Land Border Crossing Overview:
Located in the northeast of Benin, 732.4 km from Cotonou and within reach after a 12-hours’ drive via the RNIE2, the commune of Malanville extends over an area of 3016 km2. Its natural border is the Niger River and connected to the Republic of Niger by the Sota bridge, rebuilt by the Government of President Patrice TALON following its subsidence. Malanville is subdivided into 5 districts: Garou, Guéné, Madécali, Malanville and Tomboutou.
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BORDER CROSSING LOCATION & CONTACT |
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Name of Border Crossing: |
Juxtaposed Customs Post of Malanville |
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Province or District: |
Malanville |
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Nearest Town or City: (Nearest location with distance from port) |
Gaya (Niger) 10 km |
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Latitude: |
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Longitude: |
3° 23′ 00″ E |
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Managing Authority/Agency: |
Benin/Niger Customs Authority |
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Contact Person |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport: |
Cotonou International Airport 732.4 Km Truck: 2 days Car: 1 day |
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Nearest Port: |
Cotonou Autonomous Port 732.4 Km Truck: 2 days Car: 1 day |
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Nearest Major Market: (Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity.) |
Malanville and Parakou Town Markets 0 and 320 Km Truck: 1 full day Car: 12 hours |
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Other Information:
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The weighing bridge is in Juxtaposed zone at the customs post. There is a bridge to cross River Niger. |
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Hours of Operation |
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MONDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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TUESDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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WEDNESDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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THURSDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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FRIDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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SATURDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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SUNDAYS |
24/24 Hours (7/7 Days) |
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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: |
Days off for Benin Customs as well. |
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SEASONAL CONSTRAINTS: |
Rainy seasons, dry and winder (Harmattan periods Nov-Apr) |
Daily Capacity:
Malanville Border is an important crossing point to Niger Republic. It is one of the main borders in Benin with high flow of all sizes of transit goods trucks using this passage.
Customs Clearance:
The ECOWAS vehicle insurance and the laissez-passer are most important document. For humanitarian cargo, all documents should be prepared at the Customs Office in Cotonou. Once these documents are approved, copies of the documents should be detained by the Superintendent and truck drivers to the Malanville customs which will verify the goods and mention ‘seen’ on the documents. Then, there is also a simple need to transmit the documents to the point of exit/entry.
Other Relevant Information:
The border is secured by all units of both national Customs authorities (Benin and Niger). There is also a strong Benin subdivision military camp in Malanville. Passing goods and trucks are inspected.
Benin government Customs contact
List of the approved customs Commissioners
