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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Burundi, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ADB, OBR and INSBU: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ADB
Agence de Développement du Burundi
Registers companies, issues investment eligibility certificates and promotes investment and exports.
Visit ADB (opens in a new tab)Source: ADB, vision and missions (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
OBR
Office Burundais des Recettes
Issues EAC certificates of origin and tax clearance for exports, and runs the trade information portal and the electronic single window.
Visit OBR (opens in a new tab)Source: Burundi Trade Information Portal, export procedures (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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National statistics office
INSBU
Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi
Publishes consumer prices, census results, surveys and economic notes that a company can use to size a market.
Visit INSBU (opens in a new tab)Source: INSBU, list of latest publications, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 24, 2026
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
INSBU
Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi
Publishes consumer prices, census results, surveys and economic notes that a company can use to size a market.
Visit INSBU (opens in a new tab)Source: INSBU, list of latest publications, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 24, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MRMEICT
Ministère des Ressources Minières, Energétiques, de l'Industrie, du Commerce et du Tourisme
Issues exporter codes and some certificates of origin, and leads national trade policy, including AfCFTA implementation.
Visit MRMEICT (opens in a new tab)Source: Burundi Trade Information Portal, export procedures (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Continental trade agreement secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Runs continental trade tools, including the payment system for African currencies and the Africa Trade Gateway.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, mission to Burundi, 6 August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 6, 2026
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Regional trade community secretariat
COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Regional body
Runs COMESA programs that Burundian exporters use, including the simplified trade regime for small cross-border traders.
Visit COMESA (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, COMESA simplified regime launch, October 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 2, 2024
3. Investment and business setup
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ADB
Agence de Développement du Burundi
Registers companies, issues investment eligibility certificates and promotes investment and exports.
Visit ADB (opens in a new tab)Source: ADB, vision and missions (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
OBR
Office Burundais des Recettes
Issues EAC certificates of origin and tax clearance for exports, and runs the trade information portal and the electronic single window.
Visit OBR (opens in a new tab)Source: Burundi Trade Information Portal, export procedures (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BRB
Banque de la République du Burundi
Sets exchange rules, including export declarations validated by banks and the return of export proceeds.
Visit BRB (opens in a new tab)Source: BRB, foreign exchange regulation, 28 December 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 28, 2023
Finance and budget ministry
MFBEN
Ministère des Finances, du Budget et de l'Economie Numérique
Publishes the ministerial orders that apply the annual finance law, which carries tax and customs measures.
Visit MFBEN (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
BBN
Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et Contrôle de la Qualité
Publishes national standards and issues product conformity certificates and quality marks.
Visit BBN (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, page on BBN, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 28, 2023
Mines and quarries office
OBM
Office Burundais des Mines et Carrières
Runs the mining cadastre and supports the formalization and oversight of mining operations.
Visit OBM (opens in a new tab)Source: OBM, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Medicines and food regulator
ABREMA
Autorité Burundaise de Régulation des Médicaments à usage humain et des Aliments
Registers medicines and food products against WHO, ICH, EAC and national standards.
Visit ABREMA (opens in a new tab)Source: ABREMA, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CFCIB
Chambre Fédérale de Commerce et d'Industrie du Burundi
Represents private-sector business associations and gives members advice, information and training.
Visit CFCIB (opens in a new tab)Source: CFCIB, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Burundi is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.