Inland services in benin

To ensure smooth end-to-end delivery of your products, we offer strong inland transportation services in one single transaction. Our inland services connect key inland service points and major container ports with each other and to the rest of the world.

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Supported inland service modes in Benin

Barge

Barge provides additional opportunities to utilize water service into points not accessible by large main liner vessels.

Truck

Trucks provide flexible point-to-point service, delivering small loads over short to long distances over widely dispersed geographic areas.

Inland Hub Name	Inland hub Address (#, Street, Zip code, Country)	Barge	Rail	Truck
Inland Hub Name Coman SA Terminal	Inland hub Address (#, Street, Zip code, Country) Cotonou, Benin Republic	Barge No	Rail No	Truck Yes
Inland Hub Name Bollore Terminal	Inland hub Address (#, Street, Zip code, Country) Cotonou, Benin Republic	Barge No	Rail No	Truck Yes

Port/Gateway name	Port/Gateway address (#, Street, Zip code, Country)
Port/Gateway name Coman SA Terminal	Port/Gateway address (#, Street, Zip code, Country) Cotonou, Benin Republic
Port/Gateway name Bollore Terminal	Port/Gateway address (#, Street, Zip code, Country) Cotonou, Benin Republic

Thru Bill of Lading (TBL) to Niger

Inclusive (covered by our IHI tariff)

All standard formalities from discharge to delivery: Forwarding, Transit Clearance and Inland Haulage from Port to Inland Terminal/Customs Depot
FGR (Road Guarantee Fund/Tax) for a maximum CIF Cargo value of EUR 30.000 per Container for Benin
Insurance up to EUR 50.000 per container

Exclusive (not covered by our IHI tariff)

FGR for Benin (Road Guarantee Fund/Tax) for CIF Cargo if value exceeding EUR 30.000 per Container. 0.25% of CIF value is applicable to be collected from customer
FGR for Niger (0.25% of CIF value). Cost is debited to customer.
RSC (Redevance de Sécurisation des Corridors) for all cargo in transit in Benin : 0,5 % of cargo value to be collected from customer.
Used Vehicles only: Customs Charges of EUR 260/vehicle to be collected from customer.
Demurrage, and terminal Storage in port occurring as a result of late and/or incomplete documentation. See details as follows:

Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF	20'DRY	40'DRY	OOG
Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF Storage (If any)	20'DRY 982 xof /day/container from 09 days to 13 days	40'DRY 982 xof /day/container from 09 days to 13 days	OOG 982 xof /day/container from 09 days to 13 days
Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF Storage (If any)	20'DRY 1,962 xof /day/container from 14 days to 18 days	40'DRY 1,962 xof /day/container from 14 days to 18 days	OOG 1,962 xof /day/container from 14 days to 18 days
Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF Storage (If any)	20'DRY 3,925 xof /day/container from 19 days onwards	40'DRY 3,925 xof /day/container from 19 days onwards	OOG 3,925 xof /day/container from 19 days onwards
Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF Demurrage (If any)	20'DRY 4,800 xof /day/container from 12 days to 21 days	40'DRY 9,600 xof /day/container from 12 days to 21 days	OOG 9,600 xof /day/container from 12 days to 21 days
Type of charges/amount in XOF 1 EURO= 656 XOF Demurrage (If any)	20'DRY 8,800 xof /day/container from 22 days onwards	40'DRY 17,600 xof /day/container from 22 days onwards	OOG 17,600 xof /day/container from 22 days onwards

Container Detention and truck storage occurring at destination on account of consignee due late cargo removal. See details as follows:

Type of charges	All type/size of container
Type of charges Carnet de Trie	All type/size of container Niamey :40000 xof per BL ; Agadez:171750 xof per BL ; Dosso: 40,000 xof per BL;Arlit:203750 xof per BL; Maradi: 103750 xof per BL; Tahoua:115750 xof per BL; Diffa:210750 xof per BL; Zinder:168750 xof per BL
Type of charges Phyto sanitary certificate	All type/size of container 500 xof per tonne
Type of charges Soniloga	All type/size of container 22,800 xof per vehicle
Type of charges Stamp	All type/size of container 25,000 xof per vehicle

Border crossing formalities fees (Carnet de TRIE, Phytosanitary Certificate, Soniloga, Stamp); see details as follows:

Type of charges	All type/size of container
Type of charges Carnet de Trie	All type/size of container Niamey :40000 xof per BL ; Agadez:171750 xof per BL ; Dosso: 40,000 xof per BL;Arlit:203750 xof per BL; Maradi: 103750 xof per BL; Tahoua:115750 xof per BL; Diffa:210750 xof per BL; Zinder:168750 xof per BL
Type of charges Phyto sanitary certificate	All type/size of container 500 xof per tonne
Type of charges Soniloga	All type/size of container 22,800 xof per vehicle
Type of charges Stamp	All type/size of container 25,000 xof per vehicle

Required Documentation for TBL

Commercial Invoice
Vehicle License for 2nd hand vehicles
Packing List
Import License for Pharmaceuticals
Benin and Niger ECTN(BESC in French)
Original B/Ls or Telex Release

Above documents must be delivered to Maersk Benin at least 7 days before vessel arrival by email to leilatou.sake@maersk.com with copy to fabrice.kpessou.agueh@maersk.com, frederic.keke@maersk.com, ahmed.orounla@maersk.com, bienvenu.orounla@maersk.com and gilles.togan@maersk.com.

Terms and Conditions

Delivery Terms are FOT (Free-on-Truck), any destination handling fee is payable by the consignee.
Consignees are granted five (5) calendar days free time for truck to customs clear and unload cargo.
Detention accrued on account of the consignee is required to be settled by the consignee prior to release.
Cargo is transported to designated customs authorities depots/dry ports at the respective destinations.
Cargo weight will be determined by weighting bridge. Any difference between weight bridge and documentation is subject to huge fines by authorities.
Effectively from 1st June 2019 , 20’ container Inland Haulage from Cotonou port to destination Niamey - Niger will be available under following two ( 2 ) options :

Option 1	Tariff	Note
Option 1 1 x 20'load on truck	Tariff 3000 EUR	Note Your container will be loaded to final destination as soon as its discharged and formalities is completed.

Option 2	Tariff	Note
Option 2 2 x 20'load on truck	Tariff 2200 EUR	Note Once your container is discharged and formalities is completed, we wait for another 20’ container to be coupled with your container before further trucking it to Niamey. With this option, please be informed any accrued/additional charges while waiting for another 20ft to be coupled with yours will be paid by your humble self.