Inspection and Testing

The Ghanaian government has officially introduced a new regulation: effective July 1, 2018 (based on the bill of lading date), every shipment must have a CTN certificate processed at the port of loading. For customs clearance at the destination port, an officially approved CTN certificate must be provided, and the CTN number must appear on both the manifest and the bill of lading. Otherwise, the goods will not be cleared normally at the destination port and may even face high fines or the risk of confiscation.

The Kenya (KENYA) ECTN (or Kenya CTN) is a mandatory certification document for exports to Kenya. Failure to obtain it may result in the shipping line at the port of loading being unable to issue the bill of lading, or the consignee at the destination port being unable to clear customs. One ECTN corresponds to one bill of lading, and the details on the ECTN must match those on the bill of lading.

According to the decree issued on 01/03/2013 by the Shippers' Association of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau and Portugal's S.C.C. (Conselho Nacional de Carregadores da Guiné-Bissau – CNC-GB) and S.C.C. Lda, effective from 01/04/2013, all goods destined for the ports of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Port of BISSAU) or arriving in the territory of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau via transshipment ports must

According to Decree No. 01/MFB/SG/DGD issued by Madagascar on March 23, 2007, all goods shipped to Madagascar must apply for the new Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) certification document, also known as the BSC certification document.