Ivory Coast BSC Regulation Guide

To help avoid delays, begin the process as soon as the Bill of Lading (BL) is available. The document requirements and key country-specific points are outlined below.

Bill of Lading

For LCL shipments submitted with a House Bill of Lading (HBL), the Master Bill of Lading (MBL) may also be requested when necessary. The consignee must be registered in the Ivory Coast system. If they are not registered, our support team will request the necessary documents and proceed with their registration on their behalf.

Commercial Invoice

• The commercial invoice must name the final consignee in the destination country.
• The applicable Incoterm must be clearly shown, together with a corresponding breakdown of values.

For example, where the Incoterm is CFR, the FOB and freight values should be stated separately.

Freight Invoice

If freight is not shown on the commercial invoice, a separate freight invoice must be provided.

Export Customs Declaration

The details in the Export Customs Declaration must be consistent with the corresponding information in all other documents.

Local Insurance Certificate

• A certificate issued locally in Ivory Coast. It is obtained by the importer from the Ivory Coast authorities.
• It has to be provided regardless of shipment type.
• Gross weight, vessel name, port of loading information must be matching between the Insurance Certificate and the BL.

Import Declaration Form (FDI)

• A document that the importer has to provide regardless of shipment type.
• Shipper and importer information must be matching between the commercial invoice and the FDI.

Critical notes

• Amendments requested after certificate validation are subject to an amendment fee.
• For tariffs covering non-containerized shipments (RoRo, general cargo, or bulk), please contact our support team.

One BSC certificate is issued electronically for each BL, and the BSC number is issued along with the draft.