Factors Affecting the Customs Clearance of Pharmaceuticals at Bole Airport: The Case of Private Importers in Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Temesgen, Busha (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yigletu, Fiker | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-14T07:30:43Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T14:01:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-14T07:30:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T14:01:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ethiopia’s international trade is regulated by the Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) and other governmental authorities, namely, the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) that regulate import & export of drugs, medical supplies or instruments. The custom-clearance process is mandatory for the efficient functioning of the pharmaceutical supply chain program. All around the globe, clearing pharmaceutical shipments from the port of entry is incompetent and time-consuming activity that leads to financial losses due to higher storage fees and damage to the goods. Though a lot of studies done in Ethiopia on factors that contribute to the delay of customs clearance of pharmaceuticals, this particular study was done focusing on some of the factors in ECC bole branch office, namely, lack of collaboration, complying with documentary requirements, inadequate and incompetent officers and problem in product classification and goods valuation. The study employed cross-sectional study and qualitative study in 164 private pharmaceutical importers in Addis Ababa. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used in the study. The quantitative data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. And the qualitative data were collected through document review. The research finding reveals that there is customs clearance delay in clearing pharmaceuticals from Bole Airport and lack of collaboration between the customs office being the most important factor. The following recommendations have been forwarded the authority should implement coordinated intervention, the customs office should provide continuous training to its officers, the authority should hire more skilled manpower to alleviate the shortage of customs officers, the authority should implement a fully automated and a single window service, the authority should implement post release auditing, importers should be loyal in submitting the true transaction value and certificate of origin and importers should prepare the required complete documents before the shipment arrives. Key Words: | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/24015 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Custom clearance. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lack of collaboration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Documentary requirement | en_US |
| dc.subject | Goods Valuation, Duplicated effort | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors Affecting the Customs Clearance of Pharmaceuticals at Bole Airport: The Case of Private Importers in Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |