Niger

Niger's Customs Contacts

Telephone: +227 96 96 44 54

Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2, making it the largest nation in West Africa, with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert. The capital city is Niamey, situated in the far-southwest corner of Niger.

Tariffs

In general, two main taxes make up the tariff system. A fiscal import duty of 5–66% is applied to almost all incoming goods, regardless of origin, and serves as a source of revenue. A common external tariff (CET) of maximum 22% is levied on all goods from non-WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) countries. There are also a value-added tax (VAT) of 19% and a statistical tax of 4.5%. Goods imported from countries that have trade agreements with Niger pay a minimum customs duty, while those from other countries are subject to a higher general tariff. Goods from EU countries other than France are dutiable at less than the minimum.

Exporting a standard container of goods from Niger requires 8 documents, takes 56 days and costs about $4475. Importing a standard container of goods to Niger requires 10 documents, takes 61 days and costs about $4500.

Globally, Niger stands at 179 in the ranking of 189 economies on the ease of trading across borders.

Niger reduced the time to import by expanding and optimizing the use of an electronic data interchange system for customs clearance.

Documents to export:

Bill of lading
Certificate of origin
Commercial invoice
Customs export declaration
Export license
Packing list
Terminal handling receipts
Transit document TRIE (Convention Transit Routier Inter-Etats)

Documents to import:

Bill of lading
Cargo release order
Cargo tracking note (BESC)
Collection order
Commercial invoice
Customs import declaration
Import license
Packing list
Terminal handling receipts
Transit document TRIE (Convention Transit Routier Inter-Etats)

Document Requirements

Instruction, or authorisation, of temporary import must be indicated on the invoice. The receiver must deposit a guarantee or caution before the customs.

Prohibited Items

Protected species, Imitation and Counterfeit material.
General Restrictions:
Weapons, narcotics, specified chemicals.

Transit Regime

Imported cargo is cleared at the one of the many full functional customs offices located near the final destination. Cargo is thus transited without being cleared and is escorted by customs officials. The escort is a legal requirement and a guarantee, or caution, for the shipment has to be placed with the Customs Office.

Storage charges are at the rate of 650 XOF/ton without handling and 1 500 XOF/ton with handling. The price covers the duration of stay. Escort charges are a function of the number of vehicles that are to be escorted and the travel distance. Payment of fees and administration is normally delegated to a freight forwarder or handling agent.

Sources:

http://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/1.3+Niger+Customs+Information

https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/niger_e.htm

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