Senegal - Obtain Certificate of Origin

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Procedure

1. To obtain a Certificate of Origin, an applicant will need to go to a regional office of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
2. Complete an application and submit the form together with these following documents:
   1. Valid import-export card
   2. A Bill pro forma or final invoice
3. An exporter will need to bring his papers to the responsible Directorate (for example, Management of Mines for Gold, Fishing Authority for fish product management, etc.) to get the authentication of Senegalese origin. Then, then he will need to bring these documents to the Department of Trade in Dakar to receive a visa which must be attached to your export declaration.

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Required Documents

• Valid import-export card
• A Bill pro forma or final invoice
• Completed application to obtain a Certificate of Origin

Office Locations & Contacts

Foreign Trade Management

Adresse
Rue Parchappe X Branger Ferraud - BP 2050 - Dakar

Tlphone
33 821 49 76

Regional Offices of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

Eligibility

All exporter of goods or his forwarder may request a certificate of origin for export in order to export some products to another country.

Fees

For the print book: 6 000 FCFA

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Processing Time

The certificate will be issued immediately.

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Need for the Document

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

You will need to present a Certificate of Origin if you are exporting products and goods to another country. Authorities will ask for the certificate when boarding and disembarkation of certain goods (fish products, craft products, products of the own, etc.).

External Links

http://www.servicepublic.gouv.sn/index.php/demarche_administrative/demarche/1/238/22/257

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