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ProcedureEdit

How to Export

  1. Register your business premises through the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority and obtain the Certificate of registration for food premises
  2. Then obtain the test report (certificate of analysis) by having the samples of the food product tested by the Rwanda standard board
  3. Apply for the export license of processed food products online through the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Information Management System: Regulatory Information and obtain the export license
  4. Contact a clearing agent to assist you with the customs processes that require a registered clearing agent, view the list of clearing agencies via this link: clearing agent
  5. Obtain an EU certificate of origin by having the clearing agent apply for it through the Rwanda e-single window: 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:
  6. Clearance of consignment:
  • Have you clearing agent declare the cargo and pay the declaration fee through the Rwanda e-single window portal or mobile app and submit the required documents and you will obtain an export declaration form, Assessment notice Ex1 and payment confirmation
  • The Transit, Export and Outstation Division will send a custom officer to inspect the products and once the consignment inspection is complete, the inspector will affix a seal on the consignment
  • Produce your custom reference to the Transit, Export and Outstation Division to obtain the release order
  • Have your clearing agent generate T1 through the Rwanda e-single window and fill it accordingly then submit it for validation through the same system Rwanda e-single window. Note that T1 can only be generated after the release order has been issued. Once the T1 is submitted for validation, the customs officer of the office of departure is notified so they can fill in the necessary information (customs seal number, number of seals affixed on the container, time limit before reaching the destination office), and finally validate for departure.
  • The clearing agent will obtain validation for departure through the Rwanda e-single system print the T1 validated for departure and hand it to the driver to commence the journey to the exit border
  • Once the goods are at the exit border, the customs officer will check the documents accompanying the goods and whether seals and number plate written on the T1 correspond with the truck information. If the information is matching, the customs officer approves in the system the goods arrival option, and adds signature and stamp on the T1, allowing the consignment to leave the country.


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Invoices
  • Packing list
  • Rwanda certificate of origin
  • Payment confirmation
  • Export declaration
  • Premises registration certificate
  • Certificate of analysis
  • Export license
  • Certificate of origin



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

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

EligibilityEdit

  • Registered business owner who wish to export a consignment of wines and liquors



FeesEdit

  • Fee depend on several factors, i.e. Agent fees, number of declaration and number of containers to be transported, processing declaration online is RWF 3,000



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Processing TimeEdit

  • Within one month



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Required InformationEdit

  • Names
  • Address
  • Agent details
  • Consignment details
  • Signatures
  • Stamp



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • Complete validated T1 form proves that the goods have been declared and cleared by customs to processed with exiting Rwanda border to its final destination



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