KRA, URA agree to ease transit of goods at border points

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have agreed to facilitate the establishment of a regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS).

An MOU was signed by URA, Commissioner General, Ms. Akol Doris and his Kenyan counterpart, Njiraini at the just concluded East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General (EARACG) meeting, in Nairobi.

KRA’s John Njiraini said the MOU will facilitate the integration of a regional ECTS systems to provide real time tracking of the movement of goods under customs control along the Northern Corridor.

It is also hoped the initiative will minimize diversion of goods under customs control, provide timely response to transit alerts, identify supply chain trends and hence enhance the decision making process and to safeguard national security.

In line with the MOU , both KRA and URA are set to ensure that there is an effective and efficient Regional ECTS system that will minimize transit diversion, safe guard against revenue loss, expedite the seamless movement of goods, promote trade facilitation and lead to reduced costs of doing business between the two states.