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WCO LAUNCHES THE SMART CUSTOMS COMMUNITY PORTAL
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Source URL: Wco Launches The Smart Customs Community Portal

The World Customs Organization (WCO) is proud to unveil its new Smart Customs Community Portal, a platform created under the Smart Customs Project and funded by the Customs Cooperation Fund of China (CCF-China). This initiative aims to bridge the digital divide among WCO Members, empowering them...

URA BAGS SH 85BILLION IN 4 MONTHS THROUGH AEO PROGRAM
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Source URL: Ura Bags Sh 85billion In 4 Months Through Aeo Program

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed a collection of 85 billion shillings in the last four months under the Authorized Economic Operators- AEO program. During the four-month period, the 57 AEOs carried out 447 import transactions with partners in China...

LACK OF INTEGRATION HINDERS EFFICIENCY
Friday, December 20, 2024
Source URL: Lack of integration hinders efficiency

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must overcome its fragmented approach to regional trade corridors to foster growth and enhance efficiency. According to Desiderio Fernandes, president of the Federation of Clearing and Forwarding Associations of Sovereign Africa (FCFASA),...

MITIGATE DISRUPTIONS AT BORDER POSTS SA & MOZAMBIQUE
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Source URL: Sa & Mozambique Find Ways to Mitigate Disruptions at Border Posts

South Africa and Mozambique have agreed to enhance diplomatic channels for continuous engagement to minimise disruptions to trade and supply chains amid the ongoing post-election turmoil in the neighbouring country. The border post’s operations were temporarily suspended recently due to protests...

ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY GOES DIGITAL
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Source URL: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority goes digital with the Launch of the Electronic Tariff Platform

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) made a significant milestone in enhancing trade efficiency in its ongoing digitalization journey by the launch of the electronic tariff platform, which creates a simplified technology-driven Customs environment that is transparent and predictable. This...

BUSINESS POSITIVE DESPITE GDP LETDOWN
Friday, October 18, 2024
Source URL: Business positive despite GDP letdown

The Mozambique private sector econnomy has continued to expand besides the country's growth slowing down, according to the latest PMI Survy conducted by Starndard bank, private sector business conditions improved for five months as firms continued to recieve greater...

COMESA ACHIEVES $219 BILLION
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Source URL: COMESA Achieves $219 Billion in Global Exports, Launches New Tools for Cross-Border Trade.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has accomplished remarkable milestones in both regional and international trade. From US$100 billion in 2000 to an incredible US$219 billion in 2023, the market’s worldwide export value...

LOGISTICS CONTRIBUTION TO TANZANIA
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Source URL: Logistics contribution to Tanzania’s economic growth and its related opportunities and challenges

Global trends increasingly highlight transport and logistics as central to economic growth, and Tanzania is no exception. The transport sector is a major contributor to Tanzania's foreign currency reserves, with USD 2,614.8 million, ranking third after the travel/...

COMBATING IVORY AND NARCOTICS
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Source URL: Combating ivory and narcotics trafficking through Mombasa Port

In the last seven years, Kenyan and global security agencies have recorded significant victories in the war against narcotics, elephant ivory, and rhino horns through Kenya’s manned and unmanned ports.

For instance, the jailing of Kenyan Mansur Mohamed Surur, Liberian Moazu Kromah, and...

CUSTOMS COMPETENCE TEST EXAMS
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Source URL: The recent customs competence test exams

It is confirmed that over 1200 customs agents sat their competence text exams last week and we are waiting for progress from the URA team.  Communication will come up soon!!

LOCAL MARINE CARGO INSURANCE WITHOUT PENALTIES
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Source URL: Importers given three months to embrace Local Marine Cargo Insurance without Penalties

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), together with the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) have urged traders to obtain marine cargo insurance policies for their imports from locally licensed insurance companies, prior to obtaining customs clearance. The implementation of this move follows a July 31...

AFRICA'S LOGISTICS SECTOR SET TO DELIVER RESULTS
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Source URL: Africa's logistics sector set to deliver results as free trade agreement kicks in

African logistics: from challenge comes opportunity.

Inconsistent or inadequate freight and logistics have long hindered intra-African trade. Countries face high custom delay periods, shortages of paved roads upon which freight can be transported and a higher loss of goods due to limited...

THE 2025 SAPICS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Source URL: call for speakers is open for the 2025 sapics conference

CALL FOR SPEAKERS IS OPEN FOR THE 2025 SAPICS CONFERENCE .

Supply chain industry body SAPICS is looking for dynamic speakers for the 2025 SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the supply chain profession. The...

FCFASA family congratulates Zambia Revenue Authority on the launch of ASYCUDA WORLD
Friday, October 4, 2013

Zambia Revenue Authority will launch an advanced customs clearing electronic system on 28 October 2013. The new system is called the ASYCUDA WORLD and similar to the one being used in Zimbabwe. The implementation of this new system will go a long way in facilitating data interface between...

TNPA clarifies its proposed 2014/2015 tariff application
Friday, September 20, 2013
Source URL: Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)

Based on the engagements with the Ports Regulator’s office, it would appear that the overall Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) revenue requirement is at the appropriate level failing which the Ports Regulator would not have granted TNPA the level of revenue (through tariff adjustments)...

New DTIS important tool for Trade Policy – MCTI
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI), Director of Foreign Trade Yvonne Chileshe, says the ministry attaches great importance to the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS), as an important tool for national planning and providing the interface between trade policy and other policy...

The Mozambique Revenue Authority will receive support from WCO on Risk Management and Training Policy Management through a Norad-funded project
Friday, September 20, 2013
Source URL: World Customs Organization

As part of its strategic plan for 2013-2016, the Mozambique Revenue Authority has planned to implement a revised risk management procedure, to enhance the effectiveness of its revenue collection role and contribute to trade facilitation. A key feature of the approach is to actively steer the...

Integrity Development National Workshop in Malawi
Friday, September 20, 2013
Source URL: World Customs Organization

As part of the on-going WCO Capacity Building project for the ESA region, financed by DFID and supported by the South African Revenue Service, an Integrity Development National Workshop for the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) was coordinated by the WCO from 02-06 September 2013 in Blantyre,...

EAC AEO Pilot Project - Nairobi, Kenya: Workshop in Nairobi reports outstanding results
Friday, September 20, 2013
Source URL: World Customs Organization

From 11 to 13 September 2013, the WCO Secretariat and the partner countries of the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) conducted a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop analyzed the progress of the recently launched regional Authorized Economic Operator Pilot...