“Electronic single window saves time, reduces costs and gets us paid on time”- clearing agents

Over the years, the government, with support from development partners, has invested billions of shillings into international trade facilitation. Injection of these endless funds are meant to improve the trading environment and consequently fetch more revenues from exports. At the end of 2016, the government, together with TradeMark East Africa, rolled out the Uganda Electronic Single Window, a paperless platform that leverages technology to facilitate international trade through allowing for electronic submission of information, documentations and processing of import, export and transit-related trade documents and requests. Today, more than 10 agencies involved in international trade are using this system. These…