Customs Authority postpones enforcement of ACI / ECTN cargo registration and tracking system

After increasing opposition, including demonstrations, by the business community, the Libyan Customs Authority announced last Monday (28 October) that it is postponing the mandatory introduction on 1 November of the cargo preregistration and tracking system of imports (Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) Electronic Cargo Tracking Note ECTN).

Opposition growing to ‘arbitrary’ introduction of ACI / ECTN tracking preregistration of container cargo to Libya (libyaherald.com)

Audit Bureau to review contracting procedures of controversial ECTN (libyaherald.com)

ontroversial ECTN to continue operating: Customs Authority | (libyaherald.com)

Tripoli Chamber rejects Finance Minister’s defence of ECTN system | (libyaherald.com)

Audit Bureau to review Libya’s ECTN contract with Turkey’s SCK – committee formed to make proposals | (libyaherald.com)

Demonstration in front of Tripoli port against ECTN – demonstrators give government a week to meet their 5 demands or they will go on strike | (libyaherald.com)

Call by Chambers of Commerce and Shipping to postpone or cancel use of ECTN | (libyaherald.com)

Electronic Cargo Tracking (ECTN) of shipments to be activated in Libya | (libyaherald.com)

Electronic Tracking system for imported goods goes into operation | (libyaherald.com)

Audit Bureau refers those behind 40 empty container hard currency fraud case | (libyaherald.com)

40 containers in US$ 8 million LC fraud discovered at Benghazi port | (libyaherald.com)

More Khoms Port containers seized in LC financial corruption | (libyaherald.com)