How to Export

1. Your storage premise must be registered by obtaining the certificate of premises registration from the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority
2. Then obtain test report (certificate of analysis) form Rwanda Standard Board (RBD) and obtain license to export processed food product through the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Information Management System
3. Contact a clearing agent to assist you with the customs process that require a registered clearing agent, view the list of clearing agencies via this link: clearing agencies List
4. Obtain a certificate of origin by having the clearing agent apply it through the Rwanda e-single window: Rwanda e-window you can also find out about the particular rules of origin that apply to the specific product and export market. Find out more by consulting RRA’s customs unit:
   

   Tel.: + 250 252595512

   Hotline: 3004 (free of charge)

   E-mail: customs@rra.gov.rw

5. Clear the consignment by
   • The clearing agent prepares and submits online export declaration together with supporting documents.
   • Send the consignment documents to the importer in the country where you are exporting the juice and soda so that the documents can be processed by the custom of that country
   • The consignment will be inspected by a custom officer and once consignment inspection is complete, the customs officer affixes the seal to the cargo container .The container number must be verified to match with what's on the declaration
   • Then obtain a cargo manifest (C2) generated based on customs data provided by the customs office of the importing country.
   • Transport the consignment to the exit border and have the C2 validate at the border by a customs officer who checks the documents accompanying the goods and whether seals and number plate written on the cargo manifest (C2) correspond with the truck information. If the data matches, the customs officer validates the cargo manifest (C2) in the customs system, which allows the consignment to leave the territory.
6. Proceed and export your goods to the importing country

Documents to be sent to the Importer

• invoice (export)
• Packing list
• Export certificate - processed food products

Other documents

• Identification documents
• Cargo manifest (C2)
• Payment receipts
• Premises registration certificate
• Test report( certificate of analysis)
• Export certificate-processed food

RWANDA FOOD AND DRUGS AUTHORITY
KK 15 St, Kigali
Tel: +250 788 890 738
Email: info@rwandafda.gov.rw
Website:Rwanda Food and drugs Authority

RWANDA STANDARDS BOARD
P.O. Box 7099,
Kigali
Tel: 3250 / +250 788 303 492
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw
Website:Rwanda standard

PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Tel: +250 788 890 738
Email: info@rwandafda.gov.rw
Website:Ministry Of Health

TRANSIT, EXPORT AND OUTSTATION DIVISION
P.O Box 3987, Kigali
Tel: +250 788 185 602
Email: customs@rra.gov.rw
Website:Rwanda Revenue Authority

• Registered business owner who wish to export a consignment of juices and sodas

• Fees varies considering the size of the consignment to be exported, please contact your clearing officer to assist you with the calculations of the required fees

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.

• Cargo manifest C2

• Within one month

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
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width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Names
• Tax Identification number
• Dates
• Declaration

• You need to clear and declare your goods to the custom to obtain release documents for exporting the goods from Rwanda

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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