March 21, 2023

Togo made an announcement: effective Bill of Lading date August 1, 2015. Togo will require all cargo arriving into or from their country to be covered by an ECTN. Under the authority of Interministerial Order No. 001/MEF/MCPSP/MTPT/DC dated April 8, 2015 all shipments to or from Togo are required to be covered by an ECTN. Each BOL must be covered by at least one ECTN and its unique number is required to be inserted in the Bill of Lading. Cargo not covered by a validated ECTN will not be cleared through the local Togo Customs. It will be held until

Effective December 1, 2015 Togo requires ECTN. The government will cease allowing Togolese Importers to apply for the ECTN at destination. Togo requires ECTNs for cargo arriving in Togo after 11.1.15. Cargo not having the official Antaser ECTN will cause shipping lines and receivers to be fined. Receivers will be unable to clear their cargo until a valid ECTN obtained at the loading is presented. ECTN numbers should be listed on the Bill of Lading and the cargo manifest. If shipping to Togo, the government has implemented a new requirement as of December 1, 2015: the ECTN. All cargo arriving

The Togolese Government has announced that effective today February 4, 2016 a togo tariff adjustment for all ECTN. The new rates are applicable only from February 4, 2016 through February 29, 2016. Tariffs are valid until February 29th 2016 only – beginning March 1st a revised tariff structure will be put in place. Please contact our office, info@africactn.com for updated pricing that will be reflect the Togo tariff adjustment, February 4th until February 29th. To avoid any issues when shipping goods to Togo, importers and exporters should ensure that they have the correct documentation, including a valid ECTN. Listed on both the

Togolese Authority has ordered that every vehicle shipped to togo must have a separate and individual ECTN certificate. As example, a container containing three vehicles must have three separate ECTNs. Each vehicle will be billed separately under the Togolese tariff. If containers contain cargo in addition to the vehicles, an additional ECTN is also required for the container.