NIGER

Electronic Cargo Tracking Note

The Republic of Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by 7 countries: in the North-North West by ALGERIA in the North-East by LIBYA, CHAD in the East, in the South by NIGERIA, in the South-South-West by BENIN and in the West-South-West by MALI/BURKINA FASO.

In 2009 the Niger Port Authority and the Customs and Excise Department issued a decree that all cargo arriving at their borders must have a Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) or Bordereau de Suiv de Cargaison (BSC).

Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the CTN number.

Ports

• NIAMEY

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 Declaration (Optional)
• Country of Origin of the goods

Additional information

• According to the Republic of NIGER Custom regulations, all cargo shipped to Niger requires an ECTN waiver.
• A pre-validated ECTN document 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 approve the draft, a validation will be sent.

Timeline

• The ECTN must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port.
• The process can typically be done within 24/48H after receipt of payment.

Penalties

• Cargo arriving without a Cargo Tracking Note may be subject of fines and delays.
• Cargo Tracking Notes will not be issued at discharge port.