ETHIOPIA became landlocked in 1992, when its Red Sea coast was lost to the new state of Eritrea. It lost access to its former ports soon afterwards. Since the outbreak of a vicious two-year war between the two countries in 1998, the Red Sea ports of Massawa and Assab have been off-limits to Ethiopian . . . →
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 Comments are closed  Shipping  Assab, Djibouti, Ethiopian Shipping Lines, landlocked, Massawa, shipping The Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA) is to deploy an electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS) on the 887km Addis Abeba to Djibouti corridor in two weeks, hoping to track and monitor transit goods, Fortune learnt. The system is designed to combat the pilfering of goods, locally known as kisheba, which is a practice . . . →
Continue reading Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority Embraces Electronic Cargo Tracking The Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Enterprise (ESLE), the recent amalgamation of the former Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL), Ethiopian Maritime Transit Services (EMTS), and Dry Port Service Enterprise (DPSE), in the last fiscal year has made a minimum of a nine per cent ocean freight transport discount for one month. These companies, which have a . . . →
Continue reading Shipping Enterprise Gives One-month Discount All imported goods to Ethiopia are subjected to customs duties and taxes, unless exempted by law. Taxes applicable on imported goods are; Excise Tax, Value Added Tax, Sur Tax and withholding tax. The rates differ according to the type of the good. Duty is tariff collected on the value of the good calculated . . . →
Continue reading Percentage of Duty, taxes on major imported goods to Ethiopia Ro-Ro shipping rates are based on the size of the vehicle. We recommend that you do a “Google Search” under your vehicles’ specific year, make and model, and look up the specifications as stated by the manufacturer (Length x Width x Height) shown from the longest 3 points. If there are fog lights or other accessories that extend out, a Shipping line might include this longest dimension in how they determine the shipping charge. . . . →
Continue reading Shipping Rates Generally there will be a terminal handling charge for the unloading of the cars from the ship at the port of destination. . . . →
Continue reading Fees and Import duties Most shipping lines insurance policies are provided by TGI (Travel Guard International) and are 2% of the value insured, that’s $20.00 for every $1,000 of coverage. . . . →
Continue reading Insurance policies RORO means roll on roll off and it’s a specific type of service offered by the Shipping Lines for shipping vehicles only. . . . →
Continue reading What does RoRo shipping mean? You can ship one spare tire, one jack and one wrench. Boxes of personal effects inside your auto should be sent LCL via air or sea. When Customs fills out the inspection report on your auto they will not include the boxes of personal effects in this report. The Shipping Line and the insurance services take a hands off approach to personal effects in that if they are found to be missing at the port of destination. . . . →
Continue reading What can i ship along with my car? Whether your car will be professionally loaded (will cost you between $550.00 and $650.00) or you will make your own arrangements to load the car yourself. You must keep the following in mind when mixing personal effects and a car . . . →
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