Liberia CTN 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.

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.

Please be informed that, from 16 May 2026, any amendment made to a Liberia CTN application after submission will attract amendment charges. Such amendments may also be subject to penalties where applicable.

Please also note that shipments exported without obtaining a CTN before shipping are granted a grace period of 14 days after sailing. After this period, non-compliance penalties may apply.

Shipments arriving in Liberia without a valid CTN Certificate will be considered non-compliant and will be subject to penalties and customs delays.

One CTN certificate is issued per BL, in soft copy and the CTN number will be issued along with the validated certificate.

In case the validating agent considers the value of the cargo has been manipulated, they may uplift the value.

For further information please contact our support team.