Type

• Juxtaposition of geographically delimited zones ;
• And free points on the national territory.

With that in mind, and also to foster full development in every part of the country, the national territory of the Republic of Benin is divided into three (03) geographic zones defined as follows:

• Zone 1 : A zone largely equipped with basic infrastructures such as the port facility, the airport facility, the railways, telecommunication, and industrial buildings.
• Zone 2 : A zone reasonably equipped with basic infrastructures.
• Zone 3 : A zone lowly equipped with basic infrastructures.

Location

The first geographically delimited area, covering 230 acres, is :

• Within the local authority of Sèmè – Podji ;
• 20 kilometres far from the port and international airport of Cotonou ;
• equipped with the most important road network of the country ;
• at the doorstep of the biggest African market : Nigeria (8km far from the Nigerian border) .

Land security

• 99 years long-term lease ;
• low cost of CFA 150 to 300 a year .

Markets

Investing in the Benin Free Processing Zone is the key to have access to several markets:

• WAEMU : 8 countries with 75 millions of consumers ;
• ECOWAS : 15 countries with 250 millions of consumers ;
• The European Union : with the EU-ACP (Cotonou Agreements) ;
• The United States of America : with the AGOA law (African Growth Opportunity Act)

Facteurs de production

Electricity
• Building of a Gas Power Plant on the site of the Free Zone;
• Independence from the national network;
• Important reduction of the kWh price;


Water
• Building of the Water Tour and a pumping station on the site;
• Independence from the national network;


Telecommunications
• Connexion of the site to optic fibre;
• Permanent availability of telephones;
• Low cost of the international communication;


Man power
• Benin reputation in Africa for the quality of its human resources:
• Guaranteed Minimum Wage : CFA 27,500 i.e. Euro 42
• industry workers monthly medium wage :

       operatives and employees :         FCFA 91.250            soit Euro 139
        foreman:             FCFA 200.500          soit Euro 306
        executives and equivalents :           FCFA 288.015          soit Euro 439