Introduction to ECTN/BESC in Guinea

According to regulations in Guinea, all goods shipped to the port of Konakry in Guinea or transited from this port to Mali and other places must apply for BESC, otherwise the shipping company can not issue the bill of lading,or it may result in the failure of customs clearance at the destination port. The following are the materials and procedures for BESC in Guinea, please read them carefully.

Materials for Applications:

① BESC Application Form

② Bill of Lading(draft)

③ Commercial Invoice

④ Packing List

⑤ Customs Declaration

Application Procedure

① Please send the materials required for application to support@globalferi.com.

② After receiving the above materials and calculating the cost, a debit note will be issued.

③ Please arrange payment and send us the bank slip for inspection by our financial personnel.

④ We will review the materials provided and guide the modification of them. Draft will be issued first for confirmation.

⑤ After the draft is confirmed, the ECTN number will be issued. Once the number is assigned, it must be completed within 4 working days. Otherwise the ECTN will be canceled and the fee will not be refunded.

⑥After receiving the original bill of lading, materials will be uploaded to the system for confirmation of the approval authority at the destination port.

⑥ The effective original ECTN certificate will be sent to the applicant by email. It can be forwarded to the consignee at the destination port for customs clearance.

Note

**The normal approval time limit of the approval agency at the destination port is 2-3 working days.

**The original ECTN certificate is electronic version and will be sent to the applicant’s mailbox.