Overview
The border between Burkina Faso and Togo is approximately 126
kilometers long with main crossing points at Cinkansé. Cinkansé is
located on the Ouagadougou – Lomé corridor and is a waypoint for
most of imports in country.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Burkina Faso: Poste de Contrôle Juxtaposé (PCJ) de Cinkansé |
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Province or District |
Koulpélogo province / Région du Centre-Est |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Tenkodogo (105 km via N16) |
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Latitude |
11.115378 |
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Longitude |
0.007538 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
SCANNING SYSTEM - specialized in the implementation of innovative infrastructure projects in the transport sector through BOT operations (Build, Operate and Transfer) - is in charge to manage and providing services of the PCJ of Cinkansé. More information on Scanning System company here. |
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Contact Person |
Sidiki BALLO – Deputy Manager |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Ouagadougou Airport (278 km) Truck Travel Time: 6 hours 30 mins Car Travel time: 5 hours |
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Nearest Port |
Port de Lomé (663 km) Truck Travel Time: 72 hours Car Travel time: 11 hours |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Ouagadougou (278 km) Truck Travel Time: 6 hours Car Travel time: 5 hours |
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Other Information
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Both National road N4 (Ouagadougou-Koupèla) and N16 (Koupèla-Cinkansé) are asphalted and in good conditions. Mains cities from Ouagadougou to Cinkansé are:
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays to Sundays |
Cargo: from 6.30 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 Cinkansé, the average traffic entering the country is around 100 trucks per day and around 300 freight forwarder companies are represented in PCJ of Cinkansé.
Customs Clearance
Current customs policies apply to PCJ Cinkansé’s border. From Cinkansé to Ouagadougou, there are five points of control managed by 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.
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Contact Person |
Mr Zoubga, Chef de Poste de Cinkansé Mr Ouoba, Chef de Bureau Commercial 70 24 79 71 |
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
submit additional 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. Soungalo COULIBALY, Chef de Bureau CBC de Cinkansé Mr. Kawiyu AMOUSARA, Comptable |
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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. Clément TENKODOGO, Chef de Bureau CCI de Cinkansé 71 58 96 10 |
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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.
All Photos: WFP/NB
