UGANDA

INTRODUCTION

The Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) formally Uganda Export Promotion Council is a government parastatal established under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1983 and become operational in April, 1985. The UEPB was established as a body solely responsible for promoting non-traditional exports and diversifying Uganda's export markets.

What is the Role of UEPB?

• 1. Provide trade and market information services including:

  ~ details of tariffs for all markets by product category

  ~ General market entry information

  ~ Lists of importers by country and product category

  ~ Price data from major price determining centres

  ~ analyses of market trends for products exported by Uganda.

  ~ information on import and export procedures and documentation requirements by Uganda's trading partners.

  ~ tracking data on Trade flows by product and by importing and exporting country

  ~ dissemination of market information.

• 2. Promoting the development of export through:

  ~ Provision of hands on technical advice in production, post harvest handling of exports

  ~ Carrying out on-farm trials of new crops with export potential and,

• 3. Providing trade promotional services by

  ~ organising participation in relevant regional and international trade fairs for both public and private sector participants.

  ~ maintaining up to-date information on all trade fairs of interest to Uganda

  ~ organising trade missions to target countries and

  ~ organising inward buyer mission to link up with Uganda suppliers.

• 4. Providing customised advisory services in various areas:

  ~ basic business skills

  ~ export distribution channels

  ~ basic elements of foreign trade practice

  ~ briefing on target markets by products with detailed documentation regarding standards and quality requirements pricing spreads and margins and tariff classification.

  ~ details of preferences given to Uganda products by country

  ~ technical advice on export agreements and

  ~ advice on how to secure preshipment credit and other short term medium export credits.

• 5. Formulate and recommend to the Government export plans, policies, and strategies designed to provide efficient, adequate and co-ordinated measures for promotion of Uganda's exports.

MAJOR NON-TRADITIONAL EXPORTS

• Fish and Fish products

• Hides and skins

• Oil seeds

• Cereals and grains

• Manufactured goods

• Cocoa Beans

• Spices

• Fruits and vegetables

• Flowers

• Handicrafts

• Precious and non-precious metals

TRADITIONAL EXPORT

• Coffee

• Cotton

• Tea

• Tobacco

• Tourism.

  The "Pearl of Africa". Considered by many to be the most beautiful country in Africa, Uganda is the source of the Nile, borders Lake Victoria and has a big concentration of primates.

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