Controls
Emigration / Immigration
Beninese border crossings are handled by the Republican Police.
Security screening involves inspecting your cabin baggage, your travel documents and yourself. At this checkpoint, you must place your hand baggage and personal effects in the bins provided, and then pass through the metal detector.
Safety Control
The security check consists of inspecting your cabin baggage, your travel documents and yourself.
At this checkpoint, you must place your hand luggage and personal effects in the bins provided and then pass through the metal detector.
Douanes
Passengers bound for countries that are not members of the CFA zone are required to declare all currency carried, whatever the amount.
Any sum in excess of five million (5,000,000) CFA francs in any currency must be declared before leaving or returning abroad.
In addition, all new products intended for resale or donation must be declared for tax purposes.
In addition, travelers' baggage may be opened in their presence by customs officers as they pass through customs.
Last but not least, any taxable item not declared by a passenger prior to inspection may be subject to a fine.
Some useful safety tips
Do not accept to keep or transport packages whose contents you do not know.
Don't leave your luggage unattended.
Don't touch an abandoned parcel, report it to the local authorities.
Any abandoned parcel will be systematically destroyed.