International convention and customs procedures of Togo
- International Conventions
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Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- International Economic Cooperation
- Togo is a member of ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and WTO.
- Non Tariff Barriers
- OECD’s Trade Facilitation Indicators show that Togo exceeds or is closest to the average performance of Sub Saharan countries in areas such as documents, procedures, fees and charges, governance and impartiality; with a general improvement between 2015 and 2017. According to the 2018 World Bank's Logistics Performance Index - which measures countries’ trade logistics efficiency - Togo was ranked 118th out of 160 countries.
- Customs Duties and Taxes on Imports
- Togo is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has a common external tariff scheme with 5 tariff rates, as follows:
0% - essential social commodities;
5% - essential commodities, raw materials, capital goods
10% - intermediate products
20% - consumer goods
35% - specific goods for economic development
According to data by the World Bank, the applied average tariff in Togo was 13.31% (2017, latest data available).
- Customs Classification
- Togo is a member of the World Customs Organisation and does comply with the harmonised customs system.
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Import Procedures
- Typical documents required to import goods in Togo include:
- Pro Forma Invoice
- Importation Intention Slip (DPI)
- Freight Invoice
- Statistics Records Slips
- License
- Certificate of Movement or Free Practice
- Bills of Lading (B/L)
- Inspection Certificates from Bureau Veritas — BIVAC (all goods are subject to BIVAC inspection before embarking)
- Authorization of Temporary Admission
- Certificate of Origin
- Exit Justification
- Certificate of Quality or Packaging Control
- Sanitary or Phytosanitary Certificate, if required
- Requisite licenses, if needed
For further information, consult the website of the Guichet Unique.
- Importing Samples
- Togo is not part of the Carnet ATA convention.
Products allowed for temporary admission are not subject to custom duties. After their use, they must be re-exported or destroyed, with the process being certified by a custom agent.
To go further, check out our service Import controls
and Export controls.
- For Further Information
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Togolese Revenue Office - Customs
Guichet Unique for International Trade
Business Portal for Africa
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Latest Update: November 2024