Rwanda Border Systems

Directory · 34 entries

Service status: Rwanda border, tax and data services

This directory lists services for travellers and traders in Rwanda, the channel to use, official fees or time limits where a source states them, and the latest status found with its date. On 24 October 2026 the main Rwanda Revenue Authority website showed an upgrade notice and listed the services that stayed available 1. Border crossings with DR Congo were closed in May 2026 over Ebola 9,10.

Last checked 24 October 2026

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Notes

  • Status shows the latest dated source found. A border reopening after May 2026 could not be confirmed from a source meeting the site's rules 9,10.
  • A Ministry of Health notice of 22 May 2026 denied entry to foreign nationals who had been in DR Congo in the previous 30 days and required quarantine for returning residents who had been there 12. A Ministry of Health update of 16 June 2026 reported no cases in Rwanda and does not mention a border reopening 13.
  • The Grande Barriere hours were set on the DR Congo side, as reported by Africanews 11.

Rules and charges change. Check the official source linked on this page before you pay or travel. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].

Sources

  1. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Website upgrade notice (page viewed 24 October 2026)
  2. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Rwanda e-Single Window (page viewed 24 October 2026)
  3. KT Press, as reported by Daniel Sabiiti: Revenue Authority Disburses Additional Rwf464 million in VAT rewards (16 August 2025)
  4. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Basic Information on Rwanda Taxation System (November 2025)
  5. Data Protection and Privacy Office: Rwanda Data Protection and Privacy Office (home page, viewed 24 October 2026)
  6. Data Protection and Privacy Office: DPP Law, Registration of a data controller and a data processor (viewed 24 October 2026)
  7. Data Protection and Privacy Office: DPP Law, Obligations of the data controller and the data processor (viewed 24 October 2026)
  8. Irembo, company statement: Irembo (home page, viewed 24 October 2026)
  9. KT Press, as reported by Davis Mugume: Rwanda Temporarily Closes Rusizi Border Crossings as Ebola Outbreak in DRC Raises Regional Alert (18 May 2026)
  10. Umunota, as reported by Ikuzwe Mbabazi Maurice: Rwanda temporarily closes Rusizi-DRC border crossings amid Ebola outbreak fears (18 May 2026)
  11. Africanews, as reported by Malaika Elysee: M23 rebels extend opening hours at DRC-Rwanda border (22 September 2025)
  12. Ministry of Health: EVD updates, May 22, Notice on Enhanced Ebola Prevention Measures (22 May 2026)
  13. Ministry of Health: EVD updates 16 June 2026, Update on Ebola outbreak (16 June 2026)
  14. Financial Intelligence Centre, Official Gazette: Regulations No 002/FIC/2021 of 26/08/2021 on declaring cross-border cash or bearer negotiable instruments (26 August 2021)
  15. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Travelers, passengers' baggage and personal effects (copyright 2016)
  16. The New Times, as reported by James Karuhanga: Tanzania, Burundi urged to back regional electronic cargo tracking system (14 October 2017)
  17. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Frequently Asked Questions on Business Registration / Deregistration (undated)
  18. Rwanda Development Board: Business Procedures in Rwanda (undated, viewed 24 October 2026)
  19. Rwanda Revenue Authority: Rwanda Trade Portal, Procedures (undated, viewed 24 October 2026)
  20. Ministry of Health Rwanda: Information for Travellers (undated, seen 24 October 2026)
  21. KT Press, as reported by Jean de la Croix Tabaro: Rwanda Regrets Unilateral Border Closure By Burundi (11 January 2024)
  22. The New Times, as reported by Jessica Agasaro: Cyanika border post sees trade surge to Rwf27bn in 2024 (20 February 2025)
  23. KT Press, as reported by Dan Ngabonziza: Kagitumba-Mirama One Stop Border to Operate 24-Hours (3 October 2017)
  24. UN ESCAP Cross-Border Paperless Trade Database: Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking system (last updated 7 June 2024)
  25. KT Press, as reported by Williams Buningwire: From 4hrs to 30 Min. Clearance At Rusumo One Stop Border Post Proves Its Value (21 March 2022)
  26. Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration: Border Services (undated, seen 24 October 2026)