East African trade systems, compared

The Central Corridor links Dar es Salaam port to Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, eastern DRC, Malawi and Zambia. Agreement, routes, border posts and volumes.

Road and rail link between Dar es Salaam and Zambia: the TAZARA railway, the Tunduma and Nakonde border post, the 2025 concession and cargo volumes.

LAPSSET is the Lamu Port, South Sudan and Ethiopia transport corridor. Its legal basis, planned parts, Lamu Port berths and highway status.

The Northern Corridor links Mombasa port to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and eastern DRC. Agreement, routes, rail, port and tracking facts.

Burundi's revenue office OBR, its ASYCUDA World customs system, the medicines single window, border posts and the EAC and COMESA rules it applies.

Customs agent licences in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania side by side: the EAC law behind them, fees, bonds, validity, portals and renewal deadlines.

iCMS in Kenya, TANCIS in Tanzania, ASYCUDA World in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, SYDONIA in the DRC. Who runs each system and its status with dates.

Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda share RECTS. Tanzania runs its own ECTS. The DRC lists a transit tracking tool. Dates, costs and reported transit times.

Kenya TradeNet, the Uganda Electronic Single Window, the Rwanda Electronic Single Window and Tanzania's TeSWS. Launch dates, operators and agencies.

GePG in Tanzania, eCitizen in Kenya, the URA payment slip in Uganda, Irembo in Rwanda, OBR and South Sudan e-Tax. Channels, operators and audit findings.

Kenya's iCMS customs system, the KenTrade single window, eCitizen payments, RECTS cargo tracking, agent licences and border posts, with dated sources.

The 15 border pairs named in the EAC One Stop Border Posts Act, how a one-stop crossing works, and dated facts on Rusumo, Namanga, Kobero and Nimule.

Rwanda's ASYCUDA World customs system, the ReSW single window, Irembo payments, RECTS cargo tracking, agents, border posts and a reported audit finding.

South Sudan's revenue authority, the e-Tax rule for duties, the Nimule border post, EAC and Northern Corridor membership and audit findings.

Tanzania's TANCIS customs system, the TeSWS single window, the GePG payment gateway, cargo tracking, agent licences, border posts and audit findings.

Uganda's ASYCUDA World customs system, the Uganda Electronic Single Window, URA payment slips, RECTS cargo tracking, agent licences and border posts.

The four EAC Common External Tariff bands of 0, 10, 25 and 35 percent, the 2022 review, stays of application and duty remission explained from EAC sources.

The customs law shared by East African Community states: its parts, who runs it, the 2019 and 2025 amendments and the sections traders use most.

How the EAC Single Customs Territory clears goods with one declaration, when it started on each corridor, and what EAC and TRA sources say about it.

How the DRC joined the EAC in 2022, the roadmap for applying the Customs Union, DGDA systems, border posts and corridors, with dated official sources.

How customs transit bonds work in East Africa, the COMESA RCTG Carnet that replaces national bonds, which states take part and what the EAC law says.