The EU-Markup is a regional initiative focusing on increasing the participation of SMEs based in the East Africa Community (EAC) in intra-regional trade and the European market. On the trade facilitation side, the project aims at enhancing the capacity of trade support institutions (TSIs) to advocate for the removal of sectoral trade barriers in tea and coffee sectors, as well as improving access to trade facilitation and market information requirements by developing/enhancing Trade Facilitation Portals.

The EU-EAC MARKUP is a regional initiative focusing on increasing the participation of SMEs based in the East Africa Community (EAC) in intra-regional trade and the European market. On the trade facilitation side, the project aims at enhancing the capacity of trade support institutions (TSIs) to advocate for the removal of sectoral trade barriers in tea and coffee sectors, as well as improving access to trade facilitation and market information requirements by developing/enhancing Trade Facilitation Portals.

The programme aims overall at increasing formal small-scale cross-border trade flows in the COMESA/tripartite region, leading to higher revenue collection for governments at the borders as well as increased security and higher incomes for small-scale cross-border traders. The specific objective of the programme is to facilitate small-scale cross border trade flows between targeted countries through effective policy and government reforms, institutional capacity building, improved border infrastructure and better data collection and monitoring.

The programme aims overall at increasing formal small-scale cross-border trade flows in the COMESA/tripartite region, leading to higher revenue collection for governments at the borders as well as increased security and higher incomes for small-scale cross-border traders. The specific objective of the programme is to facilitate small-scale cross border trade flows between targeted countries through effective policy and government reforms, institutional capacity building, improved border infrastructure and better data collection and monitoring.