Factors affecting Customs release of goods at Namanga Border Post in Kenya
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Date
2018
Authors
Kaigai, Brian Wamunyu
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KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project
Abstract
This study was done to assess the factors affecting customs clearance of goods at Namanga
border post. Specific objectives were; to find out to what degree information available on
customs procedures affect release of goods at Namanga border post; to establish to what extent
the level of Pre Shipment Inspection affects customs release of goods at Namanga border post;
to establish to what extent the level of technology is a factor affecting customs release of goods
at Namanga border post; to establish to what extent the goods type affects the customs
clearance times at Namanga border post; to find out to what extent is shipment release a factor
affecting the customs release of goods at Namanga border post. Primary data was collected
from Namanga at the Kenya Tanzania border. The research design used was an exploratory
research design. The target population of the study were 61 respondents compromising of 30
clearing and forwarding staff, 30 customs officers based at the border post and 1 senior
manager from K.R.A. Respondents were chosen using the purposive sampling method, the
main data collection instrument used was a questionnaire. Qualitative data gathered from the
questionnaire was analyzed using document analysis and quantitative data was analyzed using
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Key findings from the research indicated
that inspection and goods type were the factors with the greatest impact on customs release at
Namanga border post. 85.7% of respondents felt that inspection affected customs clearance
while 42.9% felt the type of goods affected customs release, further statistical analysis of both
factors gave a correlation factor of .884 an almost perfect linear relationship. Technology was
cutting both ways in the clearance process speeding up clearance as well as delaying clearance
due to frequent downtime, shipment release was not a commonly used method of getting goods
across the border.
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customs clearance, Customs Valuation, Harmonized system