Temporary vehicle import to Benin
A visa and a vehicle are different law: the person and the car are given their terms by different authorities, and those terms need not match.
- Maximum term
- — Same as the driver’s permitted stay
- How the term is counted
- together with the driver’s stay
- Carnet de Passages
- Not required
- Extension
- Possible
Customs Code grants temporary duty‑free import for personal belongings, including vehicles, for 6 months (≈180 days), exceptionally extendable. Overlander reports show a 1‑month passavant often issued at the border, with extensions unclear; practice may differ from the legal maximum.
The benefit of the temporary duty-free import regime is granted for a period of six months. Extensions may be granted exceptionally with the authorisation of the Customs service…
Source: www.wipo.int
Vehicle import to other countries
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.
Petrol
$1.28 /L
XOF750.02 · €1.14/L
46 of 174
cheaper than 74% of countries
Diesel
$1.31 /L
XOF764.98 · €1.17/L
45 of 173
cheaper than 75% of countries
Kerosene
$1.71 /L
XOF1,004.01 · €1.53/L
33 of 43
pricier than 74% of countries
Visas and vehicle on this route
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Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.
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