New Business Ethiopia

Ethiopian Customs Commission has seized over 268 million Birr (about $7 million) worth contraband goods from illegal traders in one month.

Customs Commission of Ethiopia introduced a fully paperless online service that allows traders to get one window service online.

Ethiopian Customs Commission has seized 449,700 U.S dollar notes from smugglers who were trying to take out of the country.

Customs Commission of Ethiopia has secured 23.52 billion birr (about $680 million at current exchange rate) by capturing goods from people engaged in illegal trading (contraband traders).

Over the last six days Customs Commission of Ethiopia has captured criminals with contraband goods worth 27.5 million birr ($about 795,000).

Ethiopia’s tax revenue has increased by over one billion dollar this year compared to the previous year. The Ministry of Revenue of Ethiopia has collected close to 198.5 billion birr (about $5.9 billion at the current exchange rate) during the first ten months of the current budget year started July 8, 2019.

The Customs Commission of Ethiopia has confiscated worth 1.6 billion-birr ($56.3 million) items from contraband traders during the fiscal year ended July 7, 2019.

The Customs Commission of Ethiopia today announced arresting three GIZ employees for abusing diplomatic privilege and importing worth 219.4 million birr (close to $7.7 million) goods without paying tax.