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Uganda now imports twice as many motorcycles as cars

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The number of motorcycles imported into Uganda increased by 67.3 percent from an average of 163,356 in the three years to June 2023 to 500,917 units. Photo / Edgar R Batte 

Uganda’s vehicle imports have more than tripled in the last four years, according to data from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).

In details contained in the URA Annual Data Book for the 12 months ending June 24, all vehicle imports, including motor vehicles, motorcycles, and tricycles, rose, returning a gross increase of 74 percent, which was equivalent to an absolute growth of 583,379 units.