A trader wishing to export coffee is required to have a coffee export license which is issued annually by the Ministry of Agriculture,Animal Industry and Fisheries department of Coffee Development.
All facilities where grading and color sorting of coffee for export are carried out are inspected, registered and regulated by theMinistry of Agriculture,Animal Industry and Fisheries department of Coffee Development.
The Quality mark is a Third Party Guarantee of quality, safety and reliability of products to the consumers and an assurance of conformity to relevant standards. The Quality Mark is issued by Uganda National Bureau of Standards and applies to all processed products and certain crops such as Maize. The Quality Mark should be visible on the product.
An exporter of coffee will need to register every new sales contract and obtain a letter of registration of the sales contract issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries - Coffee Development Department
All exporters of coffee are required to obtain a quality certificate for each consignment to confirm that the coffee is of good quality and meets International standard requirements. These are issued by Ministry of Agriculture - Coffee department.