Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Africa have eased tax procedures for exporters on both sides, aimed at enhancing the movement of goods between the two countries. During the South Africa Uganda Business Forum in Pretoria, the two countries’ revenue bodies signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement on Authorities Economic …
Read More »Uganda Breweries Limited gets Authorized Economic Operator status
URA has granted Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tax body Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) granted Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license, during an event held at Speke Resort Munyonyo on November 11th 2022. AEO is a trade facilitation …
Read More »Uganda’s customs agents and freight forwarders get specialized training
FEAFFA Partners with Trademark East Africa for the EACFFPC training’s Second Phase Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With an eye on reducing cost of trade in the region, stake holders in the logistics sector have stepped up specialized training for key personnel in Uganda. A programme to offer …
Read More »Border closure leaves rice-loving Nigerians steaming
Badagry, Nigeria | AFP | The days of heaping 50-kilo sacks of rice across the saddle of their motorbike and slipping a few notes to a customs officer are now gone. With Nigeria having snapped its borders shut, the legions of motorbike riders who used to satisfy the nation’s hunger for …
Read More »How URA Customs is positioned to champion AfCFTA Agreement
The African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement: How is URA Customs positioned to champion this agenda? GUEST COLUMN | DICKSONS KATESHUMBWA | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs department was central in the negotiations that culminated in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Whereas legally binding effective on 30th …
Read More »Uganda’s Kateshumbwa is new head of World Customs Organisation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commissioner for Customs Dicksons Kateshumbwa has been elected Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council in Brussels. Kateshumbwa has been the WCO East and South African region Vice Chairman. The Uganda Revenue Authority customs takes over from Uruguay’s Enrique Canon. “I thank the Global …
Read More »URA intercepts Kenyan truck carrying two men in containers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority’s new scanners at the borders have started bearing fruit, as early today the tax collectors intercepted a Kenyan registered truck at Busia border smuggling two people in boxes into Uganda. URA says the truck registration number KCT 230T reached Busia border …
Read More »Africa ready for digital, Museveni tells customs experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that the African continent that lacked unity in the past, has now woken up after the industrial revolution and will not miss out on the digital revolution. He said Africans will now be part of global trade …
Read More »China offers Uganda $30m to support customs modernisation
Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of the People’s Republic of China has agreed to support Uganda’s customs modernization project with a grant worth $30m( RMB 200,000,000). The Sh109 billion grant will support the capacity of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to acquire latest technologies in the form of …
Read More »URA Sh500bn short of target but sees 13% growth in revenue for FY2016/17
URA Sh500bn short of target but collects 12.7 trilltion- 13% growth in revenue for FY2016/17 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Revenue Authority has today officially released its revenue performance for FY2016/17 indicating a 13.2% growth in revenue collection compared to the year before. According to the revenue performance report, Shs 12.7 trillion …
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