BÉNIN

WAIVER REQUIREMENTS

BESC

Bordereau Electronique de Suivi des Cargaisons

The Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa and it is bordered by TOGO to the West, NIGERIA to the East, BURKINA FASO to the North-North West and NIGER to the North-North East.

According to Benin Custom regulations numbered N°2006/060 and N° 038/MDCTTPU-PR/ DC/ SG/ CTTM/ CNCB/ SA, effective from December 28, 2006, all sea cargo shipped to Benin requires an BESC certificate.

Please be aware that a waiver document is needed for BENIN even though your cargo is in transit through Benin you will need a BESC document as well.

Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the BESC number. Cargo arriving without a BESC may be subject of fines and delays.

Port

COTONOU

Documents and Information required

Bill of Lading (Final B/L for validation)
Commercial invoice: currency must be mentioned in $ or €.
Freight invoice in the same currency (not needed in case the freight charges are mentioned on the commercial invoice)
Export Customs Document
Packing list
Other: Country of origin + ETS (Estimated Time of shipping)

Additional information

BESC number must be mentioned on the Master Bill of Lading and manifest of the carrier.
The BESC number must be forwarded to the carrier.
Vehicle Title (REQUIRED when shipping a vehicle)

Procedure

Submit the required documents by email or online.
You will be sent a draft and an invoice, typically within the same day.
Once your payment has been received and you approve have the draft, validated certificate will be sent.
If your cargo transits Benin to another Country, you will be required to get an BESC for both Countries.

Timeline

The BESC must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port
Since the BESC is validated by the authorities in the destination country, the process, from submitting a request to final validation, can take 3-5 days.

Penalties

Loading of cargo that is not covered by an ECTN constitutes an infraction that will require the acting party to pay not only the regular fee, but also a penalty issued by the National Shippers Council of Benin (CNCB).
The amount of the penalty is 50.000 FCFA per payable unit, in accordance with the tariff.

Quotation request

NOTE: Your information will only be used to send your quote within the following 24/48H

CTN Request

NOTE: Response emails often go to the spam folder if ibescbusiness.com is not a “trusted sender”, please check your spam folder if you do not receive a submission verification in your inbox.

Name / Company

Estimated Time of Sailing

Shipping Country

Consiqnee Country

Phone

Message

B/L:

Com Invoice :

Export Invoice :

Others