Land lock country issues

[Kishan Barai]

Questions for Experts :

Suppose I export goods to Rwanda, shipment has to be done at Mombasa port (Kenya), so shall the import place in invoice would be Kenya or Rwanda ?

Rwanda person does hold the official business in Rwanda only, so in commercial invoice what should be mentioned at Final Destination ? & Can a Rwanda person can do custom clearance from Kenya without any business or license in Kenya ?

Please enlighten......

AI Summary

Transshipment customs treatment: treaty-based transit may avoid host-country duties; absent treaty duties may arise at transshipment port.
For goods shipped via Mombasa to Rwanda, if a bilateral transit or customs agreement exists Kenya may allow passage without imposing customs duty; otherwise Kenyan duties apply at Mombasa and Rwandan duties on import into Rwanda. The commercial invoice should be addressed to the importer in Rwanda while listing Mombasa (Kenya) as the destination port.