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2.3.1 Guinea-Bissau Land Border Crossing 2.3.1 Guinea-Bissau 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 Senegal. 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 Pirada 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 Page 5.
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