Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 49 minutes ago
South Sudan Revenue Authority Commissioner General William Anyuon Kuuol (seated left) and Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yusuph Juma (seated right) sign a joint communiqué allocating dedicated South Sudan cargo terminals at the ports of Dar es Salaam and Tanga. Photo: SSRA.
The South Sudan Revenue Authority has secured designated land at the ports of Dar es Salaam and Tanga in Tanzania to serve as main terminals for handling cargo destined for South Sudan.
The development follows the signing of a joint communiqué between the South Sudan Revenue Authority and the Tanzania Revenue Authority after a bilateral meeting held in Tanzania on Wednesday, January 22, 2026.
The meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two revenue administrations and improving cross-border trade facilitation.
The agreement was signed by the Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority, William Anyuon, and his Tanzanian counterpart, Commissioner General Yusuph Juma.
Speaking after the signing, Commissioner General William Anyuon said the port of Dar es Salaam will officially serve as the main entry point for South Sudan-bound cargo, alongside the port of Tanga.
“We assure the public that as South Sudan officially have to use the port of Dar es-Salaam. Most of the goods that will be coming destining to South Sudan will come through this port and port of Tanga. Most of the areas that you would like to have cooperation on it, one of it is the system itself. We need to integrate our system,” Anyuon said.
He said most goods destined for South Sudan will now transit through the two ports, adding that the two authorities have agreed to integrate their customs systems to improve efficiency and speed up clearance procedures.
“Tanzania is second home of South Sudanese; we are now been given a place a land where we will be able our customer will be able to clear their goods in both port in port Dar es Salaam and in Tanga,” Anyuon added.
Meanwhile, the Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General, Yusuph Juma, welcomed South Sudan’s request to use Tanzanian ports as transit routes.
He said his country is committed to facilitating the arrangement, noting that specific land has been allocated for South Sudan-bound cargo to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.
“On using our Dar es-Salaam ports and Tanga ports to rout their goods to South Sudan. We have welcomed this request and we are committed to facilitate its implementation. In order to facilitate that, we have agreed we will integrate our systems to fast track the trade.
“But more important, we will dedicate specific lands for their goods to facilitate and strengthen the trade between our two countries,” Juma said.
South Sudan currently imports most of its goods through the port of Mombasa in Kenya.
