Benin Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment
Tariff treatment, trade-agreement coverage, and live monthly U.S. import/export data for Benin.
As of April 2026, the United States imported $5.4M/month and exported $44.7M/month with Benin. This page covers Benin's customs status, applicable trade agreements, and the practical tariff treatment U.S. importers and exporters should expect.
Trade overview
Benin's port of Cotonou functions as a key transit gateway for landlocked neighbors including Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, meaning that goods recorded under Beninese origin in US trade data may include significant re-export volumes. Domestically, cotton is the country's primary agricultural export, and cashew nuts have grown as a meaningful commodity. Trade professionals should scrutinize bills of lading and certificates of origin carefully when Cotonou appears as the port of loading.
Practical tariff treatment
For HS-code-level tariff rates and duty collected on shipments from Benin, see the product detail pages — each lists the effective tariff rate and duty value computed from the Census Bureau's monthly trade releases.
Full Benin trade profile →Source: U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics. Data updated monthly.