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Exporters Guide Obtaining Export License: Exporters must be registered with Ministry of Trade and obtain
Importer Guide export license.
Issuance of Certificate of Origin Acknowledgement of receipt of the Order from Buyer: This involves the production of internal
instructions by the exporter on the works, production and preparation of the goods for export
Authentication of Documents
order.
Confirmation of Re-export prod
Finalization of Export Contract: Finalize the export contract stipulating the method of payment
Support Letters for the export consignment, and submit a copy to the respective Commercial Bank by any of
Capacity Building such methods as hand delivery, fax, telex or post. Commercial Banks require six copies of letter
Research & Advocacy of credit, and five copies of advance payment, cash against documents, and consignment note
each.
Application to Export permit: Register the export order with a Commercial Bank who will in turn
issue the export permit for the particular consignment. All sorts of exports except coffee have
to be registered with any of the Commercial Banks, only the registration for coffee remains at
the National Bank of Ethiopia.
Registration of Export Consignment: Fill in the Customs Declaration Annex form issued by the
Commercial Bank and submit to the International/Foreign Business Department of the Bank.
Application for Quality Testing and Certification: When export products are ready, make
arrangements for suitable packaging and apply to the Quality and Standards Authority of
Ethiopia for quality testing, and acquire the Export Authorization Certificate.
Compliance with Rules of Origin: Fill in the certificate of origin issued by the Ethiopian or the
Dire Dawa Chambers of Commerce in order to qualify under the preferential tariff treatments.
Compliance with Tariff Schemes: Fill in the special movement forms or certificates issued by the
Customs Authority. Currently, the special movement certificates include the EURI movement
certificate that is required by the European Union Countries, and the form A for the Generalized
System of Preferences-GSP Form A required by its member countries.
Insurance of Export Cargo: Insure the export cargo and acquire the insurance certificate or
policy document issued by an insurance company.
Customs Declaration: To avoid costly delays, the exporter declares all facts about the export
consignment, and all supporting original documents should be forwarded to the Customs
Clearing Agents to enable customs formalities and authorization of the dispatch of the export
goods. Accordingly, the exporter must hand over the Export Permit, the copy of the Customs
Declaration Annex form, the Ethiopian Customs Declaration form, the Certificate of Origin, and
the special movement forms/certificates (the EURI Movement Certificate and the GSP form A) to
the clearing agents. For more information http://www.erca.gov.et/
Movement of Export Cargo: To facilitate the movement of goods, transport documents should
be acquired from the respective carrier. Although the type of transport documents depend on
the mode of transport, the documents should be completed and signed by the carrier or its
representatives.
For More Information
Export & Import Directorate
Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations
Mobile: +251-115-522-083
Fax: +251- 115-517-699
E-mail: [email protected]
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