{"id":19143,"date":"2025-05-28T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h2omaritim.com\/countries-that-require-waiver-to-import-goods\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T12:58:42","slug":"countries-that-require-waiver-to-import-goods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/h2omaritim.com\/en\/countries-that-require-waiver-to-import-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries that require waiver to import goods"},"content":{"rendered":"

In international shipping, many countries, especially in Africa, require a document known as a \u201cwaiver\u201d or cargo tracking number<\/strong> (CTN, BESC, FERI, ECTN, etc.) as a mandatory pre-shipment requirement. Each country uses a specific nomenclature<\/strong>, although they all have similar functions: to control and track imports<\/strong> before they reach the port of destination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Below is a table with the main countries that require waiver<\/strong>, along with the official nomenclature they use<\/strong>:<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Country<\/strong><\/th>\nWaiver Nomenclature<\/strong><\/th>\nMeaning<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Angola<\/td>\nCNCA (National Council of Freight Forwarders)<\/td>\nMandatory cargo certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benin<\/td>\nBESC (Bordereau \u00c9lectronique de Suivi des Cargaisons)<\/td>\nElectronic tracking certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burkina Faso<\/td>\nBSC (Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison)<\/td>\nCargo Tracking Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/td>\nBESC<\/td>\nElectronic Cargo Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic of Congo<\/td>\nECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note)<\/td>\nElectronic Cargo Tracking Note<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R. D. of Congo (Kinshasa)<\/td>\nFERI (Fiche Electronique de Renseignement \u00e0 l’Importation)<\/td>\nElectronic Import Form (Ficha Electronique de Renseignement \u00e0 l’Importation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast)<\/td>\nBSC (Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison)<\/td>\nMandatory tracking document<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabon<\/td>\nBIETC (Bordereau d’Identification \u00c9lectronique de Tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 de Tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 de Cargaison)<\/td>\nTraceability document<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/td>\nCTN (Cargo Tracking Note)<\/td>\nCargo Tracking Note<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea Conakry<\/td>\nECTN<\/td>\nElectronic Cargo Tracking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equatorial Guinea<\/td>\nECTN<\/td>\nPrior authorization required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberia<\/td>\nCTN<\/td>\nMandatory certificate for cargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libya<\/td>\nECTN<\/td>\nElectronic Cargo Note<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/td>\nBSC<\/td>\nSimilar to Burkina Faso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niger<\/td>\nBSC<\/td>\nMandatory monitoring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/td>\nBESC<\/td>\nMandatory document prior to boarding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/td>\nCTN<\/td>\nCargo tracking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Togo<\/td>\nECTN<\/td>\nRequires prior approval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>

When is the waiver mandatory?<\/h4><\/div>
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    Prior to boarding.<\/strong> In most countries, if you do not have the waiver issued before loading<\/strong>, you could face:<\/p>\n

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      Fines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Retention at destination<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Additional costs (delays, storage)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

      Who manages it?<\/h4><\/div>
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        It is usually processed:<\/p>\n

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          The exporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          The freight forwarder \/ freight forwarder<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Through an accredited official representative<\/strong> of the country of destination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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