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Export
Procedures Once an exporting company is legally established, the various procedures that it
regularly needs to follow in order to make exports are the following. |
| Order Acknowledgement to
the Buyer |
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This involves the production of internal
instructions by the exporter on the works, production and preparation of the goods for
export order. |
| Finalization of Export
Contract |
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Finalize the export contract stipulating the
method of payment for the export consignment, and submit a copy to the respective
Commercial Bank by any of such methods as hand delivery, fax, telex or post. Commercial
Banks require six copies of letter of credit, and five copies of advance payment, cash
against documents, and consignment note each. |
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Application to Export |
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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 |
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Fill in the Customs Declaration Annex form
issued by the Commercial Bank and submit to the International/Foreign Business Department
of the Bank.
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Application for Quality
Testing and Certification |
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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.
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| Compliance with Movement
Requirements |
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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.
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| Insurance of Export Cargo |
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Insure the export cargo and acquire the
insurance certificate or policy document issued by an insurance company. |
| Customs Declaration |
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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. |
| Movement of Export Cargo |
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To facilitate the movement of goods,
transport documents should be acquired from the respective carrier. Although the type of
transport documents depends on the mode of transport, the documents should be completed
and signed by the carrier or its representatives. |
