Land Border Crossing Overview:
The Hilaconji border is opened most to any kind of the traffic between Benin and Togo. Location is belonged to Grand Popo District (Mono Department) in Benin Rep and the Aného, Togo Rep. The border is located at 97 Km from Cotonou city center (Southwest). Road is practicable with a toll. The border itself is around 21 km from Grand Popo town.
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BORDER CROSSING LOCATION & CONTACT |
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Name of Border Crossing: |
Post of Hilaconji |
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Province or District: |
Grand Popo |
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Nearest Town or City: (Nearest location with distance from port) |
Cotonou (Benin) 97 Km. |
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Latitude: |
6°14'26.5"N |
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Longitude: |
1°37'44.7"E |
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Managing Authority/Agency: |
There are Benin/Togo Custom Authorities |
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Contact Person |
N/A |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport: |
Cotonou International Airport 97Km Truck: 1 day Car: 1 day |
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Nearest Port: |
Cotonou Autonomous Port 97 Km Truck: 1 day Car: 1 day |
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Nearest Major Market: |
Cotonou (Benin), 97 Km Imeko (Nigeria), 15 Km Truck: 1 day Car: 1 day |
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Other Information:
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There is no weighing bridge established yet in customs post. |
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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: |
No closing during holidays. |
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SEASONAL CONSTRAINTS: |
N/A |
Daily Capacity:
The border is opened to any kind of the traffic between Benin and Togo. Private cars, persons, trucks with Goods are crossing in both directions.
Customs Clearance:
The speed of customs clearance and removal of goods requires transparency in the execution of these formalities.
This transparency requires the establishment of a customs clearance procedure which will eliminate the bottlenecks which destroy the efforts made to modernize the Customs Administration and improve performance.
This procedure manual is part of this vision. Import and export customs clearance operations can be summarized in three sentences:
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Driving through customs
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Customs clearance
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Customs clearance itself.
For more detail about Hilla-Condji Border clearance process click here.
Required documents remained the ECOWAS travels and custom clearance papers. The waiting time for crossing might vary depending on the traffic. Goods are subject to some inspections by the different agencies operating at the post. Foreign cargo vehicles entering Benin must obtain Customs issues this document (laissez passer) at the border, which is valid for 30 days. If it expires, drivers must return with the vehicle to the same border entry to renew it. The maximum renewal period that may be granted is 90 days. Customs will require drivers to produce the following documents to process as follows: The international driver’s licence and the ECOWAS Brown Card.
