Togo royalty increases for transshipment operations at sea

The Togolese Ministry of Economy and Finance implemented royalty increases on the 25th of September 2023.  These will be applied to transshipment operations at sea, including those at Lome.

We’ve summarised how the increases will be applied to foreign vessels below.  For the full details and official order from the Republic of Togo’s Ministry of Economy and Finance click here.

Entry/exit tax

• Entry authorisation: CFA 120,000 (approximately EUR 183)*
• Exit authorisation: CFA 50,000 (approximately EUR 76)*

*According to Art 3, this will be applied to ALL VESSELS, whether it is a STS, bunker, husbandry, etc.

Environmental tax

• Environmental fee: CFA 12 per MT (approximately EUR – 0.0183 per MT)

*Pending further clarification since it will be charged to both sending and receiving vessels for the cargo being transshipped.- (according to Art 4)

Maritime tax

• CFA 150 per MT (approximately EUR 0.229 per MT) with a minimum of CFA 1,000,000 per operation (approximately EUR 1,525)*

*Only sending vessels are subject to this fee, according to Art 5

All above-mentioned taxes will be added to the recently imposed Customs charges Extra-legal Tax – pending confirmation from authorities

We will continue monitoring the situation and providing you with updates from our colleagues on the ground.

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