Burundi ECTN Regulation Guide

To ensure a smooth process, please initiate the procedure as soon as the BL is obtained. Below are the required details for the aforementioned documents, along with other critical notes.

Bill of Lading

For LCL shipment applications with the House BL (HBL), the Master BL (MBL) might also be required if deemed necessary.

Following the pre-validation of the certificate, a BL mentioning the shipped on board date, the place and date of issue, the certificate number is required for the final validation. 

Commercial Invoice

  • The invoice must be issued to the final consignee in the destination country.
  • The Incoterm must be clearly stated and the value breakdown must correspond properly.

Example: If the incoterm is CFR, the following values should be clearly indicated: FOB, freight.

Freight Invoice

A separate Freight Invoice is required if the freight value is not indicated in the Commercial Invoice.

Export Customs Declaration

All information contained in the Export Customs Declaration must correspond to the relevant details in other documents.

Critical notes:

  • An application form must be completed to initiate the certification process. You may either complete the form yourself using this link, or our team can complete it out on your behalf for a service fee.
  • Any amendments to a validated certificate will incur an amendment fee.
  • For non-containerized (RoRo, general cargo or bulk) shipment tariff, please contact our support team.

One ECTN certificate is issued per BL, in soft copy and the ECTN number will be issued after pre-validation.

The certificate application must be finalized within 7 days from the pre-validation date. Otherwise a penalty will be imposed.

For further information please contact our support team.

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