2.3.1 - Land Border Crossing

Overview Customs Clearance

Overview

There are few road entry points in the country. The main ones are listed:

Main Land Border Crossing Customs Offices:

North Region:

São Domingos Custom office is the main office for North Region supervising entry point from .

East Region, supervising entry points from Senegal and Gambia.

Bafatá Custom Office is reference custom office for Cambaju entry point on Senegal border

Gabú Custom Office is reference custom office for entry points on Senegal border and for Burintuma on Guinea Border

Cargo with destination in the same province will be cleared directly at entry point’s regional custom office. Note: Tax exemption approval needs to be submitted in Bissau.

Cargo with destination Bissau or elsewhere in the country, will be escorted by customs officers and cleared in Bissau Custom Office.

Border Crossing São Domingos

São Domingos Guinea-Bissau: Sao Domingos Senegal: Mpak

Province or District Cacheu

Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border São Domingos – 7 km Crossing

Latitude 12° 4507 N

Longitude 16° 2264 W

Managing Authority / Agency Ministério Finanças. Direção Geral das Alfandegas. Direção regional de Cacheu / São domingos

Contact Person João Lopes Ca

Delegado Regional de Alfandega de Região de Cacheu/ São N (245) 966584868 / domingos /A 955101142

(245) 966584868 / 955101142

Travel Times

Nearest International Airport 117 km

Truck Travel Time: 4

Car Travel time: 3

Nearest Port Bissau Port

117 km

Truck Travel Time: 4

Car Travel time: 3

Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production Name capacity Distance in km

Truck Travel Time: 4

Car Travel time: 3

Page 1 Other Information Warehouses: Not available;

Trucks parking space: Not available.

Gas station: Yes

Hours of Operation

Mondays 0800 - 1630

Tuesdays 0800 - 1630

Wednesdays 0800 - 1630

Thursdays 0800 - 1630

Fridays 0800 - 1630

Saturdays -

Sundays -

National Holidays N/A

Seasonal Constraints No. Daily Capacity

Average truck movement: 3 -4 trucks / day

BAFATA

Border Crossing São Domingos

Bafata Cambaju on Senegal border

Province or District Bafatá

Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing Cambaju

Latitude N 12° 6800

Longitude W 14°7365

Managing Authority / Agency Ministério Finanças. Direção Geral das Alfandegas. Direção regional de

Contact Person Maria de Carmem Costa (245) 955351446 -

Amito Gomes Sa - adjunto delegado N/A (245) 966584868 / 955101142

(245) 955362319

Travel Times

Nearest International Airport

Page 2 Nearest Port Bissau Port

150 km

Truck Travel Time: 4

Car Travel time: 3

Other Information Warehouses: Not available;

Gas station: Yes

Hours of Operation

Mondays 0800 - 1630

Tuesdays 0800 - 1630

Wednesdays 0800 - 1630

Thursdays 0800 - 1630

Fridays 0800 - 1630

Saturdays -

Sundays -

National Holidays N/A

Seasonal Constraints No.

Daily Capacity

Average truck movement: 3 - 4 trucks / day

GABU

Border Crossing São Domingos

Gabu Pirada and Cambaju - Senegal border

Buruntuma - Guinea border

Province or District Gabu

CAMBAJU

Latitude N 12° 6770

Longitude W 14° 1580

BURUNTUMA

Latitude N 12, 4270

Longitude W 13, 4380

Page 3 Managing Authority / Ministério Finanças. Direção Geral das Alfandegas. Direção regional de Gabu Agency

Contact Person Dr Usna António Quade – Diretor de alfandega de província leste e Sul usnaquade@hotm ail.com N (245) 966584868 / (245) 955210333 / 966973020 /A 955101142

Capitão Sulemane Djalo – Comandante da Região de Gabu: (245) 966609110

Mamadu Djalo – Chefe de Casa de Despacho de Alfandegas de Gabu (245) 955308086 / 966718723

Travel Times

Nearest International Airport

Nearest Port Bissau Port

200

Truck Travel Time: 5

Car Travel time: 3,5

Other Information Warehouses: Yes;

Gas station: Yes

Hours of Operation

Mondays 0800 - 1630

Tuesdays 0800 - 1630

Wednesdays 0800 - 1630

Thursdays 0800 - 1630

Fridays 0800 - 1630

Saturdays -

Sundays -

National Holidays N/A

Seasonal Constraints No.

Daily Capacity

Average truck movement: trucks / day

Page 4 Year average via Cambaju: 1500 trucks

Year average via Buruntuma: 150 trucks

Customs Clearance

Same as per national clearance requirement table. For more information on customs, please see the following link: 1.3 Guinea-Bissau Customs Information

Despachante / Freight Forwarders: 4.11 Guinea-Bissau Additional Services Contact List

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