Benin - How to Export Dried Pineapple (By Air)

Advertisement

Procedure

How to Apply
Establishment of the Transit order

1. You (exporter) start by contacting an approved broker to complete the customs formalities. You can physically present yourself at the agent's office or send him remotely (mail, telephone) the information/documents necessary for the exportation procedure i.e. (commercial invoice for the goods and packing list) {view the contact details of certified broker via this link} Link
2. The broker will then prepare a quotation base on the costs to be paid to all the structures/agencies that will intervene during the exportation processing for the goods to their destination, including the costs of the commission agent) basis on the information you {exporter} provide and issue the you a quotation slip and prepare an air waybill.
3. If you accept the broker’s services, you will be required to pay for the broker fees either in cash or by check or by Bank transfer within one day, upon making payment, you will be issued with a transit order at the broker offices against {IFU registration certificate of the company or importer card}.

Establishment of the customs declaration

1. The authorized broker then heads to Benin Chamber of Commerce and Industry {CCIB} offices and purchase the customs declaration forms, which is made up of bundles 5 sheets that are sold in multiples of 100 sheets against the CCIB payment receipt.
2. The broker then connects to the ASYCUDA system and enters the declaration of the goods {NOTE the declaration is made with an estimate of the weight of the goods which is often greater than its actual weight (to avoid post facto regularization)}, and obtain 5 copies of the import declaration documents for each of the following agencies i.e {accounting/declaration/customs/CCIB/carrier} and the bulletin.
3. The broker then heads to the Airport Customs Recipe office, Inspector Liquidator unit and submit the {5 copies Export declaration file, commercial invoice of goods to the customs, bulletin, provisional air waybill} to the inspector’s officer who then checks it via the declaration in ASYCUDA system.
4. He then affixes the liquidation number and his signature on the printed declaration presented by the authorized broker, signs the certificate of origin and returns the entire file to him.
5. The broker then heads to the customs cash counter and present the {bulletin, liquidation export declaration (declaration/carrier copy)} cashier, who then checks whether the declaration sheets has a liquidation number, stamped, signed by the liquidator inspector and the amount entered on the liquidated declaration sheet is in accordance with the amount entered on the form and advices the broker to pay the required customs duties and issues back the entire file to the broker and the sealed bulletin.
6. The broker then heads to the customs data entry clerk’s office and submit the sealed bulletin, to the data entry operator, who prints the receipt-customs duties in two copies, and issues one copy to the broker as a payment certificate; the second will be given to the inspector liquidator to act as a "good to embark".
7. The authorized broker then takes the printed receipt- customs duties to the cashier counter, who affixes the cashier's stamp (validation of payment).
8. The approved broker takes the sealed receipt and the air waybill to the customs inspector liquidator, who puts the mention 'good to embark' on the air waybill and issues it to the broker.

Obtain the certificate of origin/phytosanitary certificate/product expertise bulletin

1. The Broker then heads to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce office, Trade and regulatory service department and submits {importer/exporter card, commercial invoice, Foreign exchange commitment} to the agent to be verified, the broker then pays for the printout of the certificate of origin form according to the destination certificate and fills it accordingly.
2. He then returns the filled certificate form to the Trade and regulatory service office to be approved and signed by the agent in change.
3. The broker then takes the goods to be weighted by an agent at the Aviation Handing Services {AHS} office, freight service department and obtain the weighting sheet. The goods are then put in the custody of AHS.
4. The authorized broker then invites the agents of the following services {listed below} to do a joint inspection and obtain {acceptance form, phytosanitary certificate and product expertise bulletin} validated by the competent authority;
5. Plant Protection and Phytosanitary Control Department: to check the sanitary aspect of the goods.
6. Service for the Promotion of Quality and Packaging of Agricultural Products: for the control of the commercial quality of pineapples.
7. The Benin Food Safety Agency (ABSSA): to carry out a second assessment of the controls carried out by the two previous services.

