Burkina Faso

Under the Law on Customs Procedures, there is no requirement for the mandatory use of customs brokers in Burkina Faso. In addition, the regulations and procedures in force do not provide for the mandatory use of customs brokers.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) and the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA), Burkina Faso has committed to allowing operators, under certain conditions, not to use the services of customs brokers for goods imported on their own account.

However, implementation of this facilitation measure requires certain preconditions, in particular restructuring of the current legal and institutional framework and reforms to the customs clearance procedure.

At present, customs formalities are carried out by licensed customs agents (CDAs), in accordance with Order No. 2009-468/MEF/MCPEA of 14 December 2009 on persons authorized to account for goods and the licensing conditions and requirements to practice the profession of licensed customs agent.

For that matter, the customs administration has taken this concern into account as part of the ongoing revision of the Customs Code of Burkina Faso.