1. 10 Juillet 2008Pratique de la méthodologie1 Kigali, Rwanda, 22 -26 May 2013 Some figures on EAC East African Community Forum on Trade Facilitation United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

2. Surface and Population 2011 Partner States Total surface Population Including water bodies Excluding water bodies Burundi 27.825.08.7 Tanzania 939.3886.344.5 Uganda 241.6199.832.9 Kenya 582.7580.738.6 Rwanda 26.324.210.7 EAST AFRICA 1'817.71'716.0135.4 Total surface area in 1'000 square km Population in millions persons

6. DOING BUSINESS 2013: Trade across borders

7. Global ranking: Trading across borders Doing Business 2013 Ranking out of 185 countries

8. Cost to EXP/IMPort (US$ per container) EXPORT IMPORT Doing Business 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa: 1’990 USD Sub-Saharan Africa: 2’567 USD

9. Documents to EXP/IMPort (number) EXPORT IMPORT Doing Business 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa: 8 documents Sub-Saharan Africa: 9 documents

10. Time to EXP/IMPort (days) Doing Business 2013 EXPORT IMPORT Sub-Saharan Africa: 31 days Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 days

11. Trading across borders: Distance to the frontier Scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier (the best performances across all economies and across time)

12. Trading across borders: Reported reforms in BURUNDI DB 2013: Burundi reduced the time to trade across borders by enhancing its use of electronic data interchange systems, introducing a more efficient system for monitoring goods going through transit countries and improving border coordination with neighboring transit countries.

13. Trading across borders: Reported reforms in KENYA DB 2011: Implementation of an electronic cargo tracking system, linked to the Kenya Revenue Authority’s electronic data interchange system for customs clearance. DB 2009: Extended opening hours of customs and port authorities and reduced number of inspection points between Nairobi and Mombasa. Introduction of an electronic system allowing traders to submit their documents online.

14. DB 2011: Reduction of the number of trade documents required and enhancement of its joint border management procedures with Uganda and other neighbors, leading to improvement in trade logistics environment. DB 2010: Improved trading times thru increased operating hours and enhanced cooperation at the border, plus removal of some documentation requirements for importers and exporters. DB 2009: Implementation or improvement of EDI, risk- based inspections, resulting in decrease in export and import time. Trading across borders: Reported reforms in RWANDA

15. DB 2013: Importing made more difficult by introducing a requirement to obtain a certificate of conformity with technical regulations before the imported goods are shipped. DB 2012: Implementation of the Pre-Arrival Declaration (PAD) system and electronic submission of customs declaration. Trading across borders: Reported reforms in TANZANIA

16. DB 2010: Improved customs processes, plus benefits from increased operating hours at the Port of Mombasa, and improved cooperation at the border. DB 2008: Extension of the application of the Asycuda++ EDI system to 4 additional customs stations, introducing a system linking banks to customs (for payment of duties), and enhancing border cooperation along the Kenya–Uganda Border at Malaba through joint inspections. Trading across borders: Reported reforms in UGANDA