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==Procedure==
'''New Application:'''
#An application for Customs Agent's License is made and forwarded to the Licensing officer.
#Each application is recorded and assigned a reference number.
#The application is vetted to ensure all the required supporting documents have been submitted.
#Applicants are invited for interview by the Licensing Committee.
#Successful applicants recommended for licensing are notified.
#The successful applicants are asked to pay the required License fee.
#The application is then approved by the Commissioner.
#Customs Agent's License is issued.
'''NB:''' Unsuccessful applicants can make an appeal. A hearing is conducted, after which licensing is either recommended or declined. 
'''Renewal''' 
#Application for renewal of the license is made on the prescribed License renewal form and submitted to customs.
#The Licensing Officer shall check for compliance with the conditions for renewal and confirm that the company has no outstanding transactions or pending queries.
#If the applicant has no pending queries or outstanding transactions, a recommendation is made Commissioner's office for renewal of the license.
#License is renewed.
'''NB.''' No License shall be renewed if the applicant has any pending queries or outstanding transactions.

==Required Documents==
*Copy of company's registration certificate
*Copies of company's memo and articles of association
*Copies of IDs, passports of the directors
*Recent passport photographs of all the directors duly certified by a notary or commissioner of oaths
*Evidence of membership in a recognized clearing and forwarding association
*Letter from bankers confirming they maintain an account with them
*Copy of PIN certificate for company and each for the directors
*Copy of VAT registration certificate for the company
*Current tax compliance certificate/registration of returns
*Certificates of goods conduct for the company directors
*Lease/title deed of the office of the clearing agent
*Application fee

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Uganda Revenue Authority - Head Office''', 
Physical address: Plot M193/M194, 
Nakawa Industrial Area 
Kampala, Uganda 
P.O. Box 7279, 
Kampala, Uganda 
Toll Free Number: (256) 800117000 
Email:info@ura.go.ug 
Website: [https://www.ura.go.ug/officeLocationController/showContactUs Link] 
 
==Eligibility==
*The Commissioner can only license people/companies who are registered, knowledgeable about Customs clearance and have an office with equipment like computers.
*Licenses will not be issued or renewed if the licensee or applicant has a criminal record, is involved in dishonest activities or any other wrong doing.

==Fees==
Application Fee: (ugshs.40,000)$10 
License Fee:(Ugshs.1,500,000)$400 

==Validity==
One Year

==Documents to Use==
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==Sample Documents==
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==Processing Time==
Maximum Processing Time: 1 months.

==Related Videos==
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==Instructions==
*Have an established office, the physical location of which shall be indicated in the license application form for customs verification purposes
*Indicate the bankers on the application;
*Memorandum and articles of association of the company
*Certificate of registration of the company
*Tax Identification Numbers of the company and the directors
*Copies of identity cards, passports or other forms of identification of the directors and staff proposed to directly handle or sign customs documents and
*Recent passport size photographs of directors and staff duly certified by a Notary Public or a Commissioner for Oaths.
*Agency: Uganda Revenue Authority
*Contact Office: Licensing Office:

==Required Information==
*Name of applicant
*PIN/TIN
*Registered Address
*Street/Road
*Plot No
*Telephone No.
*Type of your business (Sole proprietorship/ Partnership/ Limited Company)
*Names, Occupations, Nationalities of Directors/Partners, percentage of shares held State any other businesses currently being run by your partnership/company (State registered name, and address)
*New application or Renewal
*If renewal, state when first licensed as a Customs Agent
*Previous License Number and where issued
*Previous experience in the clearance of goods through Customs
*Name(s) of previous persons/employee(s)
*Names of Bankers
*Authorized Capital of the Company
*Paid up Capital
*Names and the ranks of employees and their citizenship.

==Need for the Document==
*Customs agents are persons or companies licensed by the Commissioner of Customs to Act on behalf of the importers and exporters. In some Partner states, it is compulsory to use a Customs agent when clearing goods through Customs.
*Customs agents must be licensed by the Commissioner before they can be involved in the clearance of goods through Customs.

==Information which might help==
'''Authority to Pay''' 
*Successful applicants recommended for licensing are contacted and asked to pay.
*The Licensing officer shall contact the applicants to inform them they should collect their letters authorizing payment.
*The applicants shall comply with the conditions of the letter and present them to the Licensing Officer. 
'''Renewals''' 
*The Licensing Officer shall check for compliance with any other conditions for renewal and confirm that the company has no outstanding transactions or pending queries.
*If the applicant has no pending queries, the Licensing Officer shall make a recommendation to the Commissioner's office for renewal of the license.
*If the applicant has a pending query, shall be asked to settle the query before the application is recommended for renewal.

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
''Purpose:'' To act as agents for transacting business relating to declarations of goods

==External Links==
*[https://www.uma.or.ug/tradefair-catalogue/item/467-a-k-shoe-makers-suubi-cmmf-group Uganda Manufactures Association]
*[https://www.ura.go.ug/rightMenu.do?dispatch=mgmContactList Uganda revenge authority]
*[https://www.ura.go.ug/leftMenu.do link]

==Others==
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