WELCOME NOTE BY THE CHAIR OF NTFC
Welcome to the NTFC website,
The Government of Rwanda in February 2017, ratified WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) . The TFA came into force at the same period.
The TFA is implemented in Rwanda by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) through the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) which is composed by different public and private institutions involved in trade facilitation in Rwanda.
The overall purpose of implementing the TFA in Rwanda is to contribute to the national trade policy and the improvement of the trade environment by promoting transparency, simplification, harmonization and standardization of cross-border operations in order to reduce time and cost to import and export goods.
This website has been developed in line with the NTFC plan of using Information Communication and Technology (ICT) to meet its objectives of enhancing and communicating its activities by providing timely and adequate information on trade facilitation and elimination of NTBs to traders, government, researchers and other stakeholders.
On this website you will find information which will help you to understand trade facilitation in general and Rwanda NTFC in particular. It also provides a platform to file a complaint in relation to elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs).
As you browse on this website, I wish to invite you to be part of this important journey as we strive together to facilitate trade to, from and through Rwanda.
I also wish to reiterate our full support to this work being spearheaded by the NTFC and which will lead unquestionably to improved business environment and increased intra-regional trade.
Best wishes,
Michel MINEGA SEBERA
Chair of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) and
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)
TFA IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
News on Trade facilitation
Regional business community gets $3.2m funding for trade facilitation
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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
69
RECEIVED
21
RESOLVED
3
INVALID
27
PENDING
Latest resolved NTBs
| INCIDENT DATE | PLACE | TITLE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-10 | rw | Bafite ikibazo | Resolved |
| 2020-06-22 | KEN | The issue of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) requiring upfront payments or a guarantee cheque for storage of oil and after expiration of the grace period of 21 days they charge 2$ per cube meter (1000 liters) per day as a fine while in Tanzania the grace per | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | Rw | Requirement for physical presence at MINAGRI/RALIS to collect Phytosanitary or sanitary/veterinary health certificates due to lack of automation system and electronic signature | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | Rw | High cost of import permits for food and pharmaceutical products | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | Rw | Restriction on use of private bonded warehouses by manufacturers and difficulty to obtain licenses to operate them | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | rw | Rwanda FDA requirements for registration (lengthy) and re-testing of food products with quality marks originating from EAC | Resolved |
| 2019-10-16 | Ke | Requirement to foreign exhibitors in Kenya to have a trading license to be able to display their products in the trade fair without which a fine of Ksh 1,000 per day is imposed to the exhibitor by the City Council. The incident occurred during the Nairobi | Resolved |
| 2018-11-20 | Tz | Tanzania has introduced an escort fee imposed by TRA from Dar es Salaam to Rusumo | Resolved |
| 2018-11-16 | Ke | Two trucks on transit from Rwanda to Mombasa carrying minerals for export are impounded by Uganda Mineral Protection Police Unit | Resolved |
| 2018-04-18 | Tz | Delays in releasing trucks at Tunduma & Rusumo border post by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) as a result of manual lodging of import documents | Resolved |
| 2018-04-18 | Tz | Escorted trucks carrying Zambia brown sugar and white maize in transit to Rwanda are forced to pay to Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Tunduma border station a sum of Tsh 960,000 to accompany trucks | Resolved |
| 2018-04-18 | Ke | Kenya banned exports of scrap metals destined to Rwanda in accordance with scrap metal Act NO. 1 OF 2015 | Resolved |
