1.      When it is through transit, it means that the shipment is crossing Ethiopian territory to a third country. Therefore, the owner or the agent of the transiting goods should produce transit declaration, genuine invoice of the goods, bill of lading, packing list, and certificate of origin, trade license, cash or insurance or bank guarantee equivalent to the duties and taxes in case of diversion.

2.      The customs station at the entry point shall check all the documents, collect the guarantee, marks and plumbs the shipment and allows transit by a customs police convey in a specified time through the prescribed customs routes;

3.      The customs station at exit point shall confirm the exit of the transit goods after checking the mark and plumbs and documentation; and thereafter reports to the entry point where the guarantee shall be released;

4.      The same procedure shall be followed for inland and inward transit up to the point of clearance where the final duties and taxes shall be settled.