Effects of Weak Customs Law Enforcement in Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority: The Case of Moyale Branch.

Abstract

The role of Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority Customs law enforcement is to effectively protect society and secure the collection of legally due revenue by fighting against cross-border crimes and combating commercial fraud etc. Thus, the purpose of this article is to assess the challenges of Customs law enforcement in Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA); Case of Moyale Revenues and Customs Branch Office. The study adopted mixed research approach and descriptive research methods .By applying probability and non-probability sampling techniques a sample of 136 staff members was taken. Secondary sources was collected from working manuals and annual reports of years 2005-20015.To collect primary data, questionnaires and in-depth interview guides were designed to gather responses from some 136 sampled staff members. The collected data was analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result indicated that weak Customs law enforcement has an effect on economic, political and social life of society. Moreover; Loss of revenue is the major economic effect of weak national Customs law enforcement. Politically unemployment rate worsen and followed by adverse national security. In addition, the social effect of weak Customs administration leads to endangered cultural heritages, society exposes to harmful goods, dangerous drugs expand throughout the country and health problems worsen among the society.

Keywords: Customs Authority, Customs Enforcement, Customs Challenges,