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Country Information > West Africa > Côte d'Ivoire PSI [ BIVAC Advice ] [ FRI Numbers ] [ PSI of Imports for Côte d'Ivoire ] Kindly note the following in respect of shipments to Cote d'Ivoire Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI). For your guidance, BIVAC (Bivac International Company) is a subsidiary of Bureau Vertias. BIVAC exclusively supervises the control of goods PRIOR to stuffing/transport overseas. Please note that it is the exporter and consignee who are responsibile for obtaining the following certificate: Instructions 1) Any imports into Côte d'Ivoire must be subject BIVAC control (PSI) during stuffing at Port of Loading (POL) 2) This control is requested by the cargo, not the Line, to the inspection representative 3) The BIVAC Inspector MUST attend the stuffing of the container from beginning to end (FCL container) IF it is an LCL container, then each exporter MUST request individually an Inspector for their own cargo 4) Exemptions are as follows:
5) After inspection, a certificate is remitted by the Inspector to the Shipper, and a Bivac Seal is put on the container 6) This certificate is requested by Custom to the Importer to clear his cargo 7) If no certificate and no seal, then the said container will be automatically inspected in Abidjan Port by Bivac rep, under Customs control. All costs will be beared by the consignee. This post control will affect the flow of cargo at Discharge port. 8) If the consignee is not able to request a post control, then cargo will be seized by Customs after 20 days, and sold on auction after 3 months according to Port regulations with Customs. 9) The Shipping agent is authorised to exchange b/l against delivery order to the consignee, even if no certificate Bivac in hands of Consignee. The Agent is not responsible for any lack of Bivac certificate. 10) Regulation in force as from 1st of June 2003 (Customs reminded us that the international text are dated from more than 30 years, but never strictly applied by Ivory Coast) Additional information: 1) Initial request is applied by the consignee who fills in a FRI form (Import Request Form) in Abidjan, along with a proforma invoice sent by the shipper. 2) The FRI form is sent by the BIVAC office in Abidjan to his counterpart at the Port of Loading (BV Regional Center). At the same time, the consignee sends a copy to his supplier. 3) The BV Regional Center has the duty to contact the shipper to inform him about their responibility to carry out a visit to inspect the stuffing of all the container at a date requested by the shipper. 4) After stuffing, the FRI number (supplied by BIVAC Abidjan) MUST be mentioned in the body of the Billof Lading (b/l) (In absence of said number on the b/l for floating cargo, the copy of certificate will be enough for Customs). Also the BIVAC seal number and FRI number MUST be mentioned on the certificate issued and supplied by BIVAC Port of Loading. 5) If several invoices are involved for the same container, several FRI numbers are needed (1 FRI = 1 proforma invoice). Now 1 invoice can be split for several shipments; Then the same FRI number will be mentionned till completion full export regarding this very invoice /Validity 6 months max. to export all concerned cargo related to that same FRI number 6) IF there is no FRI issued prior shipment, then the container can ONLY be imported in Abidjan with * the approval of the Minister of Commerce in Abidjan * and then the Customs of Ivory Coast Any queries regarding this notice please contact BIVAC direct - see the BIVAC website for full agency list http://www.bivac.com/ Also please find a BIVAC data sheet for reference. BIVAC-BV COTE D'IVOIRE We remind you that according to Ivorian Customs regulations, importers are requested to mention on the B/L the Fiches de Renseignement a l'Importation (FRI) numbers given by Bivac and Cotecna inspection agencies. The following goods are exempted from FRI:
B/L Details Detailed description: The goods description on the B/L
should be as precise as possible (type, number, brands, nature and
place of loading) to avoid any interpretation. Mentions such as 'miscellaneous',
'general cargo', etc.. are now prohibited. The information given in this document has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot accept liability for an consequences due to inaccuracies in this information. "THE CARRIER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISSING OR INCORRECT IDR/CRI NUMBERS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS WITH THE MERCHANT. ANY FINES/ PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST THE CARRIER ARE FOR THE MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT"
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