

Additional information

• Once the draft ECTN is approved, we can submit the ECTN for pre-validation to get the ECTN number.
• The ECTN number can be transmitted to the shipping line in order to obtain the required B/L number.
• For validation of the ECTN we need the final Bill of Lading.
• A pre-validated ECTN should be completed and validated within 5 working days.
• If not, the ECTN will be cancelled. All costs involved will be for the applicant’s account.

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 have approved the draft, a validated certificate will be sent.

Timeline

• The CTN document for Liberia must be validated 5 days before the vessels arrival.
• The process can typically be done within 48 hours after receipt of payment.

Penalties

• Shipment arriving without ECTN or false information in the ECTN results in a fine of an amount that is twice of the cost of the ECTN.
• Plus the regulation charge determined by Libyan National Port officials.