South Sudan Customs Management Reforms

Implementing Partner

South Sudan Customs Service

Implementation Period

2011 - 2016

Project Participants

Importers and exporters in East Africa

Project Value

$10,480,971.21

Project Rationale

As part of the USAID-funded “Sudan Core Institutions Project” there was an assessment of the Customs Service in South Sudan. The report identified a number of “immediate critical actions”. These actions are considered essential before, or immediately after, independence to ensure that South Sudan takes steps towards establishing a fully functioning Customs Service. Customs is recognised as a key priority of GOSS as it takes steps to reduce its over-reliance on oil revenue by building up alternative revenue sources, especially customs duties.

The project aims at supporting the South Sudan Customs Services (SSCS) to become an effective and efficient agency able to support its government’s objective of diversifying its revenue incomes while facilitating trade.

Implementation Strategy

TMA will provide and manage technical assistance to the Government of South Sudan to implement basic fundamentals of customs administration while laying a foundation for a wider customs reform strategy.