Burundi

Burundi Customs Contacts

Website: http://english.obr.bi/home.html

Address: 19 Bis Avenue de l'Industrie B.P. 75, Bujumbura

Telephone: +257 2224 3334

The Republic of Burundi is situated in East Africa. It is a landlocked country bordered by Tanzania, Congo and Rwanda. Burundi's capital and largest city is Bujumbura. The country is a member of the East African Community and World Trade Organization.

Tariffs

Being a member of EAC, Burundi shares the same customs tariffs and trade regulations applied by this organization. Burundi applies the EAC common external tariffs on the cost, insurance and freight (c.i.f.) value of imports.

Additional taxes

Burundi has an 18-percent VAT applied on the cost, insurance and freight value plus duty, for the vast majority of products.

Product certification, labelling and packaging

To import goods in Burundi a Certificate of Conformity is needed. It is a document issued to prove the conformity of the products to the relevant approved standards, and for customs clearance. Importers who do not have a CoC may be issued a penalty of 15% of CIF. The Certificate of Conformity is issued by the appointed government agency responsible for ensuring product quality standards (Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control). The BBN may not allow some goods to be imported into Burundi if they have been rejected by the other EAC members.

Burundi applies international standards on labelling and packaging and does not have any specific requirements on this point.

Documents for import/export

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