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IMPORT

Medicines and pharmaceutical products

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Anyone undertaking any commercial activities, even on an occasional basis, likely to entail tax obligations, must be registered with the Investment Promotion Agency for enterprises and individuals, and with the National Agency for the Promotion and Regulation of Cooperative Societies in Burundi for cooperatives.

Get a company registered

Private companies, public companies, joint ventures, financed projects, NGOs, individual companies, international organizations, personalized state administration involved in business register as a company.

. A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.

. Between 2 and 50 shareholders are required to create a limited liability company (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a joint stock company (SA).

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Get the registration of an individual

Any individual of at least eighteen years of age may be registered, with the exception of persons engaged in itinerant trade and persons who have been declared bankrupt and have not been rehabilitated or convicted of bankruptcy.

Get the co-operative Registration

A co-operative is a for profit legal entity that brings together people or companies that have common economic, social or cultural needs. However, it differs from other enterprises by its ownership structure, governance, purpose, management and values.

Obtain the authorization to open

The authorisation to open a wholesale pharmacy is a document issued by the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control that is a prerequisite for obtaining authorisation to import medicines.

Obtain an importer's license/registration

The importer approval is an importer identification number that must appear on all customs import documents. It can be obtained from the Foreign Trade Directorate at the Ministry of Trade, Transport, Industry and Tourism..

Obtain access to the electronic One Stop Shop

The access code to the Electronic Single Window is an authorisation that allows the importer of medicines or pharmaceutical products or his representative to obtain access to the system allowing him to establish the necessary formalities for obtaining the Import Authorisation from the Burundian Regulatory Authority for Medicines for Human Use and Food (ABREMA). It is obtained from the Directorate of Programmes and Follow-up at the Customs and Excise Office, Burundian Revenue Office.

License

Obtain the import authorization

Any importer of medicines for human use must have an authorisation signed by the Minister in charge of public health after receiving the opinion of the regulatory authority. Only medicines and other pharmaceutical products that have been duly registered in Burundi and meet the specifications applicable to them may be authorised for import.

Obtain validation of the declaration of intent to import

Any import of goods except goods with a FOB value less than or equal to USD 3,000 for chemicals, food and pharmaceutical products and a FOB value less than USD 5,000 for other products, including donations, must materialize its intention to import by completing a declaration of intent to import with the importer's bank. The declaration is assigned a valid reference number for identification and tracking purposes.

Get a Transport contract

The transport contract for goods is defined as the contract by which the carrier undertakes principally and for a fee to move, from one place to another, the goods delivered to him by the sender.

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Le contrat de représentation est établi entre l'importateur et un représentant agréé, généralement une agence de douane. Ce contrat formalise la relation entre les deux parties et définit clairement les responsabilités de chacun dans le processus de dédouanement.

Il est essentiel que le représentant soit dûment enregistré et autorisé à exercer au Burundi. Ce contrat garantit que toutes les procédures douanières soient respectées, contribuant ainsi à un mouvement efficace des marchandises à travers les frontières. En outre, il peut inclure des détails sur les frais de service et les conditions de paiement, assurant une transparence dans la gestion des transactions.

Customs Clearance

Customs clearance is generally defined as the action of clearing goods through customs with the prior payment of duties and taxes.

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

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Obtain the tax exemption certificate

An exemption is an exoneration from payment of taxes or duties under certain conditions defined by law. A request can be made when goods have arrived on Burundian soil or even before arrival to allow for a smoother process. The unit in charge of exemptions at the Directorate of Customs and E-Business services processes exemption requests for personal effects, Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs, drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical materials and equipment, people enjoying diplomatic and consular privileges (diplomats), veterinary drugs and agricultural inputs.

Obtain the special treasury cheque

The special treasury cheque is a document issued by the Ministry of Finance and certifying the coverage of the exemption granted by the Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR).

Get the Customs Release pass

The laissez-suivre is a document issued by a transport company certifying the release of the goods so that customs clearance procedures can be initiated

Get the inspection form

Medicines and pharmaceutical products for which the importer has received import authorisation must only be removed from the customs premises after inspection by the technical services of the Burundian Medicines and Food Regulatory Authority (ABREMA), after which an inspection form is issued.

Obtain the customs declaration

The customs declaration is captured by an accredited customs clearing agent and reviewed by a customs auditor at the customs clearance office chosen by the importer. The importer and his representative (the clearing agent) are responsible for all declared information.

Obtain the customs declaration

The customs declaration for a value of the goods exceeding USD 2000 is entered by an authorised customs declarant and assessed by a customs auditor of the clearance office chosen by the importer. The importer and his representative are responsible for all information declared.

Obtain the simplified customs declaration

The simplified EAC certificate of origin is a document issued to the exporter that certifies that the exported consignment of goods meets the criteria of origin in accordance with the EAC rules of origin. It is issued at the border exit point by the Burundi Revenue Authority for goods valued at up to USD 2000.

