Customs declaration requirements for Senegal
Customs Declare produces the completed Declaration en detail (preceded by a Declaration Prealable d'Importation / DPI for FOB >= 500,000 FCFA) for Senegal’s own customs authority, in French, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Moderate confidence- Form
- Declaration en detail (preceded by a Declaration Prealable d'Importation / DPI for FOB >= 500,000 FCFA)
- Issuing authority
- Direction Generale des Douanes Senegalaises (DGD)
- Primary language
- French
- Accepted languages
- French
- Last verified
- Aug 25, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import prohibited
Import of live poultry (including day-old chicks, excluding breeder chicks), poultry meat/cuts, and eggs/egg products for consumption has been banned in Senegal since 2005 -- originally imposed during a West African avian-influenza outbreak and maintained since to protect the domestic poultry sector.
Direction de l'Elevage (Senegal Ministry of Livestock)
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 18%
- MFN duty rate data
- Not yet researched
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Not yet live for Senegal
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Senegal require?
Senegal’s import declaration is the Declaration en detail (preceded by a Declaration Prealable d'Importation / DPI for FOB >= 500,000 FCFA), issued by Direction Generale des Douanes Senegalaises (DGD).
Which languages does Senegal accept on a customs declaration?
French
What is the VAT rate on imports into Senegal?
The default VAT rate on record for Senegal is 18%.