Uganda - Obtain License for Vehicle or Vessel Conveying Transit Goods

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Procedure

1. An application for a License for Vehicle/Vessel Conveying Transit Goods shall be made to the Uganda Revenue Authority in the form C 39 prescribed by the Customs Management Act law as set by the Ordinance.
2. The Licensing authority may deem necessary to inspect the transit goods to verify the relevancy and compliance with the set Customs management of Entry and standards of the Authority.
3. The Authority shall not issue a License for Vehicle/Vessel Conveying Transit Goods referred to in custom management Act unless the applicant is done with lodging in Import/export entries and other clearances which are a legal declaration to Customs under the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004. On addition to stating all the commodities to be cleared in respect of the License.
4. No clearance should be done unless they are licensed by the Uganda Revenue Authority in the form prescribed in the Ordinance.
5. Pay relevant fees, depending on the requirements from of Customs clearance of goods and attach a copy of the pay slip from the Bank on the application.
6. Submit the application along with all required documents, a Customs management Act of Entry duly completed and signed by a Customs Agent. It is currently captured in the DTI Center (Direct Trader Input terminal) and details are obtained from the documents supplied by the applicant.
7. This is done through Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA World) which is linked to the main URA server for instant data transfer from a remote DTI Centre
8. Once approved by the Uganda Revenue Authority a License for Vehicle/Vessel Conveying Transit Goods shall be issued to the applicant.

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Required Documents

• Copy of the vehicle registration book.
• Motor vehicle third party.
• Valid Identification (Passport, Voters card, Driver's license).

Please note: One can pay from anywhere in the East African Community for this service.

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Revenue Authority - Head Office,
Physical address: Plot M193/M194,
Nakawa Industrial Area
Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 7279,
Kampala, Uganda
Toll Free Number: (256) 800117000
Email:info@ura.go.ug
Website: Link

Eligibility

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Fees

1. License Fee:

   • Truck - 200 USD
   • Trailer - 400 USD

2. Renewal Fee:

   • Truck - 200 USD
   • Trailer - 400 USD

Validity

• Validity: 1 Year

Documents to Use

• Application Form
• Application form East Africa community

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Maximum Processing Time: 1 Day

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Required Information

• Name of the applicant.
• Country of registration
• Passport Number
• Engine number
• Vehicle Registration Number
• Postal Address

Need for the Document

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