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Savons de toilette See associated HS code

Preliminary registrations

Get registered as a taxpayer

Any person who undertakes a commercial activity or any other activity, even on an occasional basis, likely to give rise to tax obligations, must register with the Burundi Development Agency for companies and with the National Agency for the Promotion and Regulation of Cooperative Societies in Burundi for cooperatives.

Obtain an exporter's approval

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

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Get the registration number to the European Union

An EU registration number is an export document issued by the Ministry of Trade, Transport, Industry and Tourism for exports to EU countries. It allows the exporter to declare the preferential tariff treatment granted under the rules of origin of a free trade agreement. It allows the exporter to be able to declare the preferential tariff treatment granted under the rules of origin of a free trade agreement.

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Taxpayer category

Major taxpayers

A major taxpayer obtains the tax certificate from the Service Rapprochement des Recettes et Recouvrement/ Direction des Grands Contribuables, Immeuble Virago.

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Medium-sized Taxpayers

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

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Personne physique

Un petit et micro contribuable obtient l'attestation fiscale au niveau du Service réception des déclarations/ Direction des Petits et Micro Contribuables, Immeuble Emmaüs Pathway.

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Personne morale

Un petit et micro contribuable obtient l'attestation fiscale au niveau du Service réception des déclarations/ Direction des Petits et Micro Contribuables, Immeuble Emmaüs Pathway.

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Permit

Get the cerificate of origin

Obtain the validation of the export declaration

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Obtenir le contrat de représentation

Le contrat de représentation est établi entre l'exportateur 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.

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Customs Clearance

Get the customs declaration

The customs declaration is a clearance document entered by an authorised customs declarant and evaluated by a customs auditor at the office of clearance chosen by the exporter. The exporter and his representative (the customs agency) are responsible for all information declared.

Get Exit validation from the territory

It is a series of routine checks and registrations carried out by customs officers and migration police based at the border to record the exit of the goods from the territory.

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Full procedure - for a new Trader

Full procedure with full declaration

This procedure sequentially compiles the steps allowing the exporter (e.g. cooperative) or its authorized customs agent to obtain the necessary licenses and permits for customs clearance at the port of Bujumbura for the export of toilet soaps worth more than 2000 USD, by land, to the Democratic Republic of Congo via the GATUMBA border.

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Full procedure with simplified declaration

This procedure sequentially compiles all the steps allowing the exporter (e.g. cooperative) to obtain the necessary licenses and permits for customs clearance for the export, by land, of toilet soaps of a value not exceeding USD 2000, to the Democratic Republic of Congo via the GATUMBA border.

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