Border Crossing Monitoring along the Northern Corridor

Border-crossing times in East Africa have been identified as a major constraint for smooth trade flows, both for regional trade and for international transit. Delays at borders disrupt efficient trade logistics, impacting on the transport costs and prices, and ultimately on trade competitiveness. In order to improve the efficiency of border crossings in East Africa, the East Africa Community (EAC) has resolved to convert the main border crossings into a Stop Border Post (OSBP), in which all border agencies from the two sides of the border coordinate their interventions, thus reducing documentation processing time. This program is supported by several multilateral and bilateral donors as component of their assistance to regional integration in the EAC. The paper is divided into four sections. The first section provides background information on the Northern Corridor. The second section presents the conclusions that can be drawn from the survey, presented in the Northern Corridor context with the key issues that will require further discussion among stakeholders and further action. From a wider perspective, this section also emphasizes the shift of relative importance that should be attributed to the hard and the soft agendas of border crossings based on the analysis of the impact of the changes at the Malaba border post.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fitzmaurice, Mike, Hartmann, Olivier
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:	ACROSS BORDERS, AIM, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BOTTLENECKS, BREAK BULK, BRIDGE, CARGO, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, CONGESTION, CONSIGNMENT, CONTAINER TRUCKS, CONTAINERS, CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE, CROSSINGS, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, CUSTOMS PROCESSES, DAILY TRAFFIC, DELAYS AT BORDERS, DELIVERY POINT, DESTINATION COUNTRY, DRIVING, FLEETS, FORWARDING, FRAMEWORK, FUEL, GPS, HARMONIZED SYSTEM, HOURS OF OPERATION, IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT, INVENTORY, JOURNEY, LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES, LOGISTICS COSTS, MAIN ROAD, MODES, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, NODES, NUMBER PLATES, OUTBOUND TRAFFIC, PARKING, PARKING AREAS, PEAK PERIODS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLICE, PORTS, RAIL, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, ROAD, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROUTE, SAFETY, SAFETY REASONS, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SPEED, TANKER TRUCKS, TANKERS, THROUGH TRAFFIC, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSIT, TRANSIT COUNTRIES, TRANSIT TIMES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT AGREEMENT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAVEL PATTERNS, TRIP, TRIPS, TRUCK CROSSINGS, TRUCK DRIVERS, TRUCK TYPE, TRUCKING, TRUCKS, VALUE OF TIME, VEHICLE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLES, WAITING TIME, WEALTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17893301/border-crossing-monitoring-along-northern-corridor https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16555
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