Uganda - Obtain Coffee Roasters License (permit)

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Procedure

The coffee roaster license is issued by Uganda coffee Development Authority.
Apply In-Person

1. Application for a Coffee Roasters license is done in person by visiting the coffee development Authority Head Offices or their field offices in the District.
2. Here you will be issued with Application for a Coffee Roaster’s License – to fill and submit.
3. Fill in the required information carefully and attached the required documents. These include:
   • Individual National ID/Passport Number and URA TIN Number.
   • If applicant is a company—
   • A certified copy of certificate of incorporation
   • A certified copy of memorandum and articles of association
   • A paid up share capital.
   • Names of company directors, individual National ID/Passport Number, Tin Numbers.
   • Tax compliance certificate from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for the Company
   • If applicant is a registered business- (Certificate of Registration )
   • Compliance with statutory requirements, including but not limited to, NEMA certificate (where applicable) Safety and Occupational Health Certificate (where applicable) and Business Permit.
   • Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time
4. Submit the completed application form and pay the required application fee and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
5. This is followed by an inspection of applicants facilities by the Authorities field Officers
6. The Authority field officers will make recommendations on the application and forward their report forwarded to Authorities’ Headquarters for the ultimate Board approval.
7. Upon a successful approval by the board a list of approved coffee rosters is published in the Uganda gazette.
8. At this point the applicant is notified and he/she will be required to pay the respective license fee to the board and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
9. Once the license processing is done the Coffee Roasters License is issued to the applicant of license by the Managing Director of the Coffee Development Authority.

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Required Documents

• Individual National ID/Passport No.
• If applicant is a company—
  • A certified copy of certificate of incorporation
  • A certified copy of memorandum and articles of association
  • A paid up share capital.
  • Names of company directors, individual National ID/Passport No, Pin Numbers
• Tax compliance certificate from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for the Company
• If applicant is a registered business- (Certificate of Registration )
• Compliance with statutory requirements, including but not limited to,NEMA certificate (where applicable) Safety and Occupational Health Certificate (where applicable) and Business Permit.
• Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Coffee Development Authority - Head Office ,
Coffee House,
Plot 35 Jinja Road,
P.O.Box 7267,
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (+256)-414-256940 / 312-260470
Fax: +256-414-256994
Email: info@ugandacoffee.go.ug
Website: Link

Eligibility

Any person, cooperative society, group or company who wants to conduct the business of roasting coffee for local sale or for export.

Fees

Licence Fees: 1,000,000 Ugshs.

Validity

The license is valid for a period of one year.

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Processing Time

New licenses take a maximum of 30 days to process.

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Required Information

• Name of the applicant (individual / Organization)
• Address (Postal)
• Telephone
• Physical location
• Date of incorporation
• Name of company
• Location of principal office
• Details of capital structure ( Nominal and Paid up capital)
• Full names, addresses and occupations of the directors
• Details of Branch Office(s) if any
• Name, Address and Telephone of the Chief Executive.
• A statement listing the names of holding companies, associated companies or partnerships in which the applicant has interest.
• Names and address of two business referees.

Need for the Document

• A coffee roasters’ license authorizes the holder to conduct the business of roasting coffee for local sale or for export
• No person can roast in coffee unless he is the holder of a current license issued in respect thereof by the Authority after consultation with the Director.

Information which might help

• A roaster in Uganda can be about $28,000 (about Shs100m) but can change depending on the quality.
• The grinding can also take about $2,500 (about Shs9m) depending on the amount it can grind at a time.
• The degree to which coffee beans are roasted is very important because it is one of the factors that determine the taste of the coffee in the cup.
• Coffee licenses in the coffee industry expire by the 30th of June of every year and license holders apply to the Board for renewal one month prior to the expiry.
• New license applicants apply any time within the financial year for consideration and licensing.
• Applicants can deliver or send hard copies of the application to the Coffee Directorate offices countrywide. Details of the various offices can found in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
• In Uganda No person shall, for commercial purposes of buy, sell, pulp, mill, warehouse, export or otherwise deal in or transact any business in coffee unless he holds a current license issued by the Authority or the respective Districts local Governments for that purpose.
• The age of the coffee, the processing, grinding, and the brewing methods affect the taste. When coffee beans are harvested before ripening, they form dark marks, they are small, become chalky white and do not have the aroma.”
• The roasting process transforms the raw beans into the distinctively aromatic, flavourful and crunchy beans.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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