Obtenir l'accord de chargement

Full procedure - for a new trader

General procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps allowing the importer or his authorised customs agent to obtain the necessary licences and permits for customs clearance via the port of Bujumbura to the member countries of the East African Community.

Simplified procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles the steps allowing the operator and/or his authorised customs agent to obtain the necessary licences and permits for simplified customs clearance for the import of medicines by air via Melchior NDADAYE International Airport.

Cement Clinkers

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

Private companies, public companies, mixed companies, funded projects, NGOs, sole proprietorships, International Organizations, the personalized administration of the state involved in trade register as a company.

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Any individual aged at least eighteen years old may be registered, with the exception of persons engaged in itinerant trade and persons who have been declared bankrupt and have not been rehabilitated or definitively sentenced for bankruptcy.

Get the co-operative Registration

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Obtain environmental compliance

The environmental compliance certificate is a document issued by the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock. It is granted in compliance with the requirements imposed by the environmental impact assessment procedure and indicates that the production or commercial activity does not harm the environment.

Obtain the environmental compliance approval

The environmental compliance approval which is given to the promoter of a project with a relatively short duration to carry out an activity likely to adversely affect the environment.

Obtain the environmental compliance certificate

The environmental compliance certificate which is given to the promoter of a project with a relatively short duration to carry out an activity likely to adversely affect the environment.

Additional authorization for an exemption beneficiary

Get the certificate of eligibility

The eligibility certificate is a document that is given to the promoter of a project eligible for the incentives of the investment code. It can be obtained from the Investment Promotion Agency-Burundi Revenue Authority working group at the Investment Promotion Agency and indicates the incentives to which the project promoter is entitled.

License

Obtain validation of the declaration of intent to import

Obtenir le contrat d'assurance transport marchandise

Le contrat d’assurance transport doit être souscrite auprès d'une entreprise d'assurance agréée au Burundi. Le montant de la valeur minimale des marchandises ou facultés à l’importation assujetties à l’obligation d’assurance est fixé à quinze millions de francs burundais (15.000.000 BIF). La valeur prise en compte est la valeur d’achat des marchandises convertie en francs burundais.

Contract a shipowner

Le contrat de transport de marchandises est définie comme étant celui par lequel l'armateur s'engage principalement et moyennant rémunération, à déplacer, d'un lieu à un autre, la marchandise qui lui est remise par l'expéditeur.

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for customs clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

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Get approval to discharge at the port

The authorisation to unload in port is a requirement for all vessels entering, manoeuvring, berthing, anchoring or departing in the waters of all public ports. It is issued by the Burundi Maritime, Port and Railway Authority.

Get the weighing slip

The weighing slip is issued by Global Port Services Burundi for trucks that pass over the weighbridge

Get the Customs release pass

The follow up permit is issued by the shipping agency and endorsed to the port officials that the user is free from the shipping agency and is free to proceed with the customs clearance activities.

More requirements in case of exemption

Obtain validation of the list of products to be exempted

The list of products to be exempted is a list that is drawn up by the Burundi Development Agency in accordance with the request made by the promoter of the investment project. This list is then submitted to the Burundi Revenue Authority for the establishment of the exemption certificate.

Obtain the exemption certificate

The exemption certificate is a document issued by the Legal Affairs and Dispute Management Department of the Burundi Revenue Authority. This certificate becomes effective when the customs clearance declaration is made.

Obtain the customs declaration

Get the BUCECO dispatch note

A dispatch note is a document issued by the plant manager to confirm that a batch of wheat flour has left the plant.

Get the exit registration

Exit registration of goods is a requirement on leaving customs/port facilities to check that goods are in order in relation to inspections and payments in accordance with the procedures in force.

Full procedure - for a new trader

General procedure

Durum wheat

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Get the co-operative Registration

A co-operative is a legal entity, for profit, that brings together people or companies that have common economic, social or cultural needs. However, it differs from other enterprises in its ownership structure, governance, purpose, management and values.

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Additional authorization for an exemption beneficiary

An exemption is a waiver of payment of taxes or duties under certain conditions defined by law. Any natural or legal person meeting the required legal conditions can benefit from the exemption.

Get the certificate of eligibility

License

Obtain the import authorization for plant material and products

The plant import permit is issued by the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, and allows the import of plants and plant material into Burundi. It verifies that the consignment has met the requirements stated on the permit according to the type of species. The permit is issued for each consignment.

Obtain validation of the declaration of intent to import

Obtain the insurance cover/contract for transportation of goods

The transport insurance contract must be taken from an insurance company licensed in Burundi. The minimum value of the goods or import faculties subject to the insurance obligation is set at fifteen million Burundi francs (BIF 15,000,000). The value taken into account is the purchase value of the goods converted into Burundian francs.

