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S. Sudan cargo pile up in Mombasa as agents reject levy

Workers offload fertilizer imported at the Port of Mombasa. [File, Standard]

Cargo heading to South Sudan is piling up at the Port of Mombasa due to a dispute over a new mandatory tax.

This is after Kenya customs agents rejected the electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN) introduced by the South Sudan Revenue Authority Commission last week.

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