Overview of best prospect sectors, major infrastructure projects, significant government procurements and business opportunities.

While its domestic market remains small, Benin’s well-located port allows it to be a re-exporting country for its landlocked neighbors and for Nigeria, reaching markets of over 255 million consumers.

U.S. companies have notable opportunities for export of electronic products, cosmetics, poultry, toiletries, telecommunications equipment, electrical power systems, transportation equipment, cotton industry equipment, cereals, meat and poultry, agricultural machinery, dredging machinery, and construction equipment.

The best prospects for major projects are infrastructure projects, including road, airport, and railway construction, housing, telecommunications and information technology, and energy.  The current government has laid out its overall strategy for development in its Government Action Plan.  The Government has ambitiously pursued this plan, linking most investments to it.
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Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.