Eliyas Tesfaye
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A free legal education and resource platform — practical explanations, organized law documents, and practice questions for importers, exporters, investors, and legal professionals in Ethiopia.
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Explore Tax LawEthiopian Customs Proclamation No. 859/2014
Customs Law · Proclamation · 2014 · Currently in Force
The primary Ethiopian customs law governing the import, export, and transit of goods. This proclamation establishes customs procedures, the legal basis for duty assessment, customs offences and penalties, and the rights and obligations of importers and exporters. Every person importing goods into Ethiopia is subject to this law.
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I am Eliyas Tesfaye — a Legal Officer at the Addis Ababa Airport branch of the Ethiopian Customs Commission and an LLB graduate preparing for the bar exam. Every day I work with the practical realities of customs procedures, import taxation, and trade regulation.
I built this platform because I saw how many Ethiopian importers, exporters, investors, and law students struggle to find and understand the laws that govern their work. Not because the law is too complex — but because nobody organized it in plain language for them.
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