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Daily Monitor
Uganda has tightened import conditions for vehicles aged over nine years, a move that is expected to disrupt the automobile black market in Kenya. It will, however, translate to improved fortunes for local dealerships long inconvenienced by smuggled units from the neighbouring country. In a new directive by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), imports of vehicles older than nine years will from July 1, 2022, be cleared under the East Africa Community’s Single Customs Territory (SCT), which allows members of the bloc to jointly collect customs taxes. “Pursuant to section 64 (k) of the East Afric…