▁where ▁goods ▁going ▁west ▁to ▁T ogo , ▁Gh ana , ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁pass , ▁and ▁goods ▁going ▁into ▁Niger ia ▁trans it ▁before ▁heading ▁to ▁various ▁border ▁cross ings . ▁The ▁S è m è / K rak é ▁border ▁crossing ▁with ▁Niger ia ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁road ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁trade ▁ne x us ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁products ▁imported ▁into ▁Ben in . ▁ ▁Ben in ' s ▁traditional ▁trade ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁in ▁particular ▁France ▁and ▁Belg ium , ▁remain ▁strong . ▁There ▁is ▁presence ▁of ▁Chinese ▁food st uff s ▁in ▁the ▁open - air ▁mark ets ▁and ▁super mark ets . ▁Ben in ' s ▁major ▁trade ▁partners ▁include ▁Niger ia , ▁France , ▁Belg ium , ▁Spain , ▁Switzerland , ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁China , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁regional ▁trad ing ▁partners ▁include ▁Niger , ▁T ogo , ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso . ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁annual ▁trade ▁with ▁these ▁countries ▁are ▁extremely ▁hard ▁to ▁determine , ▁but ▁some ▁sources ▁indicate ▁that ▁Ben in ▁exports ▁about ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁corn ▁and ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁rice ▁to ▁Niger ia , ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁corn ▁to ▁Niger , ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁corn ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0