How to Apply

1. You should head to the general management of taxes office, estate service cashier and purchase the tax stamp from the cashier at a cost of 1000 CFA. Please view {office location and contact section below} for the address details. {Note; Tax stamps can also be purchased in all other tax centers in Benin}.
2. Then head to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce office, Regulatory and Litigation Department;

   • Collect necessary forms and accurately fill them;
   • Make all necessary payment for the processing of the card at the cashier desk, upon which you will be issued with payment receipt.
   • Attach all the required documents (listed below under required documents section); and
   • Submit the application file to be verified and recorded by the staff.
   • The attending staff will then take your biometric information (fingerprints) and then issue you a received treasure slip.

3. The application file will then be forwarded to the head of Regulatory and Litigation office for further assessment, approval and signing.
4. After processing which is with 2-4 days the dealer’s card will be made available to be issued to the applicant at the Regulatory and Litigation office front desk.
5. Re- visit the office with your National identity card and the received treasure slip and claim the dealer card.
   

Note:
The original supporting documents will be issued back to the applicant after the final processing.

• Information sheet
• Tax stamp – 1,000 CFA
• National identity card {original + copy}
• Criminal record extract {original + copy}
• IFU registration certificate {original + copy}
• 2 recent Coloured photo ID.
• 3-flip cardboard folder
• Extract from the trade register and movable property credit {original + copy}

General Management of Taxes
Address: Airport road, Cotonou 01
BP 369
Tel: +229 21 30 50 42 / +229 21 30 35 42


Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Regulatory and Litigation Department
Address: Route de l'Aéoroport, Cotonou
BP 363
Tel: +229 21 30 76 45 / +229 21 30 76 47

• Trading Companies in the republic of Benin

Legal fees

• Tax stamp fee – 1,000 CFA
• Processing fee of the card -5,000 CFA

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• The processing time is within 2-4 working days

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• Full names of the applicant
• Contact details
• Residential address of the business establishment
• IFU registration number
• Nation identity card details
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Declaration by the applicant {signature/finger print}}

• Dealer card is issued to trading companies by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, so as to regulate the trading activities of products in the Republic of Benin and also to ensure that the products are of the required standards.

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