Uganda has asked the Kenyan government to lower the bond fees of $40m (about shs147b) at an oil storage terminal it uses to ferry petroleum products from Mombasa to Kenya. Full Story/www.newvision.co.ug
President Museveni announced the creation of the State House Revenue Intelligence and Strategic Operations Unit last week. The URA spokesperson says the creation of the unit marks the pivotal state in the fight against corruption. Full Story/www.monitor.co.ug
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has successfully received its first shipment Comprising 78 million liters of petrol and 65,000 tons of diesel at Kipevu oil terminal II in Mombasa. Full Story/www.newvision.co.ug
URA is implementing advanced technologies and stricter measures to reduce cross-border trade fraud and boost revenue collection, despite challenges at various customs stations. Full Story/monitor.co.ug
Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) says it has lost around $15 to 20 million worth of imported goods per day of protest across Kenya. Full story/monitor.co.ug
The valuation unit under the Trade division recently engaged importers and traders in the Garments and Textiles Industry in Wonder Hall at the Learning and Development Centre.
On Wednesday 29th May 2024 Customs Management together with representatives from Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) met the United Association of Salted Fish Importers, Exporters and Transporters to discuss the recent trend of fish from South Sudan and Kenya intended for the Ugandan market being exported to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) instead.
On Wednesday the 29th/05/2024, the Manager Eastern region together with the leadership team at Malaba One Stop Border Post (OSBP) met with Customs Agents under their umbrella body Malaba Customs Agents Association.
According to Paul Karatunga, the supervisor of customs enforcement in Eastern Uganda, the nine motor vehicles were caught conveying contrabands. Source/Newvision.co.ug/full story