By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan URA enforcement in Bugango has impounded 157 cartons of petroleum jelly, soap, and yeast in an overnight ambush on a Canter tipper registration UAR 075 C. The petroleum jelly, according to Customs Officer Abdullatif Musau, originated in Tanzania. He explained that they received information from reliable informants about the habitual smuggler …
By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Two individuals arrested for extorting importers have been released on police bond. Sserwanga William and Nuwagaba Pius were taken into custody last week following reports that they were extorting importers under false pretence of being URA informants They would threaten to report them to the tax body if they did not …
By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Uganda Revenue Authority is set to collect about ugx 115 million in penalties from vehicles that were impounded in anti-smuggling operations in Eastern Uganda last month. According to Paul Karatunga the Supervisor of Customs enforcement in Eastern Uganda, the nine motor vehicles were caught conveying contraband. “We recovered 700 rolls of …
By Annet Nantongo URA enforcement officers in Elegu were treated to comic antiques by a smuggler in Alinyapi using hidden pathways along River Onyama, a racket of youths had resorted to transporting their loot across the water body for trading in the Ugandan territory. As is with most water bodies in the East African region, …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Tusiime Godfrey, a 38-year-old resident of Bwezibwera, Kiboga District, has been charged with two counts of impersonating a Uganda Revenue Authority officer and obtaining money by false pretence. Prosecution led by Hilda Atusimiire, the Ag. Sup. Prosecution and Aliddeki Ssali Alex, the Ag. Manager Customs and NTR Prosecution at URA told …
Rwandan national charged for impersonating URA official Read More »
By Irene Kabakama and Dismus Nuwaine John R. Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of URA has advised traders importing under the groupage system to clear their goods individually at customs to avoid being ripped off by unregistered consolidators and blockers who disguise as legitimate operatives. “Every individual has to be assessed individually, and one agent can …
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By Irene Kabakama Last Friday, representatives of the Urban Smart Traders Association (USTA) met URA Commissioner General John Musinguzi, where they discussed the growing online trade and how Uganda can effectively benefit from it through taxes. The team was led by Kaboggoza Nsamu Badru, the Chairman of USTA and Dr. Hillary Emmanuel Musoke Kisanja, the …
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By Akinyi Winiefred URA has recovered over 150 rolls of textiles from a notorious smuggler in Busia. The fabric was recovered in a covert operation in the wee hours of Monday morning. According to Moses Amwine, one of the officers involved in the operation, they received information that the habitual smuggler was planning to bring …
By Prisca Anan In an effort to promote transparency and accountability in financial transactions, the government of Uganda has implemented a routine procedure that applies to individuals entering or departing the country with negotiable bearer instruments or cash equal to or exceeding 1500 currency points (where 1 currency point equals UGX20,000). This procedure, which has …
Long established protocol for declaring over 30M in currency at customs Read More »
