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Official account for the Commissioner Customs @URAuganda .

KAMPALA - UGANDA
Joined April 2020
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This Thursday, the evergreen 'TV surgeon' - Patrick Kamara will put the role of URA in Uganda's Development on the spot. Let us dissect together this role, your contribution and the journey ahead. #NTVOnTheSpot #URAWay
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.@URA_Customs: Majority of the Ugandans import used cars. We have methods like the deductive method, and computed value methods, all involving processes the URA goes through to determine the value of products. #NextBigTalk #NextRadioUG
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Make a date with the URA commissioner Customs (@URA_Customs) tonight on the #NextBigTalk as he breaks down valuation with @CanaryMugume and Marvin Ayebale. You don't want to miss this discussion as you move home tonight. #Customs101
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🧵Highlights from today's #LiveTaxLounge. In his opening remarks, the Commissioner Customs deciphered government’s import substitution strategy, dived into Uganda’s leading exports and got granular on the available tax exemption and incentives for taxpayers. #Customs101
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HAPPENING NOW: Need guidance on export management? The Commissioner Customs (@URA_Customs) is currently on the set of the #LiveTaxLounge deciphering all things exports. Channel any queries that you may have through the comment section. 🔗cutt.ly/Management-of-Export… #Customs101
Do you have inquiries on export management? Today’s #LiveTaxLounge discussion which will feature the Commissioner Customs- Abel Kagumire is directed at answering all your concerns. The show will be airing an hour from now across all #URATv platforms. 📩Send in those questions!
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Dear viewers, due to unavoidable circumstances, the #LiveTaxLounge will be kicking off at 11:00am and not 10:00am as communicated earlier on. Sincere apologies for the delay, in the meantime kindly send in those questions and comments. #FfeBanno #Customs101
Going live in an hour... Are you planning a trip outside the country or are you coming in? You might be wondering about the new passenger clearance rules. Join our experts for the #LiveTaxLounge as they dissect what goods are allowed, restricted & prohibited access into Uganda.
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Today, on the #LiveTaxLounge, the URA Customs Team at Entebbe Airport is taking all your questions and concerns about the clearance and passenger baggage processes. To acquaint yourself with the new clearance rules ahead of the show, click: 🔗bit.ly/3Jd8PCd
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📌MALABA With the exception of the golden cartoon series (Tom and Jerry) – first created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, there is no other scenario in life where a mouse can outwit a cat. A #URAEnforcementAlert🌍 thread!
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#URAPublicNotice alert! The general public is hereby informed that Lake Victoria Logistics Fuel Terminal located at Bugiri, Kawuku-Entebbe, has been gazetted as a Customs Area for loading and unloading of the following petroleum products as in the notice. Read all about it:
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URA together with the @updf_ have agreed to commence joint enforcement operations in Westnile targeting the illegal sale of fuel, through maximization of intelligence-led operations that allow sharing of information. #FfeBanno #URAEnforcementAlert #Customs101
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#URAEnforcementAlert🌍 After missing the interception of truck UAT298F on New Year’s Eve, #AruaEnforcement heightened intelligence, waiting until it had returned from DRC. Following a tip from a Congo based informer, URA did the ground work to establish the smuggler’s routes. /1
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This morning, come ready to learn more about smuggling. Drop your questions in the comments section and the Commissioner Customs @KagumireAbel will answer them during the #URAFeedbackLoop Twitter chat. ⏳Kickoff is at 11:00am #AskAbel #Customs101
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Major #URAPublicAnnouncement! The 10 banks listed in this announcement have committed to walk the tax compliance journey with you to ensure that beat the 31/12/22 deadline by extending their working hours today and tomorrow at select stations. #URATickTock #FfeBanno
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#ICYMI "The Real Economy is the economy that deals with the nine (9) basic human needs" - @KagutaMuseveni #SoNAddress
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The Import Bill of Uganda is normally $7B per year broken down as in image👇 @KagutaMuseveni: When you look through this list, you see that there is no reason why we should import many of these items. #SOTNUG2020 #SoNAddress
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.@KagutaMuseveni starts his #SOTNUG2020 address by listing the Ten Point Programme that were worked out to form a basis for nationwide coalition of political and social forces for a better future for Uganda.
#EAC Partner States adopt EAC Regional Electronic Cargo and Drivers Tracking System bit.ly/3ewIWwb
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Abel Kagumire retweeted
Jinja Port being activated as we find new alternatives to export our goods. Giant Ferry MV Nakibalya loading ongoing, i.e.1300 tons equivalent to 52 - twenty five Ton trucks on the road. @URAuganda #FacilitatingTrade @URA_CG
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Never Forget. "TIN is free" Visit the URA webportal and go to > bit.ly/2TPJpBS and apply for one.
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Abel Kagumire retweeted
Jinja my home town now has a ray of hope regarding business opportunities. @RailwaysUganda the faster you get this Pier revamped the better for Jinja Municipality growth. @URAuganda @kakirajinja @KagumireAbel
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the revamp to water transport in Uganda as an alternative to trucks moving Cargo. Customs has so far facilitated export of over 48,000 tons of processed sugar through the Jinja Port Pier to TZ. That’s 1,920 25-ton trucks removed 4rm our highways
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