World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Benin Benin
Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound
Ag
29.2
Simple average MFN applied
Non-Ag
61.4
2021 2020
12.1
15.8
11.5
Trade weighted average
12.1
16.5
10.2
Imports in billion US$
2020
2.6
0.8
1.8
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
WTO member since
1996
Binding coverage:
11.2
Total
38.7
Non-Ag
28.9
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
0
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
0
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products 0
0.7
1.3
0
0.1
0
97.7
0
0
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
0
27.1
19.1
0
41.9
12.0
0
0
0
Imports
2020
0
4.2
52.7
0
20.9
22.2
0
0
0 0
Non-agricultural products 0.9
11.5
6.4
5.0
3.8
1.2
0.1
0
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
2.0
40.4
21.4
0
35.8
0.4
0
0
0
Imports
2020
9.6
31.3
32.8
0
24.8
1.5
0
0
0
Part A.2
Tariffs and imports by product groups Final bound duties
Product groups
AVG
Duty-free
Max
Binding
in %
MFN applied duties
AVG
in %
Duty-free
Imports Max
in %
Share
Duty-free
in %
in %
Animal products
60.0
0
60
100
24.5
0
35
3.2
0
Dairy products
37.3
0
60
100
17.2
0
35
0.3
0
Fruit, vegetables, plants
60.0
0
60
100
17.8
0
35
0.7
0
Coffee, tea
60.0
0
60
100
18.5
0
35
0.2
0
Cereals & preparations
59.7
0
100
100
13.6
0
35
20.0
0
Oilseeds, fats & oils
78.5
0
100
98.8
11.1
0
35
2.7
0
Sugars and confectionery
60.0
0
60
100
12.6
0
35
1.4
0
Beverages & tobacco
60.1
0
75
100
17.4
0
35
0.9
0
Cotton
60.0
0
60
100
5.0
0
5
0.0
0
Other agricultural products
60.3
0
100
100
9.6
0
20
0.4
0
8.6
41.4
60
11.2
16.0
0
20
4.4
0
28.4
5.7
50
11.7
11.6
2.0
20
14.0
8.3
Fish & fish products Minerals & metals Petroleum
7.5
0
10
83.3
7.7
19.0
10
13.2
0.0
Chemicals
24.6
0
60
1.5
7.2
4.8
35
10.4
47.6
Wood, paper, etc. Textiles
5.8
0
15
4.3
11.2
4.6
20
1.8
6.6
18.4
0
25
26.3
16.1
0.3
35
3.4
0.8
Clothing
15.0
0
15
70.6
20.0
0
20
0.1
0
Leather, footwear, etc.
16.5
0
25
25.3
12.3
1.3
20
1.0
2.6
Non-electrical machinery
5.3
4.3
25
90.9
6.8
0
20
4.7
0
Electrical machinery
6.9
0.4
7
93.6
11.2
0.4
20
4.0
10.6
Transport equipment
13.2
0.8
25
75.0
8.3
2.3
20
8.3
0.0
Manufactures, n.e.s.
7.2
0
15
2.9
14.2
2.1
20
4.9
0.1
Part B
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced Bilateral imports Major markets
in million US$
Diversification
MFN AVG of
Pref.
95% trade in no. of
traded TL
margin
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Weighted
Duty-free imports TL
Value
in %
in %
Agricultural products 1. India
2020
293
3
3
19.5
12.9
12.3
87.5
98.0
2. China
2020
63
3
3
11.6
17.5
17.5
100.0
100.0
3. European Union
2020
15
6
10
8.2
1.5
1.5
100.0
100.0
4. Niger
2020
12
6
8
17.4
13.3
13.3
100.0
100.0
5. Türkiye
2020
5
4
5
4.4
3.4
0.0
66.7
65.8
2020
543
1
1
4.6
0.0
0.0
7.1
100.0
104
1
2
15.4
7.3
7.3
100.0
100.0
Non-agricultural products 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Mali
56
3. India
2020
33
1
2
6.5
8.3
8.3
91.7
99.8
4. Niger
2020
27
9
17
15.1
18.5
18.5
100.0
100.0
5. Burkina Faso
2020
20
2
4
14.7
9.2
9.2
100.0
100.0
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WTO ITC UNCTAD World Tariff Profiles 2022