African port import new regulations, foreign trade freight forwarders must pay attention to!

African ports in Kenya, Tanzania and other countries have introduced many new regulations on imported goods, and now share the special requirements of Kenya and Tanzania bills of lading, hoping that relevant foreign trade freight forwarders will know and pay attention to them!

Kenya

1, be sure to provide the consignee's address, city, *** and telephone number in Kenya, and show it on the bill of lading. If it is a moving bill of lading and the consignee is not in Kenya, the notifying party must be a local company in Kenya and show the address, city, *** and telephone number on the bill of lading;

2. Bill of lading for the customer to transfer to other East African countries via Kenya, Cargo in-transit to([city name] in [country name) via Mombasa Port by consignee's own costs and risk; Cargo in-transit to([city name] in [country name) via Mombasa port by consignee's own costs and risk;

3, All goods to Kenya and in transit must provide 8-digit HS CODE, and displayed in the description of the goods. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please send cargo information separately according to HS codes;

4. Be sure to provide the net weight information and show it on the bill of lading;

5, according to the notice of the Kenya Ports Authority, the cargo to Mombasa must be cleared at the Container Freight Station (CFS) designated by the Kenya Ports Authority. Customers cannot choose between a Container Freight station (CFS) or an inland Container Freight Station (ICD). Therefore, all bills of lading to Mombasa do not accept any terms showing transhipment to CFS or ICD in Kenya.

Tanzania

1, be sure to provide the local Tanzania consignee address, city, *** and telephone number, and show on the bill of lading. If it is a transhipment bill of lading and the consignee is not in Tanzania, the notifying party must be a local company in Tanzania and show its address, city, *** and telephone number on the bill of lading;

2, the customer's own transfer to other East Africa through Tanzania bill of lading, It must be displayed in the description of the bill of lading. Cargo in transit to ([city name] in [country name]) via Dar es Salaam Port by consignees own costs and risk;

3, all goods to Tanzania and in transit must provide 8-digit HS CODE, and displayed in the description of the goods. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please send cargo information separately according to HS codes;

4. Be sure to provide the net weight of the goods and show it on the bill of lading;

5, do not accept the same box used in 2 or more bills of lading.

MSK regarding Bill of lading requirements for goods imported into Kenya

It is also understood that the shipping company Maersk issued an announcement saying that according to the information required by the Kenyan side, from September 24, 2018, the Bill of lading (SI) information of all imported goods imported into Kenya must be included

Include: contact telephone number of the consignee. If a phone number is not submitted after 24 September 2018, Maersk will not process international maritime traffic through or through the port of Mombasa.

According to Maersk, the phone number provided at the SI submission stage ensures that shippers can be contacted at any time throughout the delivery cycle. It will improve Maasky's ability to proactively notify interested parties of the arrival of goods and avoid the resulting delay costs.