Day: June 12, 2024

Last Saturday, the URA enforcement team in Mpondwe received a tip –off from a trusted informant about a suspicious shipment of bitenge being smuggled from the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) into Uganda. The informant reported that several sacks of bitenge had been transported across a porous border point along the Lubiriha river and hidden in …

Enforcement team in Mpondwe and Jinja outsmart smugglers, recover textile Read More »

Effective June 1, 2024, traders importing rice and produce from Tanzania will be required to label it according to the new guidelines provided by the Uganda Revenue Authority. Among other things, the produce will have to bear a declaration on whether the rice was milled or genetically modified, the product name, class, name of the …

URA eases Labeling Requirements for fresh produce from Tanzania Read More »