Poste restante: Benin To be confirmed

Poste restante · La Poste du Bénin

In short. Benin: poste restante is called “Poste restante” and is run by La Poste du Bénin. A letter is held: Not specified. Cost: Paid. ID document: unconfirmed.

Example address

Ms Camille DUPONT
POSTE RESTANTE
Chosen La Poste du Bénin commercial agency
Locality
BENIN

Greyed out: replace with your own details. Write the rest exactly as shown.

Holding period, cost and tips

Held for
Not specified
Cost
Paid
ID document
Unconfirmed

The official page states a delivery fee of 500 FCFA. It does not say who pays it or when.

  • Official "Service distribution" page (read directly, undated, content possibly old): poste restante is described as "mail to be held at the customer's disposal at the counter of a commercial agency", for all commercial agencies, on request made at the agency's address.
  • The exact address format is not given by this page: the lines above are generic. Ask the chosen agency how to write the item's address.
  • Holding period and ID: not specified for poste restante. A photocopy of ID is mentioned only for PO boxes.
  • Dominant use: the PO box (typical address "10 BP 648 COTONOU" according to the UPU addressing sheet, 11/2025). The UPU sheet does not describe poste restante.

This entry is to be confirmed: at least one key piece of information could not be verified on an official page. Call the country's post office before sending anything important.

Source: La Poste du Bénin ↗