Lex Douanes

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Lex Customs is an independent application developed by a private publisher. It does NOT represent any government entity, the World Customs Organization (WCO), or any national customs administration. The texts presented are for informational purposes only and do not replace official publications (Official Gazette).

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Access customs texts, tariffs, and customs valuation tools with Lex Customs, the leading application for international trade professionals, customs officers, freight forwarders, and students.

📚 CUSTOMS CODES
Consult the customs codes of several West African countries (Togo, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin) as well as the ECOWAS Community Customs Code. Structured navigation by titles, chapters, sections, and articles. Search by keywords and article numbers.

📊 COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET)
Explore the tariff classifications of the WAEMU/ECOWAS CET. Consult tariff headings, customs duties (CD), statistical fees (SF), community solidarity levy (CSL), and other applicable taxes. Search by HS code or by designation.

⚖️ CUSTOMS VALUATION
Access the instruments of the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation and the tools of the WCO Technical Committee on Customs Valuation: Advisory Opinions, Comments, Explanatory Notes, Case Studies, and Legal Texts.

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Who is it for?

• Customs officers and agents of customs administrations
• Freight forwarders and customs brokers
• Importers and exporters
• Students of customs law and international trade
• Lawyers and commercial law consultants

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📋 OFFICIAL SOURCES OF TEXTS
All legislative texts in this application come from official public sources. Links to the original sources are accessible directly within the application (Legal Notice).

• National Customs Code of Togo — Official Gazette (jo.gouv.tg):
https://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/JO/JOS_25_06_2018-63E%20ANNEE%20N%C2%B010%20TER.pdf

• ECOWAS Customs Code — ECOWAS ETLS (etls.ecowas.int):
https://etls.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CODE-DES-DOUANES-CEDEAO-FINAL-27092017FELIX.pdf

• National Customs Code of Niger — Niger Customs (douanes.gouv.ne) :

http://www.douanes.gouv.ne/web/index.php/component/phocadownload/file/3-code-national-des-douanes-loi-n-2018-19-du-27-avril-2018

• National Customs Code of Mali — Customs of Mali (douanes.gouv.ml):
https://douanes.gouv.ml/code-des-douanes

• National Customs Code of Burkina Faso — Customs of Burkina Faso (douanes.bf):
http://douanes.bf/sydoniabf/files/codeDGD.pdf

• National Customs Code of Benin — Customs of Benin (douanes.gouv.bj):
https://douanes.gouv.bj/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Code-douanier-modifie020-Ori-1.pdf

• Instruments Customs valuation — WCO (wcotradetools.org):
https://www.wcotradetools.org/fr/valuation