The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) in conjunction with Private Sector and Uganda Revenue Authority with funding from DANIDA through Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), is rolling out the National Electronic Single Window (NESW) operations in Uganda. The Information Technology (IT) based platform is expected to among others expedite imports, exports and transit clearance of goods procedures. The e-SW initiative is also expected to promote and expedited service delivery by regulatory Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

Delegates from 26 member countries of the three African regional economic communities (RECs) including East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to resolve the issues that remain outstanding after the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area during a summit in Sham el Sheikh in Egypt June, 2015

It has been over a year since the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area was launched in Egypt in June 2015, yet nothing has progressed in respect to ratification of the Agreement by member/Partner States for implementation. It is also clear that only 18 out of 26 countries have so far signed the Tripartite Agreement. Uganda signed the Agreement during the launch in Egypt however none of the Member/Partner States has so far ratified the Tripartite Agreement. Read more...  

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives organized the first ever Buy Uganda Build Uganda Special exhibition in a bid to promote the consumption of locally made products.

The special exhibition was organized to showcase Ugandan made products and sensitize Government institutions of the supply capabilities of the Ugandan manufacturing sector. This aims to promote local procurement of the institutions’ supplies in selected subsectors like textile and garments, leather goods, furniture and scholastic/office materials.

The exhibition is part of implementation of the Buy Uganda Build Uganda Policy which aims to support the production, purchase, supply and consumption of local goods and services. Read more...  

Theme:

“Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) the Driving Force to Middle Income Status”

Introduction

Strong coordination in the development and implementation of Government policies as well as interventions in most sectors including that of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is critical to achieving the intended Government goals.

Uganda has embarked on the development of a new strategy in a bid to improve on her performance in AGOA which has remained far below the expectations. The National AGOA Strategy is being developed by the AGOA Secretariat under the supervision of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Read more...