Overview
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Burkina Faso: Ouessa Ghana: Hamelé |
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Province or District |
Ioba province / Région du Sud-Ouest |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Diébougou (60 km via N20-N12) |
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Latitude |
11.002308 |
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Longitude |
-2.747419 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Direction Générale des Douanes (DGC) Direction Régionale des Douanes du Sud-Ouest |
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Contact Person
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Mr. Simon TINGUERI 70 74 97 80 Mr. NIKEMA Chef Adjoint 78 87 36 22 |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Bobo-Dioulasso Airport: 197 km Truck Travel Time: 5 hours 30 mins Car Travel time: 4 hours |
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Nearest Port |
Port of Téma: (866 km) Truck Travel Time: 72 hours Car Travel time: 17 hours |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Bobo-Dioulasso: 197 KM Truck Travel Time: 5 hours 30 mins Car Travel time: 4 hours |
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Other Information
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Going to Ouessa from Ouagadougou is divided into three legs as below:
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays to Sunday |
Cargo: from 7 am to 6 pm Passengers: 24/7 |
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National Holidays |
Open 24/7 |
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Seasonal Constraints |
n/a |
Daily Capacity
According to the Customs office in Ouessa, the average traffic
entering the country is 30-35 trucks per day and around 25 freight
forwarder companies are represented in Ouessa. 75% of the traffic
is trucks in transit to Mali and 15% is for a destination in
Burkina Faso.
The parking needs some renovations and an extension to accommodate
all the trucks. Currently, the capacity is limited to 30 trucks
therefore, in case of peak of activity, trucks have to park
outside.
Customs Clearance
Current customs policies apply to Ouessa’ s border. From Ouessa to Bobo Dioulasso, there are several points of control managed by the Brigade Mobile with the aim of ensuring all released trucks will reach Bobo Dioulasso 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. Mahamadou SOURIBIÉ Chef du Bureau CBC de Ouessa 76472716 |
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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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Contact Person |
Mr. Moussa MILOGO Chef de Bureau CCI de Ouessa 76 54 38 56 |
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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.
