Overview
The border between Burkina Faso and Mali is approximately 1000 kilometers long with main crossing points at Faramana and Koloko. Koloko border crossing belongs to the southern route of Ouagadougou – Bamako corridor and is located 2h45 hours drive by car from Bobo Dioulasso.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Burkina Faso: Koloko Mali: Hèrèmakono |
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Province or District |
Comoé province / Région des Cascades |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Orodara (4 km via N8) |
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Latitude |
11.091976 |
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Longitude |
-5.328377 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Direction Générale des Douanes (DGC) |
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Contact Person |
Mr MONÉ, Chef de Poste de Koloko |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Bobo-Dioulasso Airport (132 km) Truck Travel Time: 3H30 Car Travel time: 2H45 |
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Nearest Port |
Port Autonome d’Abidjan (823km) Truck Travel Time: 15H20 Car Travel time: 13H20 |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Bobo-Dioulasso Airport (132km) Truck Travel Time: 3H30 Car Travel time: 2H45 |
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Other Information
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National road N8 is asphalted however there are several portions
with many potholes which require reducing speed.
Gas stations are available in Orodara (Petrob Rage SA, Total, Shell, Ola Energy). |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays to Sunday |
Cargo: from 6am to 6pm Passengers: 24/7 |
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National Holidays |
Open 24/7 |
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Seasonal Constraints |
n/a |
Parking area for trucks waiting for completion of customs clearance procedures.
Parking exit gate with Mali border 3km ahead from this point.
Daily Capacity
Depending on the month, the daily capacity is variable with a
season peak starting from the end of November with a continuous
increase during the whole month of December.
According to the Customs office in Koloko:
- Average traffic leaving the country is 30-55 trucks per day.
- Average traffic entering the country is 20-55 trucks per day.
Customs Clearance
Current customs policies apply to Koloko’ s border. From Koloko to Bobo Dioulasso, there are several points of control managed by the Brigade Mobile with the aim of ensuring all released trucks will reach Ouagadougou without changing their original itinerary. In addition, Customs fits each released truck with an electronic transit tracking system provided by COTRACK (service managed by Cotecna) and a police escort is assigned with a truck carrying sensitive goods such as weapons, medicine or chemical products.
For more information on customs in Burkina Faso, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
Other Relevant Information
To complete the clearance process, the forwarding agent must provide some documents issued by the CBC, CCI and/or DGPV when required and depending on the type of goods:
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CBC |
Bon de Chargement issued by CBC representative at port of entry to authorize loading of goods by transporters and free of charge. However, a penalty of 200 000 CFA is applied if the truck does not show this document when arriving at border level. This document is implemented in all the corridors since December 2020 and applies only for exported goods and imported goods with destination in Burkina Faso. BSTR – Bordereau de Suivi du Trafic
Routier – issued at port of entry or at border level, this
document applies for both imported /exported goods in transit by
road and charged 2500 CFA per truck. In Accra, CBC is not
represented therefore this document is free of charge at Dakola’s
border. BSTT – Bordereau de Suivi du Trafic en Transit – only issued at border level for goods in transit and charged 2500 CFA per truck. BSVN – Bordereau de Suivi de Véhicule Neuf - issued for new or used vehicle in transit or with destination in Burkina Faso and charged 2500 CFA per vehicle. |
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Contact Person |
Mr. Abdoul Karim TRAORÉ Chef du Bureau CBC de Koloko 70 44 83 47 |
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CCI |
Fond de Garantie paid at border level and represents 0.25% of the total CAF value of goods. Demande de Travail Rénuméré issued by the CCI and filled by the Customs DDU – Document Douanier Unique – composed of two types of documents:
Passage Magasin Sous Douane for goods cleared for home used and charged 1050 CFA per ton. Déclaration Sommaire ou Etat de Chargement (Cargo Status). |
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DGPV (Direction Générale des Protections Végétales) |
Based on samples, DGPV agents are in charge to perform visual /olfactory controls and testing of food/vegetable products. Once completed, an inspection report is delivered then the amount to be paid is calculated according to the volume and type of good. Reference documents with scale of price are:
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For more information on government contact details, please see the
following link: 4.1
Government Contact List.