Loading of goods to the Airplane

1. The broker then heads back to the Airport Customs Recipe, Deputy Chief Brigade office and submit the following documents {goods to embark, commercial invoice, provisional air waybill, validated certificate of origin} to the head of the brigade, who checks the file and issues the Good to embark document, which authorizes boarding of the consignment to the plane.
2. The authorized broker brings the air waybill along with all the certificates and documents necessary for the goods to reach their destination to the Aviation Handing Service {AHS}, Freight service office to be filed. He {broker} then has the AHS acceptance agent sign a register in which he lists all the documents that have been filed.

Advertisement

Required Documents

• Good to embark aimed by the head of the brigade
• Validated Phytosanitary certificate
• Validated product expertise report
• National identity card {exporter}
• Acceptance form
• Signed certificate of origin
• Commercial invoice of the goods
• Packing list
• IFU registration certificate
• Exporter national identity card
• Export declaration file {accounting/declaration/customs/CCIB/carrier.
• Boarding Bulletin
• Provisional air waybill
• Transit order

Office Locations & Contacts

WORLD SOCIETY FOR CONSIGNMENT AND TRANSIT
Address: Boulevard Saint Michel, Cotonou 04
BP 1186
Tel: +229 21 32 13 54
Fax: +229 21 32 13 48

List of Authorized Brokers in Beninlink
AVIATION HANDLING SERVICES (AHS)
Address: Airport road, Cotonu 08
BP 1097
Tel: +229 21 30 91 82 / +229 21 30 91 83

BENIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Address: Cotonou 01
BP 31
Tel: +229 21 31 12 38 / +229 21 31 20 81
Fax: +229 21 31 32 99
Email: [email protected]

ASYCUDA
Address, Cotonou 01
BP 400
Tel: +229 21 31 22 36
Email: [email protected]

AIRPORT CUSTOMS RECIPE
Address: Route de l'Aeroport, Cotonou 01
BP 400
Tel: +229 21 30 16 64 / +229 21 30 01 37

BENIN FOOD SAFETY AGENCY
Address: Carrefour 3 Banks, Cotonou
Tel: +229 66 36 34 31

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Address: Route de l'Aéoroport, Cotonou
BP 363
Tel: +229 21 30 76 45 / +229 21 30 76 47

Eligibility

• Authorized brokers hired by an exporter that wishes to export dried pineapple from Benin by air.

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The estimate processing period between different steps {accumulatively) is within 2-7 days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

To Access ASYCUDA system

• Make the declaration from his office if he has ASYCUDA access (the broker must be authorized; the application must be installed on his computer). or
• Use the computer and the internet connection made available in the unmarked room (computer room) of the customs office.

Required Information

• Exporters name
• Exporters address
• Exporters TIN/PIN
• Agents name
• Agents address
• Agents TIN processing/ clearing office
• Registration number
• Date of the intended export
• Country of destination of goods
• Tax invoice value
• Financial and banking data
• Identity, Date and Nationality of means of transport at boarder.
• Office of exit
• Location of goods
• Packages and distribution of goods
• Calculation of duties.

Need for the Document

• The exported dried pineapple must be declared and comply with the customs rules and required standard as set by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to be allowed exit from Benin.

Information which might help

More information about the required documents and different processing stages

Phytosanitary certificate

• The Directorate General of Foreign Trade and the port's phytosanitary control post, must carry out certain checks on the goods (in particular quality control) in order to be able to establish the phytosanitary certificate and the certificate of origin. These documents are given to the operator for the export of his merchandise.

Certificate of origin

• The certificate of origin, proving the origin of the goods, makes it possible to obtain certain advantages in certain countries, in particular at the customs level.

Transit order

• The transit order is the document which mandates the authorized broker to operate on behalf of the economic operator. It is the contract that binds the latter to the authorized broker

Expertise Bulletin

• The expertise bulletin certifies the commercial quality of the product (packaging, etc.).

Customs declaration

• Imported or exported products are subject to the duties and taxes listed in the Customs tariff. In this context, customs have set up a system called ASYCUDA WORLD to allow approved brokers to establish their declaration from their office before coming to carry out their liquidation and pay customs duties.

Loading the goods

• The goods are brought to AHS to be loaded on the plane while waiting for the customs brigade to give their approval for boarding. 

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Benin Trade portal: Link
  

Others

More information which might help people.