How to Import

1. Contact a clearing agent to assist you with the custom processes that require a registered clearing agent. View the list of approved clearing agencies via this link: clearing agent
2. Clear the consignment by:
   • Having your clearing agent declare the goods through the E-SINGLE WINDOW portal: E-WINDOW and obtain the Home consumption declaration - IM 4 and Assessment notice for import declaration
   • Pay the import tax and declaration fee as recommended in the Assessment notice for import declaration at the bank and obtain the Payment confirmation - import declaration
   • Upon payment the consignment will be inspect by a custom officer who will assess the declared value of the consignment and when necessary amend the value on the declaration, which can lead to a variation in the amount of tax to be paid. Note that this step does not apply to importers classified in the Gold Card Scheme and Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) program, due to proven compliance with customs regulations. This means that their cargo gets an automatic release while being selected in blue and green lanes.
3. Then the customs officer in charge counts the good to ensure the number matches what is written on the declaration note and issue you an exit note releasing the consignment to enter Rwanda

• Certificate of domestic company registration
• Invoice
• Packing list
• Assessment notice for import declaration
• Payment confirmation for import declaration

CUSTOMS SERVICE DEPARTMENT
KK 532 St P.O Box 3987 Kigali,
Kigali
Tel: +250 788 185 712
Email: customs@rra.gov.rw
Website:Rwanda Revenue Authority

• Registered business owner who wish to import a consignment of stationaries

• It is after the declaration stage, the taxes to be paid on the goods is calculated and the importer is informed of how much taxes they have to pay.

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

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

• Assessment notice for import declaration
• Exit note IM

• Within a day

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,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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
• Registration Number
• Nationality
• Address
• Goods details
• Date and signature

• Import goods must be issued the exit note IM at the border to prove that have successfully undergone through the customs protocols and have been allowed to enter Rwanda

Enter other informations which might help.

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

• Trade portal

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