ECTN/BESC

Descriptio:

A BSC (Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison) certificate is required for all

shipments going to Ivory Coast.

POD:

• ABIDJAN
• SAN PERDO

Docs required:

• Bill of Lading – a Draft copy can be used to generate the

draft BSC. Original copy has to be provided with the date of

issue before the validation.

• Commercial Invoice

• Freight Invoice

• Export Customs Declaration – Details have to be matched

with all documents if it is not Cross trade.

• Packing List – Reference of the doc, the date, the number of

containers, the container numbers and the container type

have to be mentioned.

• Certificate of origin

• Local Certificate of Insurance (Local certificat d’assurance |

the importer will get it from Ivory Coast regardless of

shipmenttype)

• FDI document (Fiche de decleration a l’importation | the

importer will get it from Ivory Coast regardless of shipment

type)

Notes:

According to OIC regulations, all cargo shipped to Ivory Coast requires a

BSC certificate.

The authorized person must validate BSC for Ivory Coast at the latest 5

days before the vessel arrives at the destination.

Shipment arriving without BSC or false information in the BSC resultsin a

fine of an amount that is twice of the cost of the BSC, plusthe regulation

charge determined by Ivorian National Port officials.

Note: You are only obliged to obtain Ivory Coast BSC certificate if it is your

final destination. If you are using Ivory Coast port for transit shipments

you are exempt from BSC waiver in certain cases.

Failing to submit the BSC waiver certificate, cargo cannot be cleared and

will be sent back to the origin.

Shipments without the loading certificate are subject to a fine of 2,500

USD per Bill of lading.

The importer must be registered in the OIC system

20’DRY:

115

40’DRY:

140