Chapter
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY : BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA
How This Report Defines “Trade Facilitation”
The Approach Used in This Report
How This Report Is Organized
SECTION 2. PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EAC TRADE FACILITATION
EAC Regional Border Policies and Procedures
Internal Tariff Reduction and External Tariff Harmonization
Common Trade Documentation, Procedures, and Processes
Electronic Customs Data Interchange Systems Save Businesses and Governments Time and Money
Harmonized Customs Information Sharing System
Other Trade Facilitation Barriers
Transport Corridors and Infrastructure in the EAC
Railways and Inland Waterways
Northern Corridor Efficiency
Railways and Inland Waterways
Central Corridor Efficiency
SECTION 3. POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION TO THE EAC
The Costs of Delays and Uncertainty
The Potential Benefits of Trade Facilitation Improvements
Economy-wide Benefits from Trade Facilitation
Border Policies and Procedures
Transportation Infrastructure
APPENDIX A. REQUEST LETTER
APPENDIX B. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE
APPENDIX C. POSITION OF INTERESTED PARTIES
Position of Interested Parties
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
APPENDIX D. BACKGROUND: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
Background: East African Community
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SECTION 2
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SECTION 3
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR APPENDIX D
Chapter 2 BURUNDI COUNTRY PROFILE
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Principal Government Officials
Chapter 3 KENYA COUNTRY PROFILE
Chapter 4 RWANDA COUNTRY PROFILE
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Principal Government Officials
Chapter 5 TANZANIA COUNTRY PROFILE
Zanzibar: Sultanate/British Protectorate to Independence, Revolution, and Union
United Republic of Tanzania
Principal Government Officials
Chapter 6 UGANDA COUNTRY PROFILE
Principal Government Officials
Trade in the East African Community: Facilitation Measures and Potential Benefits
( African Political, Economic, and Security Issues )
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