Niger - Trade BarriersNiger - Trade Barriers
There are no legal obstacles to U.S. or foreign businesses. A significant informal barrier for U.S. companies is Niger's historical economic ties to France, the former colonial power. Local companies are used to French business law, customs, and practices and tend to favor doing business with their French counterparts.
Niger’s formal non-tariff barriers to trade are high, but a wider range of formal and informal non-tariff barriers constrain intra-regional trade, including onerous customs procedures, driver and vehicle related regulations, delays at ports, weighbridges and roadblocks.
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.
Niger’s formal non-tariff barriers to trade are high, but a wider range of formal and informal non-tariff barriers constrain intra-regional trade, including onerous customs procedures, driver and vehicle related regulations, delays at ports, weighbridges and roadblocks.
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.