Effect of Trade Facilitation on Customs revenue collection: a case of Isebania-Sirare border station.

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dc.contributor.authorOjiambo, Linet Anne Akinyi
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T12:35:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-07T06:48:06Z
dc.date.available2020-03-02T12:35:51Z
dc.date.available2022-06-07T06:48:06Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionPROJ 382.91 OJIen_US
dc.description.abstractTrade facilitation aims at making International trade easier by eliminating administrative delays, simplifying trade procedures, increasing transparency, security and incorporating Technology in trade processes. There is a tendency of reluctance to take on additional legal obligations that may expose countries within East Africa to Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (DSM). However, this fear has been dispelled by the best endeavor clause in the text and the benefits that trade facilitation brings to the economies of East Africa Taking into consideration the pace of integration of East African countries and their resolve to deal with outstanding issues towards fully fledged customs union and free market economy, there is no doubt that there exists an underlying problem that requires urgent attention. This study sought to examine the effect of trade facilitation on customs revenue collection. The study was guided by the following specific objectives:- to determine the effect infrastructure on customs revenue collection on trade facilitation at the Isebania border station, to find out the effect of simplification of rules on customs revenue collection at the Isebania Border Station, to establish the effect cross agency dialogue on Customs revenue collection at Isebania Station. This study useda descriptive research design with the aim of determining and reporting the way things are and it guides in determining the current status of the population under research. The study targeted 158 traders operating across the Kenya Uganda border as well as 10 key informants who included customs officers, clearing agents and immigration personnel. The studyused both primary and secondary data. A closed structured questionnaire wasused. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the outcomes for each of the main variables. These included mean and standard deviation. While measures of central tendency showed points of consensus, standard deviation shows the degree of variability of responses on each of the objectives.Thestudy foundthatinfrastructure development, simplification of rules and cross agency dialogue significantlyinfluencescustoms revenue collection.Basedonstudyfinding,thisstudyrecommendsthere is need for Kenya Revenue Authority to simplified rules and encourage cross agency dialogue at the border stations, this will improve customs revenue collectionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ikesra.kra.go.ke/handle/123456789/663
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research projecten_US
dc.subjectSimplification of rulesen_US
dc.subjectCustoms documentationen_US
dc.subjectTrade Facilitationen_US
dc.titleEffect of Trade Facilitation on Customs revenue collection: a case of Isebania-Sirare border station.en_US
dc.typeProjectsen_US

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