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4 November 2021  
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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 NIGER  
The following communication, dated 26 October 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Niger.  
 
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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;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  2018 Customs Code  
WAEMU Customs Code  
Customs Tariff  
Finance Law  
Regulatory provisions  
Process of d evelop ing a 
procedural handbook underway  
(seeking  financing)  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and 
Youth Entrepreneurs hip  Joint Order No. 
028/MCI/PJE/ME/F of 
21 May 2010 instituting  a 3% 
quota charge on rice imports to 
Niger  
Order No. 
030/MC/PSP/DGC/DCE/PE of 
29 March 2012 amending and 
supplementing Order No. 
007/MC/PSP/DGC/DCE/PE of 
23 January 2012 on regulations 
for the import ation and 
export ation of hydrocarbons  
Interministerial  Order No. 116 
MSP/MC/PSP/MMDI/DF of 
25 March 2014 specifying  the 
criteria for the production, 
import ation and marketing of salt 
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  Order No. 088/MC/PSP/MT/MF of 
17 December 2014 on the 
documents required for the 
import ation and export ation of 
goods  
Order No. 
050/MC/PSP/DGC/DCI/LCVC of 
2 June 2017 establishing  approval 
for the trade in tobacco and 
cigarettes for re -export  
Ministry of Agriculture   Law No. 2015 -35 of 26 May 2015 
on plant protection  
Ministry of Livestock  www.elevage.gouv.ne  The regulations are available on 
the Ministry 's website.  
Ministry of Health  www.dphmt -msp.ne  Import ation and export ation 
information is available on the 
website of the Department  of 
Pharmac eutics  and Traditional 
Medicine of this Ministry.  
Ministry of Mines   Mining Code of the Republic of 
Niger, 2007 Edition  
Ordinance No. 2017 -03 of 
30 June 2017 amending 
Ordinance No. 93 -16 of 
2 March  1993 on the Mining Law  
Ministry of the Environment and 
Combating Desertification   Law No. 2021 -003 of 
16 March  2021 establishing the 
fishing and aquaculture regime in 
Niger  
Law No. 2004 -040 of 8 June 2004 
establishing the forestry regime in 
Niger and stipulating that all 
imports and exports of seeds  or 
forest plant material require prior 
authorization from the forestry 
minister  
Interministerial Order No. 
00177/MESU/DD/MC/PSP  of 
24 October 2018 on the allocation 
of import quota s to operators for 
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)  
Decree No. 98 -295/PRN/MH/E of 
29 October 1998 specifying  the 
requirements for implementing 
Law No. 98 -07 of 29 April 1998 
establishing the hunting and 
wildlife protection regime  
The Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry of Niger  www.ccin.ne  The regulations are available on 
this website.  
Directorate -General of Taxation  www.impots.gouv.ne  Information is available on the 
website of the Directorate -
General of Taxation.  
 
1.1(b) Applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or 
exportation;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  Applied rates of duties and taxes 
are available on the Customs 
website  
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  1.1(c) Fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with  
importation, exportation or transit;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  The excise for  discount s is subject 
to a specific situation.  
The Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry of Niger  www.ccin.ne  Information is available on this 
website.  
Directorate -General of Taxation  www.impots.gouv.ne  Information is available on this 
website.  
The Nigerien Council of Public 
Transport Users (CNUT) a public 
industrial and commercial 
establishment   Fee for road traffic tracking note 
(BSTR) or cargo tracking note 
(BSC) required for import s 
 
1.1(d) Rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  Classification is based on the 
WCO rules of the ECOWAS 
Common External Tariff ( CET). 
 
1.1(e) Laws, regulations and administrative  rulings of general application relating to rules of origin;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne/textes -
reglementaires  The procedures are outlined in 
the national Customs Code and 
WAEMU/ECOWAS regulations . 
 
1.1(f) Import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  Regulations and circulars are 
available on this website.  
 
1.1(g) Penalty provisions for breaches of import, export or transit formalities;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  
 
1.1(h) Procedures for appeal or review;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne/textes -
reglementaires  Quotas result from cyclical 
government decisions.  
 
1.1(i) Agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, exportation 
or transit;  
 
Directorate -General 
of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  Inter-State Road Transit 
procedures  
 
1.1(j) Procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas;  
 
Directorate -General 
of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne/textes -reglementaires  
 Information available on 
the Customs website.  
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  (b) The Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1 of 
Article 1  
 
(a) a description of its 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, exportation and transit;  
 
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  
 
(b) The forms and documents required for importation into, exportation from or transit through the 
Member's territory;  
 
Ministry of Trade, Industry and You th 
Entrepreneurs hip Licensing  
Import or export authorization  
Approval  
Directorate -General of Customs  www.douanes.gouv.ne  
Ministry of Agriculture  Phytosanitary certificate for re -export  
Report  
Approval for pesticides  
Ministry of the Environment and Combating 
Desertification  Movement certificate  
Certificate of origin  
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Niger  www.ccin.ne  
Ministry of Livestock  www.elevage.gouv.ne  
 
(c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Ministry of Trade, Industry 
and You th Entrepreneurs hip Name: Issaka Moussa Raoufou  
Tel.: +227 88 00 41 41  
Email: raoufissaka@yahoo.fr  Director of Foreign Trade  
 
Paragraph 4.3 of Article 10  
 
A single window for foreign trade is being set up  in Niger and the company , Webb Fontaine Niger 
SA, has been chosen to manage it . The company comes under the authority of  the Minist ry of 
Finance.  
 
Paragraph 6.2 of Article 10  
 
Customs formalities are covered by the Customs Code (Art icles 105 and 106) 
www.douanes.gouv.ne . 
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  Paragraph 2.2 of Article  12 
 
Information on the contact point(s) for customs cooperation  
 
Directorate -General of 
Customs  Name: Balla Moustapha  
Tel.: +227 96964454  
Address: Niamey  
Email: moustgoga@yahoo.fr  
Website: www.douanes.gouv.ne  Director of Regulations and 
International Relations  
 Name: Abdou Habi  
Tel.: 96888714  
Address: Niamey  
Email: abdouh41@yahoo.fr  
Website: www.douanes.gouv.ne  Head of the Trade Facilitation 
and Business Consulting  
Division  
 
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