Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manufacturers, importers and distributors of sugar and cement have up to May 31, 2021, to clear stocks of the products that have no digital tax stamps. The stamp was introduced to enforce the Digital Tracking Solution (DTS) aimed at ensuring that the said products only …
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 »Manufacturers operating at night to evade digital tracking system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several manufacturers have resorted to distributing their products at night and in unbranded delivery vehicles, to beat the enforcement of the Digital Tracking Solution (DTS). The DTS involves putting a stamp on the product as proof that the targeted product has met the regulatory requirements, …
Read More »URA cleared more trucks through Busia last year
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 100,000 more trucks with goods crossed into Uganda through the Busia One-Stop Border post last year compared to the previous year, Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has revealed. According to URA, over 416,160 trucks crossed into Uganda through Busia in 2020 compared to 315,360 trucks in …
Read More »Kyagulanyi petitions court over vehicle recall by URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority to recall his vehicle for a verification process. Through his lawyers; Wameli and Company Advocates, Kyagulanyi says that he has been targeted …
Read More »Kyagulanyi’s “armoured” vehicle was under-declared- URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has said that the motor vehicle that was reportedly donated to NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi was cleared in error. Last week, Kyagulanyi told his supporters that the car, a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 was acquired by local and foreign-based supporters after …
Read More »IGG: Kyagulanyi must declare bulletproof car by March 31
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government is waiting for National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi to update the anti-corruption body on his wealth since information circulated that he had got a donation of an armored (bullet-proof) car. The Leadership Code Act 2002 of Uganda, compels all …
Read More »BATU beats COVID-19 to post Shs19.9bn net profit
The government takes a huge chunk of revenues as taxes to reduce tobacco smoking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | British American Tobacco Uganda has defied the effects of coronavirus pandemic to record a 27% surge in net profit to Shs19.9bn for the year ended December 2020. BATU will now …
Read More »Four arrested and goods impounded with counterfeit digital tax stamps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unscrupulous business people are counterfeiting the digital tax stamp, one of the measures launched by the government to crackdown on smugglers and frauds of fast-selling imported and local products. The stamp is an electronic machine-readable mark stamped on the targeted product to authenticate their origin, …
Read More »Bus imports decline amid bid for local production
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a notable decline in the importation of buses by Ugandans over the last two years. According to the Uganda Revenue Authority-URA, 190 buses were imported from different countries mainly China and Kenya, compared to 310 units in 2019 and 426 in 2018. However, …
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