G/TFA/N/TGO/2  
 
14 April 2021  
(21-3061) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Trade Facilitation   Original: French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER  ARTICLES 1 .4, 10 .4.3, 10 .6.2 AND 12.2.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE  FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM  TOGO  
The following communication, dat ed 8 April 2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Togo. 
 
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Togo hereby makes the following notifications in relation to  Articles 1.4, 10 .4.3, 10 .6.2 and 12.2.2 
of the Agreement on Trade F acilitation . 
 
Article 1, paragraph 4  
 
(a) The official place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been 
published  
 
1.1(a) Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry -
point procedures), and required forms and documents ; 
 
Minist ry of Trade, Industry 
and Domestic  Consumption  www.commerce.gouv.tg  Information on the required 
documents and procedures 
is contained  in the trade 
policy document and the 
industrial policy document 
and its plan of action 
adopted for all imports and 
exports  
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  Import documents and 
procedures are contained  in 
the 2018 National Customs 
Code 
Company operating the Single 
Window for Foreign Trade  
(SEGUCE Togo)  www.segucetogo.tg  Handbook  on procedures 
for consignees  
(2019 edition ) 
Minist ry of the Environment 
and Forest Resources  Secrétariat.minstre@environneme
nt.gouv.tg  
environnementministre@yahoo.fr  Detai ls specific  to the 
different points of 
Article 1.4 are outlined in 
chapters 2 and 3 of 
Decree  No. 2011-142/PR 
of 8 Septem ber 2011 
regulating the import, 
export, re -export and 
transit of  wood  forest 
produ cts 
Minist ry of Health, Public 
Hygiene and Universal Access 
to Health  Care www.santé.gouv.tg  All information  relating to 
import, export and transit 
procedures is available on 
the website  G/TFA/N/TGO/2  
 
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  Minist ry of  Agriculture, 
Livestock and  Rural 
Development  https://agriculture.gouv.tg  Information o n the 
declaration and marketing 
of sensitive products  
Information on the 
amendment laying down 
the requirements  for the  
import ation of foodstuffs of 
animal origin  
Informatio n on the import 
and unloading  
requirements for live 
animals and foodstuffs of 
animal origin  
Information on the sanitary 
inspection of foodstuffs of 
animal origin  
Information on the 
registration of fruit and 
vegetable importers and 
exporters in Togo 
Information on inspection  
procedures  
Information relating  to 
health measures  
 
1.1(b) Applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or 
exportation ; 
 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  All information on tax, 
customs and other 
provisions is available on 
this website  
24-hour h otlines are in 
operation (8220/8201)  
2018 National Customs 
Code 
 
1.1(c) Fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit ; 
 
Company operating the Single 
Window for Foreign Trade  
(SEGUCE Togo)  www.segucetogo.tg  Information setting out  the 
terms  governing  the Single 
Window for Foreign Trade 
(GUCE)  fees established  in 
Order  No. 
017/MCPSP/CAB/GUCE  
Autonomous Port of Lomé  www.togoport.tg  Schedule of fees imposed 
on imports and of 
Autonomous Port of Lomé  
(PAL) rates of duties of any 
kind, applicable from 
1 January  2019 
National Shippers' Council of 
Togo (CNCT)  www.cnct.tg  
www.antaser.com  Shipowners involved in the 
loading and unloading of 
goods at the Autonomous  
Port of Lomé  are required to 
pay a fee for traffic rights on 
imports and exports  G/TFA/N/TGO/2  
 
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  Minist ry of the Environment 
and Forest Resources  secrétariat.minstre@environneme
nt.gouv.tg  
environnementministre@yahoo.fr  Fees for the transport of 
sawn timber and wood 
products within national 
territory are determined  in 
Decision  No. 40/METRF/CAB  
of 14 August  2008 
Minist ry of Health, Public 
Hygiene and Universal Access 
to Health  Care www.santé.gouv.tg  A fee of CFAF  50,000 is 
payable  for the importation 
of medicines and raw 
materials , in the case of a 
20-foot container   
Order  No. 
281/MEF/SG/DGTCP/DELFIC
/2019 provides for special 
authorizations by line, for 
which a fee of  CFAF 5,000 is 
payable  
Minist ry of  Agriculture, 
Livestock and Rural 
Development  https://agriculture.gouv.tg  Information determining the 
fees for the control of  
animals and animal feed  
Information on the pricing  of 
services  provided by the 
Directorate o f Plant 
Protection   
 
1.1(d) Rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes ; 
 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  
 ECOWAS Common 
External Tariff  
 
1.1(e) Laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of origin ; 
 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  Information on 
administrative rulings of 
application is contained in 
the 2018 National 
Customs Code  
Minist ry of Trade and 
Domestic  Consumption / 
Direct orate of Industry  https://ecowas.int  Additional protocol  on 
community rules of origin  
 
1.1(f) Import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions ; 
 
Minist ry of  Agriculture, 
Livestock and Rural 
Development  https://agriculture.gouv.tg  Information on the import 
ban on turkey tails  
Order establishing a 
provisional ban on the 
importation into Togo of 
tilapia  
Order establishing a ban 
on the importation and use 
of organochlorine  
Order establishing a ban 
on the importation and use 
of methyl bromide  G/TFA/N/TGO/2  
 
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    Order establishing 
procedures for  issuing  
prior authorizations for  
the importation into Togo 
of pesticides and 
biopesticides  
Order establishing a ban 
on the importation and 
use of certain 
phytopharmaceutical 
products  
Order establishing a ban 
on the importation and use 
of glyphosate and a ny 
product containing it  
Application form for plant 
and plant product import 
permits  
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  Import and export 
restrictions or prohibitions  
 
1.1(g) Penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities ; 
 
