Shipping to and from Republic of the Congo

Reefers containers

The free time is 7 calendar daysinto Pointe Noire and 10 days into Brazzaville, to be counted as of the day of vessel arrival. There are no holidays to be taken into account. Afterwards following rates are applicable

General booking procedures:

The bookings have to be sent via email to the following address: cg.import@maersk.com

Booking details have to be submitted in writing and have to contain all valid details like:

• Shippers name and contact details
• Consignee name and contact details
• Cargo details (commodity, weight, measurement, etc)
• Container size
• Number and type of containers to be booked
• Loading port

Any other important information

General Documentation Procedures:

All cargo arriving to and departing from Congo must be covered by below listed mandatory documents. These documents provide the relevant agencies with all information.

ECTN

The ECTN is the abbreviation for Electronic Cargo Tracking Notice. The ECTN number is known as the NVU (Numéro Visa Unique) and must be mentioned on the Bill of Lading. The ECTN is mandatory both for export and import cargo.

The Import ECTN must be arranged by the shipper through website. The Export ECTN must be arranged at Pointe Noire CCC ( Conseil Congolais des Chargeurs) head office by the local exporter. An approved ECTN can be corrected before arrival of the vessel at Pointe Noire.

COTECNA

Every import shipment must have a COTECNA Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)before loading at origin. PSI must be requested by consignee in The Republic of Congo and delivered to shipper by origin COTECNA agencies after the cargo inspection. For any further queries we advise you to contact your local COTECNA office or by clicking on here

Following above, COTECNA and ECTN documents must be compulsory be collected and their numbers mentioned on the Bill of Lading.

Any fines, costs and consequences will be debited to the origin offices for recovery from the shippers.

The Original Bill of Lading (OBL) well endorsed by consignee must be presented to Maersk Congo before taking Delivery Order

Cargo commodities:

It is strictly forbidden to import into republic of Congo following products; Dairy product from china; pork chops; chops shaved and peeled; tail turkey; Chicken feet; meat with high fat portion; Eggs carry in dry containers.

Comments-Government policy

EFF:

Kindly note that for all shipments, Environmental Fuel Fee charge always follow Basic Ocean Freight

PHI:

Container Safety Charge (PHI) - Pointe Noire

The PHI charge will follow BAS and will be paid by the BAS payer, the quantum is EUR10 per container

Port additional / Port Dues Import (PAI): All shipments to Congo must be prepaid.

INI

Inspection Fee Import (INI): All shipments to Congo must be prepaid.

Article : https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2022/11/14/inspection-fee-import-world-to-pointe-noire-congo

Comments - The government of the Republic of Congo have decided to implement Container Safety Charge as from 1st January 2016 for all import and export containers passing through or destined for Pointe Noire.

Please note that since all shipments destined for Matadi transship in Pointe Noire - this charge will also apply to both import and export from Matadi.

To ensure Maersk Line follow the directive we hereby implement a new surcharge that will be called PHI (Government Agency Inspection Service). However, in order to comply with FMC filing rules, this charge will appear on your invoice from 1st February 2016 and it will cover the Container Safety Charge (PHI).

We thank you for your continuous supports For questions, please contact our local Maersk Line representative

IHI: Inland Haulage Import

In Congo Inland transportation must be paid along with the freight