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Petits et micro contribuables

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Obtain the customs declaration

Obtain the appropriate import authorization

The import authorization in question is an agreement to remove the plant/plant product given after the control by the phytosanitary inspector present at the border post chosen by the user.

Obtain physical verification/Import Inspection Report

The physical verification/import inspection report is a document issued by the BBN inspector present at the border post chosen by the user either directly after presentation of the conformity documents of the goods or after obtaining the analysis results from the BBN laboratory.

Get the receipt slip

A receiving slip is a document that confirms that a batch of imported durum wheat has been received at the factory. It is issued by the Stock Manager.

More requirements in case of exemption

Obtain validation of the list

The list of products to be exempted must be validated within the working group of the Burundi Development Agency (BDA) and the Burundi Revenue Authority (BRA) in order to obtain the exemption certificate. It must bear the signatures of at least one OBR official, the ADB official and the ADB Director or his representative.

Obtain the exemption certificate

An exemption is a waiver of payment of tax, duty or fee under certain conditions defined in the law. The application can be made when the goods have arrived on Burundian territory or even before they have arrived to facilitate the speedy conduct of business. The unit in charge of exemptions at the Directorate of Customs and E-Business Services processes exemption applications for personal effects, non-governmental organisations, medicines, pharmaceutical products, medical materials and equipment, persons enjoying diplomatic and consular privileges, veterinary medicines and agricultural inputs. Other types of exemptions are handled by the Exemption Unit of the Legal Affairs and Litigation Management Directorate.

Customs clearance at the KIGOMA port

Customs clearance at the port of KIGOMA consists of procedures done first by the carrier TRC, then by TPA and finally by TRA. The aim is to conclude with an outbound cargo declaration.

At the Kobero office

At the KOBERO office, the user receives the customs declaration and the removal order for goods from EAC countries. This declaration is entered by an authorised customs declarant and evaluated by a customs auditor at the customs clearance office chosen by the importer. The importer and his representative are responsible for all information declared.

Full procedure - for a new trader

Full procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps that allow the importer of durum wheat or his authorised customs agent to obtain the necessary licences and permits for customs clearance via the KOBERO border post.

Flat-rolled products

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Get the co-operative Registration

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Additional authorization for an exemption beneficiary

Get the certificate of eligibility

License

Obtain validation of the declaration of intent to import

Obtain the insurance cover/contract for transportation of goods

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs Clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

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Getting the covid test on entrance

Get the confirmation of arrival

Obtain the customs declaration

Arrival checks

Get the tracker installation

Getting the image scan

Goods issue validation

Additional procedures in case of exemption

Obtain validation of the list of products to be exempted

The list of products to be exempted is a list that is prepared by the Investment Promotion Agency in accordance with the request made by the promoter of the investment project. This list is then submitted to the Burundi Revenue Authority for the establishment of the exemption certificate.

Obtain the exemption certificate

Full procedure - for a new trader

Full procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps enabling the importer of flat rolled products or his authorised customs agent from EAC member countries to obtain the necessary licences and permits for customs clearance via the port of KOBERO.

Petroleum products

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Get the co-operative Registration

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Additional authorization for a company without a warehouse

Obtain the Warehousing contract

Any economic operator, before proceeding with the importation of petroleum products, must contract for storage with an approved warehousekeeper

License

Obtain validation of the declaration of intent to import

Obtain the insurance cover/contract for transportation of goods

Get a transport contract

All importers of petroleum products must negotiate a transport contract with a licensed transport company.

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs Clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Personne physique

Personne morale

Obtain approval of the manifest

The manifest is a unique numerical code issued to the declarant and must be included on the Customs declaration. It contains the cargo information as entered in the Customs system of the port of discharge and transmitted to the Customs system of the country of destination.

Obtain the warehousing declaration

The warehousing declaration is captured by an accredited customs declarant and evaluated by a customs auditor at the office of clearance chosen by the importer. The importer and his representative (the Clearing agent) are responsible for all declare information.

Get Exit authorization at the Dar Es Salaam port

Exit clearance from Dar Es Salaam port is a procedure that is jointly done by the Tanzania Port Authority, Tanzania Revenue Authority and Burundi Revenue Authority officials.

Get the exit Note validated

The validation of the exit voucher is an operation to establish that the cargo has arrived on national territory. It is carried out by the customs services at the border of entry in accordance with the customs procedure in force.

Get the T1 validated on arrival

The T1 is a guarantee to cover goods for which duties and taxes have not been paid in advance, either because they are exempt or because they are destined for storage in the country of destination.

Obtain the declaration of consumption entry (IM4)

The declaration for release for consumption is entered by an authorised customs declarant and assessed by a customs auditor at the office of clearance chosen by the importer. The importer and his customs agency are responsible for all information declared.

