Cost of Shipping a Container to Togo

When shipping a container to Togo, you must submit specific requirements to enter the country.

● Copy of the applicant’s passport

● Copy of the Notarized Bill of Sale

● A copy of the legalized Power of Attorney to the person responsible for signing the Bill of Sale

● Confirmation from an authorized radio company for the provision of GMDSS communications and payments for radio accounts (one of the companies included in the ITU)

● A copy of the updated Certificate of Good Standing of the owner company

● A readable copy of all previous flag certificates, including Certificate of Registration, Ship Station License, Minimum Safe Manning Certificate, CSR, Conventional Certificates from Class, DOC / ISSC / SMC.

● A readable copy of the Tonnage Certificate (to issue a new certificate under the flag of Togo)

● A copy of the updated Non-Encumbrance Certificate from the current register (not exceeding seven days)

For more detailed information about the required documents, click here.

If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below to Togo, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations to avoid delays and holds at customs:

● Intercompany Data on CD-ROM/Disk

● Samples

● USB Sticks

In addition to the commodities requiring adherence to specific stipulations, it is prohibited to ship these items to Togo:

● Acids

● Biological Products

● Chemicals

● Cosmetics

● Drugs

● Hazardous Materials

● Jewelry

● Knives

● Liquids

● Lithium Metal Batteries

● Paints

● Passports

● Perfumes

● Personal Effects

● Products Made in Iran

● Poisons

● Weapons

When shipping a package to Togo, your shipment may be subject to customs duty and import tax. You need to be aware of the following:

● If the total value of your items is over 400 USD, the import tax on a shipment will be 18%. For example, if the declared value of your items is 400 USD, for the recipient to receive a package, an additional amount of 72.00 USD in taxes will be required to be paid to the destination country’s government.

● Customs duties are another charge which will be required to be paid.

It’s essential to learn to distinguish between taxes and duties because they often get interchanged.

● Import Duty. A tax imposed by a government on goods from other countries. Increased prices on imported goods make these products less “desirable,” so buyers are encouraged to support the domestic market. You’ll find those import duty percentages vary for each category of goods, while VAT and GST are more consistent.

● GST. Goods & Services Tax. This tax is charged in stages, then reimbursed to everyone except the end buyer. It’s different from VAT because it’s a flat-rate percentage of the total transaction instead of a percentage of value-added.

When shipping your goods to a different country, nothing is more important than ensuring the company you work with is the perfect fit. That’s why we have to tap into the differences between two types of partner companies, such as Freight Forwarders and Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs).

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) classifies Freight Forwarders and NVOCCs as Ocean Transportation Intermediaries. They are considered the same during most transportation procedures due to their identical FMC classification.

Three Movers allows you to track your container while it is in transit. You can use one or all of these ways to do so:

● Automatic Identification System Tracking

● Live Satellite Imagery

● Personal, up-close monitoring

● GPS asset tracking

● Container Tracking Services

To learn more about these tracking ways, you can visit Marine Traffic’s website.

● All new and used containers will be waterproof and come with a product guarantee. However, containers sold in “AS-IS” condition may have holes or crooked impairment, such as damaged corner posts. They are priced depending on their capabilities but are not warranted to be wind and watertight.

● Vents on the upper part of the side walls are created for moving containers. These might make containers placed inside a wet or cold surrounding vulnerable to wetness and eventually become rusty, so it would be wiser to check your ventilation once in a while.

Yes, your presence is required when the container is delivered because your signature must legalize specific documents. You also have to supervise the moving team when the container arrives to check if the goods are damaged.