From Tuesday 3 November all vessels loading and unloading or in transit (Export/Import and Transit) departing from Nigerian ports of having Nigerian ports as final destination or transiting through Nigerian ports, shall, before any movement, obtain a Movement Reference Number (MRN) from the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, irrespective of the origin of the vessel or cargoes.
All cargoes destined for or departing from Nigerian ports (Import/Export/Transit) shall obtain from Nigerian Shippers’ Council an Extra Summary Number (ENS) in the case of import to Nigeria or an Exit Summary Number (EXS) in the case of export departing from Nigeria.
OBLIGATION:
1. The shipper of the cargo is the person responsible for the declaration procedure in advance with information relating to the cargo. The procedure must ensure that the said declaration is correctly made;
2. In the case of a Chartered vessel, the Advanced Cargo Declaration (ACD) shall be completed by the Charterer who issues the Bill of Lading and not by the vessel owner;
3. The Advanced Cargo Declaration procedures are an integral part of formalities required by the Nigerian Government with respect to processing of cargoes. Consequently, each Bill of Lading shall correspond to a number, eithet Entry or Exit Summary Number (ENS/EXS). The procedure should be completed on the web platform www.acdnigeria.com;
4. Total compliance with this procedure, by each vessel, must be confirmed through the issuance of the ACD Clearance, by Nigerian Ports Authorities, before issuance of Final Clearance by the Ports Harbour Masters;
Non-compliance with the requirements of the ACD subjects the offender to a penalty prescribed by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council;
Messrs Transport and Port Management System (TPMS) have been appointed by the Federal Government as the Sole Representatives of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in implementing the ACD/ICTN Scheme. It is therefore the only company authorized to proceed with the validation of cargo declartations in advance and the allocation of ENS, EXS and MRN, on behalf of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council.
Additional information as well as a guide on complying with the procedure is at your disposal on the internet site www.acdnigeria.com
(For information about operations in Nigeria contact GAC Nigeria at [emailprotected])
Source: Nigerian Shipping Council Notice No.NSC/LN-CTN/2015/001
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