Full procedure - for a new trader

Full procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps enabling the importer, which in this case is a legal entity, a non-warehouse company, of petroleum products or its authorized customs agent to obtain the necessary licenses and permits for clearance through the port of Dar es Salaam.

Telephones for cellular networks and parts thereof

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Get the co-operative Registration

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Get the seller's certificate

The seller's certificate is an authorisation issued by the Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications which allows the import and sale of electronic communications equipment on Burundian soil

Additional authorization for an exemption beneficiary

Get the certificate of eligibility

License

Obtain the import authorization for electronic communications equipment

Any person wishing to import electronic communications equipment for private use into the national territory must apply to the Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications for authorization.

The equipment to be imported must first be approved by the Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications. Otherwise, the applicant must go through the procedures for requesting a certificate of approval.

Obtain validation for the declaration of intent to import

Obtain the insurance cover/contract for transportation of goods

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Get the sub-palan receipt

The sub-pallet receipt is obtained after both vessel and truck unloading and loading activities. Vessel handling is for goods coming from the lake route and truck handling is for goods coming from the road route.

Get the Customs Release Pass

The follow up permit is issued by the shipping agency and endorsed to the port officials that the user is free from the shipping agency and is free to proceed with the customs clearance activities.

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer is a taxpayer with annual revenues exceeding BIF 1 billion.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

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Obtain authorization for removal

Electronic communications equipment for which the importer has received import authorisation shall be removed from the customs premises only after inspection by the technical services of the Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications, after which a removal authorisation is issued.

Obtain the customs declaration

Obtain the simplified customs declaration

Obtain the customs declaration

The customs declaration for a value of the goods exceeding 2000 USD is entered by an authorised customs declarant and assessed by a customs auditor of the customs clearance office chosen by the importer. The importer and his representative (the customs agency) are responsible for all information declared.

More requirements in case of exemption

Obtain validation for the list of products to be exempted

The list of products to be exempted is a list that is drawn up by the Investment Promotion Agency in accordance with the request made by the promoter of the investment project. This list is then submitted to the Burundi Revenue Authority for the issuance of the exemption certificate.

Obtain the exemption certificate

The exemption certificate is a document issued by the Legal Affairs and Dispute Management Department of the Burundi Revenue Authority.

Full procedure - for a new trader

Full procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps that allow the importer of cellular network phones and their parts or its authorised customs agent to obtain the necessary licences and permits for customs clearance through the port of Bujumbura.

Motor vehicles

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Get a company registered

A one-person company cannot create another one-person company.
It takes between 2 and 50 shareholders to create a limited liability partnership (SPRL) and at least 3 shareholders to create a public limited company (SA).

Get the registration of an individual

Get the co-operative Registration

Obtain an importer's license/registration

Additional authorization for an exemption beneficiary

An exemption is a waiver of payment of taxes or duties under certain conditions defined by law. Any individual or legal entity meeting the legal requirements can benefit from the exemption.

Get the certificate of eligibility

License

Obtain the insurance cover/contract for transportation of goods

Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Customs Clearance

Obtain the tax clearance certificate for Customs clearance

The tax clearance certificate for customs clearance is a document of non-liability issued by the services of the Office Burundais des Recettes , according to the category of taxpayers.

Major Taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/major Taxpayers Directorate, virago Building.

Medium-sized Taxpayers

A medium-sized taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/Medium-sized Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Small and Micro Taxpayers

A small and micro taxpayer obtains the tax certificate at the Tax Receipt Department/small and micro Taxpayers Directorate, Emmaus Pathway Building.

Personne physique

Personne morale

Obtain approval of the manifest

The manifest is a unique numerical code issued to the declarant and must be included on the Customs declaration. It contains the cargo information as captured in the Customs system of the port of discharge and transmitted to the Customs system of the country of destination.

Obtain the Customs declaration

Get Exit authorization at the Dar Es Salaam port

Exit clearance from Dar Es Salaam port is a procedure that is jointly done by the Tanzania Port Authority, Tanzania Revenue Authority and Burundi Revenue Authority officials.

Get the T1 validated on arrival

The T1 is a guarantee to cover goods for which duties and taxes have not been paid in advance, either because they are exempt or because they are destined for storage in the country of destination.

In case of Tax exemption

Obtain the temporary admission certificate

Temporary admission is granted to natural or legal persons resident in Burundi, foreign companies, international NGOs, international organisations and diplomatic and consular missions exempted by laws, conventions, agreements or contracts signed with the Government of Burundi, provided that they justify the real nature of temporary use of the goods concerned. The IT plate is granted to these beneficiaries of the temporary regime and allows them to temporarily use the goods without having to pay import duties and taxes.

Full procedure - for a new trader

Full procedure

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps that enable the importer of a motor vehicle or its authorized customs agent to obtain the necessary licenses and permits for clearance through the port of Dar Es Salaam.