Trade facilitation, transport costs and the price of trucking services in East Africa

Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz and Linda Calabrese

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Abstract: We examine how increased trade facilitation affects the price for trucking services in East Africa. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data from primary and secondary sources we are able to provide a detailed account of the market structure of trucking services on a key trading route between Mombasa and Kampala, which is used by importers and exporters across the region. We find that trucking services on this route are provided on a competitive basis and that increased trade facilitation would lead to significantly lower transport prices. In total, we estimate that transport prices could fall by as much as 30% from their current levels through a combination of trade facilitation measures that reduce transit time and transit cost to a minimum.

Keywords: trade facilitation; transport corridors; East African Community; trucking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 L92 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01-31
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