Rwanda - Export Pharmaceutical Products

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Procedure

How to Export
Step 1: prepare and obtain all the required certificates and permits i.e. human medicinal product registration certificate, pharmaceutical wholesale license, and an export license.
Step 2: 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 agent
Step 3: 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: [email protected]

Step 4: 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 to 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 on the container and 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.
  

Step 5: Proceed and export your pharmaceuticals to the importing country

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Required Documents

• Human medicinal product registration certificate
• Pharmaceutical wholesale license
• Export license
• invoice
• Packing list
• EAC certificate of origin
• Customs declaration number
• Cargo manifest (C2)

Office Locations & Contacts

RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY (RRA)
P. O. Box 3987 , Kigali
Tel: 3004 / +250 788 185 500
Email: [email protected]
Website:Rwanda revenue Authority

TRANSIT, EXPORT AND OUTSTATION DIVISION
P.O Box 3987, Kigali
Tel: +250 788 185 602
Email: [email protected]
Website:Rwanda revenue Authority

Eligibility

• Registered business owner who wish to export a consignment of pharmaceutical products

Fees

• 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

Validity

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

Documents to Use

• Cargo manifest C2: Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Within 30 days

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

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

Required Information

• Names
• TIN
• Nationality
• Country of destination
• Destination port
• Declaration
• Signature and Dates

Need for the Document

• You must obtain custom clearance documents that prove that your consignment has successfully undergone through the customs export process and are allowed to be transported outside Rwanda

Information which might help

• Export Guideline: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

• Trade Portal

Others

More information which might help people.