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68 <strong>International</strong> <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Including Dahomey<br />

September 2007<br />

BENIN<br />

Service Letters – Zone: Rest of the World Parcels – Zone: D<br />

Usual delivery:<br />

– see �1.8<br />

Extra Cover to: Weight to: Extra Cover to:<br />

ECI 1 4–5 work days $5000 1 20 kg $5000<br />

Express <strong>Post</strong> Int’l<br />

Air Mail<br />

2 6–7 work days<br />

�<br />

� 1 20 kg $5000<br />

7–8 work days $881 � 20 kg $294<br />

Registered <strong>Post</strong> Int’l 3 7–8 work days<br />

Sea Mail �<br />

� �<br />

� 20 kg $294<br />

Confirm delivery � Registered or Extra Cover only. Valuables – see �1.4 �<br />

Duty-payable articles �<br />

�<br />

� Extra Cover only. Not ECI. No<br />

Extra Cover only. Perishable biological � Non-infectious only.<br />

Fax<strong>Post</strong> bureau � Private fax machines only.<br />

�<br />

1 ECI and EPI – Parcels deliver only to Cotonou and Porto Novo<br />

ECI and EPI – Parcels do not deliver to a <strong>Post</strong> Office Box or <strong>Post</strong>e Restante (counter mail delivery).<br />

2 Express <strong>Post</strong> <strong>International</strong> - Letter service available on a non-guaranteed basis<br />

3 Registered <strong>Post</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

Benin pays compensation only in cases of total loss, total theft or destruction of the article.<br />

Import restrictions<br />

Senders should determine import restrictions from Benin before posting commercial goods.<br />

Special documentation<br />

Benin has no current requirements for special documentation.<br />

Prohibitions<br />

In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> and<br />

ECI and EPI - Parcels Regulations (see �5.8.2), Benin prohibits:<br />

Airline tickets, blank stock<br />

Alcohol and items used to<br />

manufacture or distil alcohol<br />

Antiques<br />

Coins and medals<br />

Diamonds<br />

Firearms and firearm parts<br />

Fur<br />

Gambling devices<br />

Ivory<br />

Meat products<br />

Military appliances/equipment<br />

Mineral waters<br />

Plants<br />

Precious metals and stones<br />

Records, gramophone<br />

Saccharine<br />

Weights and measures.

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