Enforcing Local Marine Cargo Insurance.

Enforcing Local Marine Cargo Insurance..

X-ray Cargo Scanners Worth USD $2.65 Million Set to Improve Efficiency and Revenue Collection at Tunduma OSBP

X-ray Cargo Scanners Worth USD $2.65 Million Set to Improve Efficiency and Revenue Collection at Tunduma OSBP

Tunduma, 24 November 2022: Border crossing processes at the Tunduma One Stop Border Post (OSBP), the crossing point between Tanzania-Zambia, have received an efficiency and effectiveness boost following installation of non-intrusive inspection facility for inspection of containerized and breakbulk cargo, as well as fuel tankers.

UNBS launches second regional food safety laboratory

UNBS launches second regional food safety laboratory

What you need to know:

The regional laboratories are part of the larger plan to standardise quality as a way of attaining sustainable industrialization. 

Mombasa Tea Auction automated at Sh200 million

Mombasa Tea Auction automated at Sh200 million

The Integrated Tea Trading System (iTTS) project is funded by Danish International Development Agency through TradeMark East Africa

AfCFTA boss interacts with trade experts and Customs on Abidjan-Lagos corridor

AfCFTA boss interacts with trade experts and Customs on Abidjan-Lagos corridor

The AfCFTA Secretariat in collaboration with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria organized the Meeting of Customs and Trade Experts of the Republic of Benin; the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; the Republic of Ghana of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Togo on June 1, 2022 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.

Uganda to host East Africa trade show

Uganda to host East Africa trade show

  • Last year, the East African trade fair was hosted in Mwanza, Tanzania and at least 1,000 exhibitors participated while following the Covid-19 guidelines, which included restricted cross-border movement.
EAC to decide on sanctions against countries blocking trade

EAC to decide on sanctions against countries blocking trade

What you need to know:

According to Ms Rebecca Kadaga, Ugandan goods are trading more outside EAC, prompting an agreement to take special measures on non-tariff barriers that prevent the country’s goods from trading in EAC. 

UCIFA Executives meet with the Commissioner General URA

UCIFA Executives meet with the Commissioner General URA

Alhaji Jaffer Abdallah, the National Chairman of the Uganda Clearing Industry and Forwarding Association (UCIFA) visited the John Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of URA to discuss the plight clearing and forwarding firms in Uganda face as they push for compliance.