National Shippers' Council of 
Togo (CNCT)  www.cnct.tg  Penalties for breaches of 
import and export 
procedures  
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  2018 National Customs 
Code 
 
1.1(h) Procedures for appeal or review ; 
 
Autonom ous Port of Lomé  www.togoport.tg  Procedures for appeal and 
review for imports and 
exports  
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  2018 National Customs 
Code 
 
1.1(i) Agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, exportation, 
or transit ; 
 
Autonom ous Port of Lomé  www.togoport.tg  Inter-State conventions  
The journal  LA PILOTINE  
Speciali st international 
journals : Le Marin , Jeune 
Afrique  
Chamb er of  Commerce and 
Industr y of Togo www.ccit.tg  Introduction of single 
bonds (Chamb er of  
Commerce and Industr y of 
Burkina Faso – Chamb er of 
Commerce and Industr y of 
Togo)  
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  1.1(j) Procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas ; 
 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  Procedures  relating to the  
administration  of tariff 
quotas  
 
(b) The Uniform Resource Locators of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1 of Article  1 
 
(a) A description of the Member's procedures for importation, exportation, and transit, including 
procedures for appeal or review, that informs governments, traders, and other interested parties of 
the practical steps needed for importation, exp ortation, and transit ; 
 
Minist ry of Trade, Industry 
and Domestic  Consumption  www.commerce.gouv.tg  Importer s'/exporter s' card 
and shipper s' card 
Certificat e of origin 
Registered Exporter (REX)  
certificat e 
Exporter's g uide 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  All information on tax, 
customs and other 
provisions is available on 
this website  
24-hour h otlines are in 
operation  (8220/8201)  
2018 National Customs 
Code 
 
(b) The forms and documents required for importation into, exportation from, or transit through the 
Member's territory ; 
 
Minist ry of Trade, Industry 
and Domestic  Consumption  www.commerce.gouv.tg  Information on the 
documents required for 
export s 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  www.otr.tg  Documents requi red for 
importation , exportation 
and transit  
Minist ry of Agriculture, 
Fisheries and  Sustainable 
Development  https://agriculture.gouv.tg  Order laying down the 
requirements  for the 
establishment and 
exportation of meat and 
fish shops  in the Togolese 
Republic  
Phytosanitary certif icate 
application form  
Application  form for plant 
and plant product import 
permits  
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  (c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Minist ry of Trade, Industry 
and Domestic  
Consumption /Direc torate of 
Foreign Trade  Name : BATCHASSI Katchali  
Tel.: +228 90 29 25 72  
Address:  B.P: 383 
Place des Martyrs  
Lomé , Togo 
Email : batchassi.k@gmail.com  
Website: www.commerce.gouv.tg  Direct or of Foreign Trade   
Minist ry of Trade, Industry 
and Domestic  
Consumption /Direc torate of 
Industry  Name: FEOU Bilakimwé  
Tel.: +228 22 21 22 89  
B.P: 383 Lomé, Togo  
Email : feouluciano@yahoo.fr ; 
directionindustrietogo@gmail.com  
Website : www.commerce.gouv.tg  
http://togocham.ccit.tg/togocham/
#/INSCRIPTION  Direct or of Industr y 
Minist ry of Health, Public 
Hygiene and Universal Access 
to Health  Care Name: Dr NYANSA A. T. Atany  
Tel.: +228 90 20 62 21  
Address : Direction de la 
pharmacie, du médicament et des 
laboratoires  (Directorate of 
Pharmacy, Medicines and 
Laboratories ), B.P: 336 Lomé, Togo  
Tel.: +228 22 35 05 21; 22 21 38 01  
Email: bnyansa@yahoo.fr ; 
dpmltogo@yahoo.fr  
Website : www.sante.gouv.tg   
 Nom: AVOCHINOU Koffi  
Tel.: +228 90 79 95 68  
Address: Direction de la 
pharmacie, du médicament et des 
laboratoires  (Directorate of 
Pharmacy, Medicines and 
Laboratories ), B.P: 336 Lomé, Togo  
Tel.: +228 22 35 05 21 ; 22 21 38 01  
Email : mavochinou@yahoo.fr ; 
dpmltogo@yahoo.fr  
Website: www.sante.gouv.tg   
Autonom ous Port of  Lomé  www.togoport.tg  
Client hotlines :  
80.00.18.18; 80.00.00.18  
PAL r adio-telephony for vessel s, 
very high frequency (VHF)  
channels : 12; 14; 16  
Marine base , VHF  channel : 10  
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  Article 10, p aragraph 4.3  
 
The tripty ch provides details on  the operation of the Single Window for Foreign Trade (GUCE) and 
training handbooks instruct  users on how to use the electronic  platform . This platform was designed 
following exchanges of information on best practices among all foreign t rade stakeholders invited to 
GUCE establishment and monitoring  committees and  commissions , the members of which were 
determined  by ministerial order . 
 
Training handbook  for approved customs agents  
 
Training handbook  for consignees  
 
All of these documents a re available for consultation at www.segucetogo.tg . 
 
Article 10, p aragraph  6.2 
 
Provisions concerning p ersons authorized to account for goods  are set out  in Articles 84 and 85 of 
the National Customs Code . Website: www.otr.tg . 
 
Article 12, p aragraph 2.2 
 
Ministry of the Economy and Finance/Customs and Indirect Taxation Commission (CDDI)  
 
Ministry of the Economy and 
Finance /Customs and Indirect 
Taxation Commission (CDDI)  AMELETE N 'LAKIMWE  
Customs Inspector  
Tel.: +228 90 04 58 42  
Email : namelete@otr.tg ; 
ameletecyrille@yahoo.fr  Head, Information and 
Risk Analysis Division  
 
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