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Ship a car toBurkina Faso 🇧🇫
Sourced in the UK, Europe or Asia, shipped to Tema / Lomé and run inland to Ouagadougou under customs transit. Export paperwork, freight, insurance and clearance handled end to end.
Port of entry
via Tema / Lomé (inland)
Drive side
Left-hand drive
Sea transit
35–45 days
Capital
Ouagadougou
Paperwork language
French
Local currency
XOF
Local guide
Exporting a car to Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is landlocked, so a car bound for Ouagadougou arrives in two stages: a sea leg to the coast, then a road leg inland. We book the vessel, discharge the vehicle at Tema / Lomé, raise the customs transit paperwork and run it through to Ouagadougou. Allow 35–45 days for the water and add the corridor on top. We give you both figures when we quote, rather than one number that quietly hides the road.
Burkina Faso is landlocked, so vehicles come ashore at Tema or Lomé and run north by road under customs transit to Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and it is what we supply unless you ask otherwise; right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock when you specifically want it. Destination paperwork is handled in French. We raise the export documents in the UK and align them with the French-language entry documents before the vessel arrives, rather than discovering a mismatch at the quay.
We buy the exact vehicle in the UK, Europe or Asia, inspect it before it moves, and take it from there: export declarations and the bill of lading, sea freight and the inland corridor, marine insurance if you want the cover, customs clearance and final delivery. What comes back is one landed figure for Burkina Faso — vehicle, freight, insurance, duty and delivery in a single number, agreed in writing before anything is committed. Duty at destination turns on the vehicle's age, engine size and declared value, so we price your specific car rather than quote a rate that will not survive contact with the entry.
Transparent pricing
What goes into your landed price
One figure, agreed before you commit — nothing added at the port.
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Vehicle purchase
Sourced at the right price from UK auctions, European dealer stock, US inventory or Asian OEMs.
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Export documentation
Bill of lading, export declarations and compliance paperwork prepared for you.
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Sea freight
RO-RO or container from Southampton, Antwerp, Bremerhaven or Shanghai to your port.
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Marine insurance
Optional full-value cover so your vehicle arrives protected.
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Customs & duty at destination
Clearance handled for you; the current duty for your vehicle is included in the quote.
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Inland delivery
Delivered to your address after clearance — not just left at the port.
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Our sourcing fee
Stated up front and included in the single landed figure.
Freight and duties change with the vehicle and destination, so we confirm the exact numbers in writing with your quote.
Questions
Shipping a car to Burkina Faso
How does a car actually reach Ouagadougou if Burkina Faso has no coast?
- It comes ashore first. The vehicle is discharged at Tema / Lomé, cleared for customs transit, and then driven or trucked inland to Ouagadougou. The sea leg is 35–45 days; the corridor is quoted separately so you can see what each stage costs and how long it takes.
Where does a car for Burkina Faso clear customs?
- Twice, in effect. It is cleared for customs transit at the entry port on the coast, and then cleared for import in Burkina Faso itself once it arrives. Burkina Faso is landlocked, so vehicles come ashore at Tema or Lomé and run north by road under customs transit to Ouagadougou.
Does a car for Burkina Faso have to be left-hand drive?
- Burkina Faso drives on the right, so left-hand drive is the standard specification and what we supply unless you say otherwise. Right-hand drive can be sourced from UK stock — buyers moving back from Britain often want exactly that — and whichever you choose is stated in the quote so nothing is a surprise at registration.
What language is the paperwork in for Burkina Faso?
- French. We raise the export documents in English and reconcile them against the French-language entry documents before the vehicle reaches Ouagadougou — chassis number, declared value and consignee have to agree across both, and that is where delays usually start.
Does the quote to Burkina Faso include the inland leg, or just the port?
- Both, itemised. The sea leg to Tema / Lomé and the road leg through to Ouagadougou appear as separate lines with a single total underneath, so you can see what the corridor actually costs instead of finding it later. Duty, clearance at each stage and delivery to the final address are in the same figure.
Vehicles we export to Burkina Faso
Not just cars
Other freight to Burkina Faso
The same chain that moves a car to Ouagadougou moves everything else: a container of goods, plant and machinery, an oversized piece, or a household on the move. If your cargo is not a car, start here.
Working equipment
Plant and machinery
Excavators, loaders, generators and production equipment, moved with the paperwork and the securing they need.
The part that goes wrong
Customs clearance and documentation
Export and import declarations, the bill of lading and destination formalities, prepared and lodged.
For the value, not the weight
Cargo insurance
Optional cover arranged for the declared value of the cargo, for the whole journey.
You already own it
Vehicle shipping, A to B
You own the car; we move it. Any origin to any destination, by RO-RO or in a container.