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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Benin, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
APIEx, Benin customs and INStaD: the guide’s first stops, of the 17 organizations below.
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Investment and export promotion agency
APIEx
Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Exportations du Bénin
Promotes investment and exports, serves as the one-stop shop for company formalities, and welcomes and guides investors.
Visit APIEx (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin Decree 2016-167, APIEx statutes (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 25, 2016
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Benin customs
Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects
Collects duties and taxes at the border, promotes lawful trade and applies other administrations' rules on goods, under its fiscal, economic and enforcement missions.
Visit Benin customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin customs, missions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INStaD
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Produces the national statistics and runs the national statistical system, under the ministry in charge of the economy.
Visit INStaD (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin Official Journal, January 2022, statistics institute (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 1, 2022
2. Export development and market information
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
APIEx
Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Exportations du Bénin
Promotes investment and exports, serves as the one-stop shop for company formalities, and welcomes and guides investors.
Visit APIEx (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin Decree 2016-167, APIEx statutes (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 25, 2016
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National statistics office
INStaD
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Produces the national statistics and runs the national statistical system, under the ministry in charge of the economy.
Visit INStaD (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin Official Journal, January 2022, statistics institute (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 1, 2022
- Get advice
Foreign trade and industry ministry
MTCE
Ministère du Tourisme et du Commerce extérieur, chargé de l'Intégration africaine, de l'Industrie et de la Promotion de l'investissement privé
Holds the government's portfolio for foreign trade, industry, African integration and private investment promotion, under the May 24, 2026 government decree.
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Continental trade agreement secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Runs the African Continental Free Trade Area, with an e-tariff book, a guided trade initiative and resource pages.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Trade information provider
ITC
International Trade Centre
Multilateral body
Provides Trade Map, a tool for checking trade flows between countries.
Visit ITC (opens in a new tab)Source: ITC, Trade Map, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Global trade organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Sets global trade rules and runs Trade4MSMEs, a trade information gateway for small and mid-sized companies.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade4MSMEs (WTO), home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Industrial zone operator
GDIZ
Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone
Operates the Glo-Djigbé special economic zone with a one-stop shop, with APIEx as its administrative authority.
Visit GDIZ (opens in a new tab)Source: GDIZ Benin, administrative structure page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Land administration agency
ANDF
Agence Nationale du Domaine et du Foncier
Confirms land rights, registers land titles and transfers, and offers an online national land registry service.
Visit ANDF (opens in a new tab)Source: ANDF Bénin, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Government secretariat
SGG
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement
Publishes Benin's promulgated laws, decrees and Council of Ministers reports, which set the rules for exporters and investors.
Visit SGG (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin government secretariat, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Benin customs
Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects
Collects duties and taxes at the border, promotes lawful trade and applies other administrations' rules on goods, under its fiscal, economic and enforcement missions.
Visit Benin customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin customs, missions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National single window
Benin Trade Portal
Guichet Unique du Commerce Extérieur du Bénin
Carries trade permits, certificates and customs declarations electronically and offers account forms for importers and exporters.
Visit Benin Trade Portal (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin Trade Portal, single window page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Issues the free unique tax identifier that companies need to register, with new companies served at the APIEx shop.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin presidency, unique tax identifier guide, October 2020 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Sets the regional rules on foreign exchange, bank domiciliation of exports and the return of export proceeds.
Visit BCEAO (opens in a new tab)Source: BCEAO, external financial relations regulation, chapter VI (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ANM
Agence Nationale de Normalisation, de Métrologie et du Contrôle Qualité
Implements national policy on standards, metrology, product certification and quality, and sells national and international standards.
Visit ANM (opens in a new tab)Source: ANM Bénin, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCI Bénin
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Bénin
Represents and trains Beninese businesses, runs company formalities services and holds a regional office network.
Visit CCI Bénin (opens in a new tab)Source: CCI Bénin, role and missions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Regional economic and monetary union
WAEMU Commission
Commission de l'UEMOA
Regional body
Runs the West African Economic and Monetary Union, which publishes the common external tariff and its rules.
Visit WAEMU Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: WAEMU Commission, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Sets the regional trade rules and common external tariff that apply to Benin's trade with other member states.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: Benin customs, list of trade agreements (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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Promote:Benin is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.