Single window valuation system cargo tracking

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CUSTOMS
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
CARGO SCANNING
TAX SYSTEM
SINGLE WINDOW
VALUATION SYSTEM 
CARGO TRACKING
Ethiopian 
Customs Guide
Ethiopian Revenues and
Customs Authority
March 2017

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Ethiopian
 
Customs Guide
Ethiopian Revenues and 
Customs Authority 
March 2017

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Acknowledgements
The Customs Guide is developed as part of the World Bank Group’s 
(WBG) Ethiopia Investment Climate Program.
Mamo Mihretu, Program Manager of Ethiopia Investment Climate 
Program, coordinated the overall work. 
Ankur Huria, Senior Trade Logistics Specialist, WBG and Tekleweyni 
Tadesse, Trade Logistics Project coordinator, WBG provided 
invaluable guidance and support. Abebe Abebayehu, Deputy 
Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission, guided the 
work at its initial stage. 
This customs guide is developed as a result of a study conducted by 
BKP Development Research and Consulting GmbH. Fasil Tadesse, 
Derk Bienen, Sisay Asres and Yalew Teshome contributed different 
sections of the customs guide.
The WBG would like to thank the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs 
Authority(ERCA) team for the comments while preparing this 
customs guide.The extended core team was led by Moges Balcha, 
Deputy Director General of Customs Program Development and 
Support Division at ERCA.The team members include Fekadu 
Bekele, Director of Customs Valuation and Tariff Classification 
Directorate; Gaim Yibrah, Director of Customs Procedure Program 
Development Directorate ; Debele Kabeta, Director of Customs 
Branch Offices Support and Follow-up Directorate; Nigussie Seid, 
Project Manager of Ethiopia Electronic Single Window Project 
Office; Ahmed Yasin, Deputy Director of Customs Valuation 
and Tariff Classification Directorate; Gebre Eysus Gebre Hiwot, 
Head of Customs Affairs complaint Verification office; Haile 
Gebre Egziabher, Team Coordinator of Transit Procedure Program 
Development; Kebede Lidetu, Team Coordinator of Customs 
Risk Analysis and Profile Development; Wegayehu Adamu, 
Team Coordinator of Customs Clearance Procedure Program 
Development; Gebregziabher Gebretsadik, Team Coordinator of 
AEO Compliance Audit; Wondwosen Degefa, Team Coordinator of 
Post Clearance Audit, Amsale Marcos, Business Expert in Electronic 
Single Window Project Office, Wondwosen Getachew, Senior 
Officer of Customs Affair Electronic Information Service, Dessie 
Menber, Senior Prosecutor.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial contributions made by 
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) 
of Canada, Sweden International Development Agency (SIDA), 
Department for International Development (DFID) and the Italian 
Cooperation.