One stop border post a success • 2017-09-14

Cargo clearance has significantly been reduced at the Burundi and Tanzania border thanks to a pilot project of One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at the Kobero and Kabanga border points. The OSBP pilot project set up by the TradeMark Africa to ease transit cargo clearance at the border post has shortened cross-border procedures for cargo to a single day when everything works perfectly.

The project began operations in June, this year at the Kobero and Kabanga border, which is a gateway for transit cargo for Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Tanzania.

It handles about 70 per cent of all cargo transported by road to a landlocked African Community (EAC) member state. Under the project, border control activities by Tanzania and Burundi authorities are combined under one roof to simplify procedures and save time for transit cargo clearance.

Source: Transport World Africa