Shipping from Spain to Senegal

What you need to know

Customs

Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import clearance at Senegalese customs.

Documents

• Commercial invoice with description, value and tariff code, and a packing list.
• Export declaration (DUA) filed with the Spanish Tax Agency, which generates the MRN; the exporter needs an EORI number.
• Certificate of origin issued by the Chamber of Commerce.
• BESC cargo tracking note (bordereau de suivi des cargaisons) from COSEC for shipments by sea. Without it, customs does not accept the declaration.
• Prior Import Declaration (DPI), filed by the Senegalese importer with the invoice and domiciled with a local bank.
• Insurance certificate for the goods.

Taxes at destination

TVA (Senegalese VAT) of 18% at the standard rate. ECOWAS Common External Tariff of 0%, 5%, 10%, 20% or 35% depending on the product. Levies on the value are added: 1% statistical, 0.8% community solidarity, 0.5% ECOWAS, 1.5% customs modernisation and 0.4% COSEC on shipments by sea.

Agreement with the EU

There is no trade agreement in force that reduces duties on EU products. The EU-West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement was concluded in 2014, but it has not entered into force because signatures and ratifications are still missing. EU products pay the general duty.

Transport

Container shipping by sea to the port of Dakar, with regular sailings from Spanish ports, air freight and parcel service.

Cargo airports

DSS · Dakar (Blaise Diagne)

EU sanctions

No EU restrictive measures (sanctions) apply to Senegal.