The procedures of the Cotonou-Port Customs Recipe are those of the revenue of goods and that of motor vehicles.
The implementation of customs missions in the Port of Cotonou requires transparency for good visibility, ensuring the rapid clearance and removal of goods.
The search for transparency and predictability requires retrace and popularise all procedures with a view to eliminating the bottlenecks that undermine efforts to modernize Beninese customs and improve its performance.
It is in this vision that this detailed manual on procedures, which describes the different stages in the operation of customs activities and operations at the level of both revenues (goods and vehicles). It is made available to customs officials and will serve as a reference point for users to identify the different phases of customs clearance from entry through customs to the removal of goods.