South Sudan orders new tracking measures for transit cargo
Nairobi, March 24 -- About 1.5 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through Mombasa port to South Sudan will have to be tagged before leaving the country in measures to control illegal, undeclared goods.
South Sudan Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Bak Barnaba Chol has informed shippers on the new tracking measures by Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN).
The country has appointed Invesco Uganda Ltd, under supervision by the Customs Revenue Division of South Sudan Revenue Authority, to start and run the programme.
"The sole purpose of the ECTN is to help the government of South Sudan to maximise its revenue collection by remedying the challenges of underestimation, undervaluation, diversion of cargo and round tripping," Dr Chol s...
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