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A Guide for Cross Border Traders

partners MEACA Kenya , Uganda and Tanzania In collaboration/ partnership with ILOCommissioned assignment in October 2014

Objectives of the guideThe Guide provides information on key EAC trade rules and procedures, relating to trade taking place within the EAC (intra-EAC trade), in a simplified and user-friendly manner.

Structure of The GuideSection 1: Introduction Section 2: Trade and Investment in the East African Community

Section 3:

EAC

Trade Rules and

Regulations

Section 4: Regulations on Free Movement of

Persons

Section 5: Regulations on Movement of

Workers

Section 6: Key Support Services for

Traders

APPENDIX

Section 1: IntroductionAbout the EACScope and objectivesUsers of GuideStructure of Guide

Section 2: Trade and Investment in the EACKey statistics- ie population, GDP, GDP per capita, trade volumes, Foreign Direct InvestmentsMost traded goods within the EAC (generally)

Most traded good for small scale traders:

Cereal and grains

Clothes and shoes

African

jewellery

and clothes

Cigarettes

Metal spare parts

Mobile phones

Section 3: EAC Trade Rules and regulations Information presented in three key sub-sections;Trading in unprocessed agricultural produce;

Trading in

manufactured and semi-processed goods

and

;

Trading in services

.

3.1 Trading in unprocessed Agricultural ProduceThe EAC Rules of OriginAdditional certificates are required in order to ensure food, animal and human health and safety. This is commonly referred to as Sanitary and

Phyto

-Sanitary measures

. A trader is required to obtain an

import license

from designated agencies before being able to import the produce into another EAC Partner State.

3.2 Trading in Manufactured and Semi-Processed GoodsThe EAC Rules of Origin;For goods worth US$ 2,000 and over: 4 Rules

For goods

below

US$ 2,000 (Simplified Certificate of Origin)

Product

Quality Standards

and;

Domestic/internal taxes;

VAT and Excise

3.3 Trading in Services Difference between service suppliers and workersHowever, the regulations governing movement of workers also apply to movement of temporary service suppliers

Section 4: Regulations on Free Movement of Personsa valid travel document, i.e. passport or temporary pass document

comply with immigration procedures

e.g. filling in the required immigration forms, and getting the right medical vaccinations such as yellow fever vaccination. Tanzania for example requires that persons entering Tanzania must be vaccinated against yellow fever.

SECTION 5: REGULATIONS ON MOVEMENT OF WORKERSWork permit Required DocumentsA

valid

passport;

A

contract of employment

and;

Any

other document(s) that

may be required by authorities

SECTION 6: KEY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TRADERSNational Social SecurityNational hospital FundsLegal services

Insurance services

APPENDIXProvides country specific ( Burundi , Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania) information on;Registration of individual businesses/sole proprietorshipRegistration of Companies

Proposed dissemination strategyWide dissemination of Printed Guide through MEACAs, trade fairs and exhibitions , and Women Entrepreneurs AssociationsIn-country workshops targeting WEAsE-platforms/portal

/

social media

MEACAs,

and

WEAs

websites,

Media especially national and community

radio

"Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.  So throw off the bowlines. 

Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.

Dream."

~Mark Twain

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