Certificate Obligation in Africa Countries

Which African destinations require a loading certificate before shipment, and whether yours needs an ECTN, BESC, CTN, ACD or FERI.

African certification requirement

Table of Loading Certificates Mandatory in West African Countries.

COUNTRY DESTINATION

ECTN BSC/CTN REQUIRED

ECTN  BSC/CTN NOT REQUIRED

Algeria

X

Angola

X

Benin

X

Botswana

X

Burkina Faso

X

Burundi

X

Cameroun

X

Cape Verde

X

Centran African Republic

X

Chad

X

Republic of Congo

X

Democratic Republic of Congo

X

Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

X

Djibouti

X

Egypt

X

Equatorial Guinea

X

Eritrea

X

Ethiopia

X

Gabon

X

Gambia

X

Ghana

PENDING

X

Guinea

X

Guinea-Bissau

X

Kenya

X

Lesotho

X

Liberia

X

Libya

PENDING

X

Madagascar

X

Malawi

X

Mali

X

Mauritania

X

Mauritius

X

Morocco

X

Mozambique

PENDING

Namibia

X

Niger

X

Nigeria

PENDING

Reunion

X

Rwanda

X

Sao Tome and Principe

X

Senegal

X

Seychelles

X

Sierra Leon

X

Somalia

X

South Africa

X

South Sudan

X

Sudan

X

Swaziland

X

Tanzania

X

Togo

X

Tunisia

X

Uganda

X

Yemen

PENDING

X

Zimbabwe

X

COUNTRY DESTINATIONECTN BSC/CTN REQUIREDECTN BSC/CTN NOT REQUIRED
AlgeriaX
AngolaX
BeninX
BotswanaX
Burkina FasoX
BurundiX
CamerounX
Cape VerdeX
Centran African RepublicX
ChadX
Republic of CongoX
Democratic Republic of CongoX
Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)X
DjiboutiX
EgyptX
Equatorial GuineaX
EritreaX
EthiopiaX
GabonX
GambiaX
GhanaPENDINGX
GuineaX
Guinea-BissauX
KenyaX
LesothoX
LiberiaX
LibyaPENDINGX
MadagascarX
MalawiX
MaliX
MauritaniaX
MauritiusX
MoroccoX
MozambiquePENDING
NamibiaX
NigerX
NigeriaPENDING
ReunionX
RwandaX
Sao Tome and PrincipeX
SenegalX
SeychellesX
Sierra LeonX
SomaliaX
South AfricaX
South SudanX
SudanX
SwazilandX
TanzaniaX
TogoX
TunisiaX
UgandaX
YemenPENDINGX
ZimbabweX