# Senegal (SN)

**Capital:** Dakar  
**Currency:** West African CFA franc (XOF) (XOF)  
**Population:** 18'593'258  
**Area:** 196'712 km²

> With the Port of Dakar, Senegal is a key West African gateway and the main transit country for landlocked Mali. In 2024 Dakar ranked as sub-Saharan Africa's best-performing container port (World Bank CPPI); the new deepwater Port of Ndayane (DP World) is to add capacity from late 2027. Imports carry 18 percent VAT plus UEMOA/ECOWAS levies, cleared via GAINDE and the ORBUS single window.

Senegal (ISO code: SN) lies on the Atlantic coast of West Africa and borders Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia, which partly cuts into the country. It is a stable presidential republic that saw a democratic transfer of power in 2024. The climate is mainly tropical, with a rainy season from June to October and a dry Harmattan period from November to May. The economy rests on agriculture, fishing, mining, services and a growing industrial sector, complemented since 2024 by offshore oil (Sangomar) and gas (GTA). Senegal exports gold, phosphates, fish, groundnuts and petroleum products while relying on imports of machinery, vehicles, fuels and foodstuffs. Logistically, the Port of Dakar acts as a regional hub and the main gateway for landlocked Mali, supported by Blaise Diagne International Airport and road and rail corridors. The currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF), pegged to the euro at 655.957.

**Top Import Partners:** FR, CN, NG, BE, ES

**Top Export Partners:** ML, IN, CH, CN, FR

**Top Import Goods:** Erdölprodukte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Nahrungsmittel, Chemikalien

**Top Export Goods:** Gold, Phosphate, Fisch, Erdnüsse, Zement

**Key Airports:**
- [Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/blaise-diagne-international-airport-dss)
- [Bakel Airport (BXE)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bakel-airport-bxe)
- [Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cap-skirring-airport-csk)
- [Kaolack Airport (KLC)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kaolack-airport-klc)
- [Kédougou Airport (KGG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kedougou-airport-kgg)
- [Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport-dkr)
- [Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ouro-sogui-airport-max)
- [Saint Louis Airport (XLS)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/saint-louis-airport-xls)
- [Tambacounda Airport (TUD)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/tambacounda-airport-tud)
- [Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ziguinchor-airport-zig)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** TVA 18 Prozent auf den CAF-Wert (Standardsatz  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Abfertigung über GAINDE; Single Window ORBUS (seit 2004) bündelt Vorabgenehmigungen und Handelsdokumente. Zuständig ist die DGD.  
**Customs authority:** [Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD)](douanes.sn)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Westafrikanisches Gateway / Transitland für Mali  
**Economic area:** UEMOA (WAEMU) / ECOWAS (CEDEAO)  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.douanes.sn/ndn722/](https://www.douanes.sn/ndn722/)
- [https://www.finances.gouv.sn/service/les-tarifs-douaniers/](https://www.finances.gouv.sn/service/les-tarifs-douaniers/)
- [https://www.ansd.sn](https://www.ansd.sn)
- [https://www.portdakar.sn](https://www.portdakar.sn)
- [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/content/everything-arms-eba](https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/content/everything-arms-eba)
- [https://ecotis.ecowas.int/policy-development/common-external-tariff-cet/](https://ecotis.ecowas.int/policy-development/common-external-tariff-cet/)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/senegal-prohibited-and-restricted-imports](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/senegal-prohibited-and-restricted-imports)
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Diagne_International_Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Diagne_International_Airport)

*Last verified: 2026-06-29*

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