Published: November 10, 2026

SCK or an ECTN provider?

The certificate comes from the same authority. What changes is the route your file takes to get there.

SCK Representation has been an authorized agent of national shippers’ councils since 2001. Its own team prepares, checks and validates your ECTN, BESC, CTN, FERI or BIETC application with the relevant council. An ECTN provider takes the order, gives the work to an agent that holds the authorization and carries the result back to you.

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2001

first year as an authorized agent

destinations we apply for

10+

official mandates from councils and authorities

Within hours

for the draft to reach you

The route your file takes

Every company in between adds its own fee and its own waiting time.

With SCK

You SCK Shippers’ council

One hand-off, one service fee. The team that prepares your file is the team that answers you.

Through a provider

You Provider Authorized agent Shippers’ council

Two hand-offs, two fees. Corrections and questions go to the provider first, then to the agent, and the answer comes back the same way.

SCK validates the application as an authorized agent; the certificate is approved by the destination country’s council or competent authority. SCK is not a government body.

Four things that follow from applying with SCK

Validated with the council directly

Your application reaches the relevant council from SCK; no second company’s queue sits in between.

Nothing goes without your approval

We check the documents and prepare the draft. Nothing is sent to the council until you confirm the draft and the payment.

The fee is clear from the start

We give you the amount before you apply. With no intermediary share you pay one service fee, with no hidden fees.

The evidence is visible

The authorities and councils we work with are shown below with their logos, and every country page carries a masked certificate we filed.

Authorities and councils we handle ECTN work for

Djibouti

Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority

Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia - Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport

Libya

Libyan Customs Authority

Yemen

Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation

Sudan

Sudan Customs Force

Angola

ARCCLA - Cargo Certification and Logistics Regulatory Agency

Cameroon

Cameroon National Shippers Council (CNCC)

Republic of Congo

Conseil Congolais des Chargeurs (CCC)

Side by side: SCK and an ECTN provider

SCK vs an ECTN provider
Topic	SCK	ECTN provider
Who takes the application to the council	SCK	The agent the provider gives the work to
Companies in between	None	At least one
Before the documents are filed	Checked by the SCK team	Varies by provider
The draft	Comes to you for approval before validation	Depends on how the agent behind it works
When something needs correcting	Fixed by the team preparing the file	Passed through the provider to the agent
What you pay	One service fee, given before you apply	The agent’s fee plus the provider’s share
Timeline	Drafts within hours; with complete documents the validated certificate takes 1–24 hours, each country page gives its own timeline	Depends on how busy the agent is
Contact	The team preparing your file, by email, WhatsApp or phone	Often the provider’s single representative

The “ECTN provider” column describes the arrangement in which the work is given to another agent, not any particular company.

Frequently asked questions

How can I tell whether a website is a provider?

Ask two questions: who will validate your application, with which council, and what is the total before you apply? An authorized agent answers both with a name and a number. A provider usually points to another company or settles the amount later.

Is a certificate obtained through a provider invalid?

No. Either way, the destination country’s shippers’ council or authority approves the certificate. The difference is how many companies the file passes through, how long a correction takes and what you pay in total.

Does SCK approve the certificate itself?

No. SCK prepares the file, checks it and validates it with the relevant council; the approval comes from the destination country’s council or competent authority. SCK is not a government body.

Where can I see SCK’s authorization?

The authorities and councils we work with are listed under References on our About page. We also appeared in the official announcement published by the Cameroon National Shippers’ Council (CNSC).

When do I pay?

After the draft is prepared. Once you confirm the draft and the payment, the certificate goes to the council for validation.

Can I apply from outside Turkey?

Yes. Our invoicing records for 2020 to 2026 show clients in 82 countries; send your documents by email or through the online form.

Which country needs which certificate?

The name changes by country: Angola ARCCLA, DR Congo FERI, Gabon BIETC, Egypt ACID, Kenya ACD and others. The full list, with each country’s required documents, is on the certificates page.

Certificate and procedure by country

Required documents, timelines, penalties and a masked sample certificate are on each country page. For what the certificate is, see What is an ECTN certificate.

Send your documents and we will put the draft in front of you.

We give you the amount before you apply. Nothing goes to the council until you confirm the draft and the payment.

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