WEST AFRICA FREIGHT FORWARDER

All the services of a freight forwarder

To ensure your delivery reaches its destination safely, in the shortest possible time and at the best price, our expertise as a freight forwarder in West Africa also includes a comprehensive range of services:

+ Accredited customs broker and freight forwarder
+ Cargo insurance and Incoterms
+ Stowage and loading space optimization
+ Consolidated cargo solutions
+ International logistics consulting

Are you planning to launch a new venture or urgently resupply a customer on the African continent ?

Centrimex, a longstanding player in West African logistics

Our more than 70 years of experience in West Africa, along with our subsidiaries Colimex – Centrimex located near the logistics hubs, allow us to offer you exceptional responsiveness and complete transparency in all operations conducted in West Africa.

Who is Centrimex ?

Since 1948, Centrimex – historically known as Centre Imex – has been a company resolutely focused on Africa. From its inception, the freight forwarder specializing in West Africa set up its base at the port of Marseille to oversee logistics operations from the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Guinea, before expanding its operations across all five continents.

Our services for your shipments

Our maritime and multimodal freight forwarding services include, but are not limited to:
– Export of goods from Europe or Asia to West African markets
– Import of African goods or those transiting through the Gulf of Guinea
– Transportation of goods throughout the CEDEAO customs union (Economic Community of West African States) and the UEMOA free trade area
– Declaration and monitoring of customs procedures related to both intra- and extra-West Africa operations

Cities and countries with establishments in West Africa.

Colimex Cotonou, freight in Benin¹²

Ouagadougou, freight forwarder in Burkina Faso¹²

Colimex Douala, transport in Cameroon³

Pointe-Noire au Congo³

The capital Abidjan, shipments in Côte d’Ivoire¹²

Libreville, transport in Gabon³

Tema and Labone-Accra for your shipments in Ghana

Bamako, for your transports in Mali¹²

Nouakchott, transport in Mauritania

Colimex Dakar, shipments in Senegal¹²

Lomé, shipments in Togo¹²

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¹ : Member country of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), see definition below

² : Member country of UEMOA (West African Economic and Monetary Union), see definition below

³ : Member country of CEAC (Economic Community of Central African States), see definition below

ECOWAS, CEAC, and UEMOA: Strong Agreements for African Trade

Since 1975 and the founding of ECOWAS, the countries of West Africa have united and joined forces to strengthen their impact on the international stage. These economic, political, and diplomatic alliances facilitate exchanges between nations as well as the associated customs procedures.

ECOWAS : The Economic Community of West African States promotes the economic integration of its 15 member countries. Within these countries, people can move freely, and the customs union greatly facilitates the exchange of goods. This organization also plays a mediating role in times of tension or conflict, further fostering robust economic development.

CEAC : Created in 1983, the Economic Community of Central African States aims to maintain peace while also liberalizing trade among its member countries. With Cameroon and Congo among its members, logistics for our African freight forwarders between West and Central African nations are significantly simplified.

UEMOA : UEMOA formerly UMOA (African Monetary Union)—is an open and harmonized economic market built around a central bank, the BCEAO. Its 8 member countries share the same currency: the CFA franc.

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