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MAINTAINING AEO CERTIFICATION
Presented By:
Oliver J. Lalani Executive Director
ROOFINGS GROUP
15 March 2018
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INTRODUCTION TO ROOFINGS GROUP
! 1,700 employees!! +/- 200,000 tons of sales!! 35% market share!! Largest tax payer in the steel sector!! Top 20 tax payer in the country!
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1994
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 2013
Issued a license by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and commenced operations with capital of USD2m
1997 2008
2012
Commenced exporting to Rwanda, DRC, Burundi and South Sudan Commissioned
Galvanised wire complex
Started planning RRM expansion
2013 - Commissioning of cold rolling & coil coating complex
Namanve Plant Lubowa Plant
Commissioned Roofings polypipes
Pilot Project started for AEO Certification
1997-2008 2016 Achieved AEO status RRM
Achieved AEO status Roofings Limited
2009
A TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS
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BACKGROUND
! RoofingsGroupisaproudmemberofAEOforbothRL&RRM! Ourentryintotheprojectstartedearlyin2011,culminaAngintoonfirmaAon/approvalin2013,&2016respecAvely.! Thisfollowedourhistorictaxprac0ceofcomplianceandtransparency.! Amongthefirstfewinthepilotbatch
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BENEFITS
! Self-BondManagement(inhousereceipts,manifesAng,Entry,DeclaraAon&exit)
! Pre-arrivalclearancebecamearealityintheAEOprogram
! ReducedAmeofdeliveryofourimportsfrom20daystojust4daysbyroad.BestdeliveryAmewas5daysforRail.
! Prioritytreatment/documentaAonprocessinginDPCaRertaxpayment.
! Reducedpaperwork(about60%)---onlinesystem.
! PreferenAaltreatment–eachAEOisallocatedaClientManagercreaAngstronglinkwithCustoms/URA.
! ObtainingTaxClearanceCer0ficates(TCCs)fromDomesAcTaxesDepartmentinamaMerofhoursfrom3days.
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MAINTAINING AEO CERTIFICATION • ThereisaclearcompliancemanualindicaAngthebasicrequirementsformaintainingcerAficaAon;including,butnotlimitedtothefollowing:
! Listofimported&exportedgoodsclearlyindicaAngthedescripAon/tariff/shippersnamesandotherrelevantinformaAon
! DeclaraAonsonthesystem! AccuracyofcomputaAonintaxes! PresentaAon/availabilityofsupporAngdocumentstoourdeclaraAons! ToprovideappropriateinstrucAonstothirdparty! EnsurethatpreferenAalratesofDuAesareappliedfortheneighboringcountries(export)! IdenAficaAonoferrorsshouldbedisclosed/sharedwithcustomsASAP! ClearrecordsavailableforalltransacAonsinourERPsystem! InternalAuditorfullydesignatedtomonitorandenforcecontrolswithinthecompany! InformaAonflowwithcustomers/opencommunicaAon
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! Accuratebondmaintenance! Stackcardmaintenance! CleardemarcaAon! Fullyupdatedelectronicbondregister! T1checks/movementofcargoEnforcement:! Spotchecksandannualauditsareconductedtoensurethattheaboveareenforced! RightsRemovaliffoundinbreechofcompliancecertainrightsmaybewithheld/re-routede.g.DeclaraAoncanbedonebyAEOlicenseebutassessmentcanonlybedonebycustoms
! Discussionswithclientmanagerstoensurethatadequateguidanceisgivenincaseofmistakes! Extrememisconductresultsintotalwithdrawalofthelicense
MAINTAINING AEO CERTIFICATION
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CONCERNS/ CHALLENGES ! Customs/URAtostrivetohavefullSystemsforinfrastructuralDevelopmentinITManagement.! Asycuda-worldSystemsinstabilityduetonetworkfailures.! IncreaseAEOplayers(e.g.Transporters,Agencies,Warehouseoperators,etc)! TransmissionofdatabetweensistercustomssystemsincaseofExports intotheRegionwithSingleCustoms
Territory(SCT).ThiscausesdelaysinreleaseofexportsespeciallytoBurundi! ExportsManagementunderURAcontrol(considerweekenddeploymentsincebordersoperate24/7).
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SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT ! JointtrainingswithURA/Customsteamstoappreciatechallengestogether-CommonHumanResourceCapacity
building.! FasterdecisionmakingonthesideofURAStaff.! ActualizeextensionofbothCustomsBonded&Agencylicensefor3years.CurrentlywesAllhavetorenew
annuallyalthoughtheprocessesarewellimproved.! Improveregionalcustomsinterface.
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CONCLUSION
IntroducAonofAEOhasrealized:! simplificaAonofCustomsprocesses,! reducedtransitAme! increasedturnaroundAmeforlogisAcsserviceproviders! improvedregionalcooperaAon.
CommendURAfortheirconAnuousinnovaAonandcommitmenttoenablingamoreconduciveenvironmentinUganda