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Document format and locale facts for Benin

Use these defaults as a practical starting point for presentation. ISO/CLDR formatting facts are not legal or tax advice, and reviewed jurisdiction guidance is identified separately.

Currency & locale

XOF · fr-BJ

Paper & date

A4 · DD/MM/YYYY (DMY)

Language

fr (official) · LTR

Text system

gregory calendar · latn digits

Why these defaults?

The country code comes from ISO 3166. Unicode CLDR supplies presentation-oriented locale, currency, paper, date, language, calendar, numbering, and direction metadata. Defaults reduce setup time; they do not decide what a valid document must contain.

Recorded official or regional-official language tags: fr.

Limited guidance reviewed

Document vocabulary and checks

Benin's national VAT-invoice particulars and MECeF user context are reviewed. IFU/NIM validation, certified device use, signature/QR generation, VAT/exemption, taxpayer-status, transmission, filing and transaction-specific treatment remain separately researched scopes.

Evidence snapshot: 2 official sources · last reviewed 2026-07-18. This is scoped guidance, not a jurisdiction-wide compliance certification.

Tax labels: VAT. Business identifier labels: Identifiant Fiscal Unique (IFU) / MECeF Identification Number (NIM).

  • Guidance: Benin DGI guidance for VAT invoices records the IFU, invoice sequence and date, customer and supplier names/addresses, transaction nature, quantity and precise designation, unit/global prices, ex-VAT price, VAT rate/amount, exempt indication where applicable, amount due, MECeF identification number, signature and electronic code. This local preview does not validate IFU or NIM, use a certified MECeF, generate its signature/QR, or decide VAT, exemption, taxpayer-status, transmission, filing or transaction-specific treatment.Evidence BJ_DGI_VAT_INVOICE_GUIDANCE, BJ_DGI_MECEF_OBLIGATIONS · reviewed 2026-07-18 · review by 2027-01-18 · automation advisory only

Identifier format guidance: See the relevant authority.

Reviewed official sources

Registry provenance

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