Updated 24 October 2026
East African trade systems, compared
The corridors, customs systems, single windows, payment gateways and regional rules of East Africa, lined up country by country from official records.
Corridors
- Central Corridor: Dar es Salaam to the Great Lakes
The Central Corridor links Dar es Salaam port to Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, eastern DRC, Malawi and Zambia. Agreement, routes, border posts and volumes.
- Dar es Salaam to Lusaka corridor
Road and rail link between Dar es Salaam and Zambia: the TAZARA railway, the Tunduma and Nakonde border post, the 2025 concession and cargo volumes.
- LAPSSET corridor: Lamu Port, South Sudan and Ethiopia
LAPSSET is the Lamu Port, South Sudan and Ethiopia transport corridor. Its legal basis, planned parts, Lamu Port berths and highway status.
- Northern Corridor: Mombasa to the Great Lakes
The Northern Corridor links Mombasa port to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and eastern DRC. Agreement, routes, rail, port and tracking facts.
Systems compared
- Burundi customs and trade systems
Burundi's revenue office OBR, its ASYCUDA World customs system, the medicines single window, border posts and the EAC and COMESA rules it applies.
- Clearing agent licensing rules compared
Customs agent licences in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania side by side: the EAC law behind them, fees, bonds, validity, portals and renewal deadlines.
- Customs management systems compared across East Africa
iCMS in Kenya, TANCIS in Tanzania, ASYCUDA World in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, SYDONIA in the DRC. Who runs each system and its status with dates.
- Electronic cargo tracking compared across East Africa
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda share RECTS. Tanzania runs its own ECTS. The DRC lists a transit tracking tool. Dates, costs and reported transit times.
- Electronic single windows compared: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania
Kenya TradeNet, the Uganda Electronic Single Window, the Rwanda Electronic Single Window and Tanzania's TeSWS. Launch dates, operators and agencies.
- Government payment gateways compared across East Africa
GePG in Tanzania, eCitizen in Kenya, the URA payment slip in Uganda, Irembo in Rwanda, OBR and South Sudan e-Tax. Channels, operators and audit findings.
- One-stop border posts in East Africa
The 15 border pairs named in the EAC One Stop Border Posts Act, how a one-stop crossing works, and dated facts on Rusumo, Namanga, Kobero and Nimule.
- South Sudan customs and trade systems
South Sudan's revenue authority, the e-Tax rule for duties, the Nimule border post, EAC and Northern Corridor membership and audit findings.
Regional rules
- EAC Common External Tariff (CET)
The four EAC Common External Tariff bands of 0, 10, 25 and 35 percent, the 2022 review, stays of application and duty remission explained from EAC sources.
- EAC Customs Management Act, 2004
The customs law shared by East African Community states: its parts, who runs it, the 2019 and 2025 amendments and the sections traders use most.
- EAC Single Customs Territory (SCT)
How the EAC Single Customs Territory clears goods with one declaration, when it started on each corridor, and what EAC and TRA sources say about it.
- Transit bonds and the RCTG regional guarantee
How customs transit bonds work in East Africa, the COMESA RCTG Carnet that replaces national bonds, which states take part and what the EAC law says.