Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-451  

NTB Type

8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees  

Complaint

Additional charges by Container freight stations.The port charges should include charges on container freight charges.  

Status note

At the 16th EAC regional forum on non tariff barriers held in Kigali in December 2014, Kenya reported that the port charges by ICDs and CFS should be the one approved by port authorities. Kenya Ports Authority has signed a service level agreement to guide charges by CFS. This NTB is therefore resolved.  

Progress update note

At the Tripartite NTBs Online Reporting, Monitoring and Eliminating Mechanism Meeting to Launch the SMS Reporting Tool held from 9-10 April in Lusaka Zambia, Kenya and Uganda reported that the two countries were scheduled to have bilateral meetings to try and resolve the NTB. A progress report will be submitted at the NTBs forum scheduled for June 2013.  

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes 

Location

Kenya: Mombasa sea port (Seaport)  

Reporting Country or Region

Uganda  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2011-09-03  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2014-12-11  

Product Description

All products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2011-09-15 21:30  

Modified

2015-01-13 11:49