{"version":1,"procedure":{"slug":"transit-corridor-nord","title":{"en":"Transit goods via the Northern Corridor","fr":"Transit de marchandises via le corridor Nord"},"summary":{"en":"The Northern Corridor links the Port of Mombasa in Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo. Transit is coordinated by the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) and follows the EAC customs transit regime, with electronic cargo tracking.","fr":"Le corridor Nord relie le port de Mombasa au Kenya, \u00e0 l'Ouganda, au Rwanda, au Burundi et \u00e0 l'est de la RD Congo. Le transit y est coordonn\u00e9 par la Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) et suit le r\u00e9gime douanier de transit de la CAE, avec suivi \u00e9lectronique de la cargaison."},"flow":"transit","mode":"any","goods":["toutes marchandises en transit vers un pays enclav\u00e9 via Mombasa"],"hs_chapters":[],"prerequisites":[{"en":"Hold a valid transit bond or guarantee","fr":"Disposer d'une garantie ou d'un cautionnement de transit valide"}],"notes":null,"sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/ttcanc.org","title":"Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority, official website","publisher":"NCTTCA","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.kpa.co.ke","title":"Kenya Ports Authority, official website","publisher":"KPA","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"}],"validated_on":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","next_review_on":"2027-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","data_status":"indicative"},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":{"en":"Transit declaration at the Port of Mombasa","fr":"D\u00e9claration de transit au port de Mombasa"},"description":{"en":"The customs transit declaration is filed with the Kenyan customs authority, stating the route and the Kenyan exit customs office (typically Malaba or Busia).","fr":"La d\u00e9claration de transit douanier est d\u00e9pos\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s de l'autorit\u00e9 douani\u00e8re k\u00e9nyane, indiquant l'itin\u00e9raire et le bureau de douane de sortie du Kenya (g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement Malaba ou Busia)."},"channel":"online","online_url":"https:\/\/www.kra.go.ke","cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"kra","documents":[]},{"position":2,"title":{"en":"Electronic tracking along the corridor","fr":"Suivi \u00e9lectronique le long du corridor"},"description":{"en":"The cargo is monitored by a Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System, reducing physical checks along the way.","fr":"La cargaison est suivie par un syst\u00e8me \u00e9lectronique de suivi des marchandises en transit (Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System), r\u00e9duisant les contr\u00f4les physiques en cours de route."},"channel":"office","online_url":"https:\/\/ttcanc.org","cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":null,"documents":[]},{"position":3,"title":{"en":"Border crossing at the one-stop border post","fr":"Passage frontalier au poste-fronti\u00e8re \u00e0 guichet unique"},"description":{"en":"Crossing takes place at one of the corridor's one-stop border posts (for example Malaba or Busia between Kenya and Uganda), where both countries' formalities are in principle handled in a single stop.","fr":"Le passage se fait \u00e0 l'un des postes-fronti\u00e8res \u00e0 guichet unique du corridor (par exemple Malaba ou Busia entre le Kenya et l'Ouganda), o\u00f9 les formalit\u00e9s des deux pays sont en principe trait\u00e9es en un seul arr\u00eat."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"osbp-malaba","documents":[]},{"position":4,"title":{"en":"Transit closure at destination","fr":"Cl\u00f4ture du transit \u00e0 destination"},"description":{"en":"On arrival at the destination customs office, the transit document is discharged and the bond released.","fr":"\u00c0 l'arriv\u00e9e au bureau de douane de destination, le document de transit est acquitt\u00e9 et la garantie lib\u00e9r\u00e9e."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":null,"documents":[]}],"legal_basis":[{"regulatory_text_id":2,"label":{"en":"EAC Customs Union Protocol","fr":"Protocole sur l'union douani\u00e8re de la CAE"}}]}