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The Kololo Toyota Wish that came through Mombasa to Kampala: how URA TIN and the regional Customs transit chain cross-check

Uganda is a landlocked country, and most used-car imports arrive via Mombasa port in Kenya then transit overland to Kampala under the East African Community Customs Union. The URA-issued registration follows after Customs clearance at Malaba or Busia border. A Toyota Wish in Kololo with a URA file showing clean import duty payment can still have an unresolved Mombasa-to-Kampala transit document gap that surfaces at re-registration.