Neta Uganda launches China Trade Mission

The National Entrepreneurs and Traders Association Uganda (NETA-Uganda) has unveiled plans and preparations to sponsor Ugandan traders and entrepreneurs on a benchmarking mission to China with the aim of strengthening trade and investment ties between two countries.

NETA-Uganda which is an umbrella association is full committed to uniting and empowering traders and entrepreneurs through capacity building, advocacy and strategic relationships and will fully facilitate the fully funded trip in collaboration with the government of China.

NETA-Uganda President Thadeus Nagenda Musoke revealed that the initiative seeks to foster cooperation with Chinese entrepreneurs and to encourage investment in Uganda particularly in Local manufacturing.

China business acumen centres and rotates on navigating high context relationships priotizing Long term partnership and displaying extreme agility in a rapidly changing and digitally enabled market.

Chinese business success requires understanding values of hierarchy, loyalty and Modesty combined with rapid innovation, government alignment and data driven decisions.

” Our objective is to rapidly build strong relationships with Chinese investors to establish manufacturing ventures in Uganda instead of relying on imports, we aim to secure markets for Ugandan markets for Ugandan products in China as part of efforts to strengthen relationships between the two countries,” said Musoke.

The Ugandan delegation will participate in 5th Shandong import export organized by the Linyi wholesalers federation scheduled to happen on 20-22 April 2026 at the Linyi international convention and Exhibition center featuring 11 indoor exhibition halls and multifunctional area with key activities such as guest country promotions, international sister city engagements and sessions, investment promotion forums and networking events.

The event is expected to bring in traders dealing in robotics, industrial machinery, electronics, agrochemicals, automative products, personal care, consumer goods, hospitality solutions and domestic appliances.

Currently Ugandan traders and entrepreneurs are registering at NETA-Uganda offices for proper preparation and to be part of this business opportunity.

Chinese investments in Uganda are now estimated to be in the region of one billion dollars.

The investments are in key sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, infrastructure, and industrial park development.

Addressing the media in the Lake Albert Basin, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, said under the leadership of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, political trust and high-level exchanges have significantly deepened, creating fertile ground for economic cooperation.

He said: “China and Uganda have enjoyed a long-standing friendship, and in recent years we have elevated our relations to a strategic partnership with more cooperation in infrastructure, trade, industrialization, and human capital development.

Ambassador Lizhong said the strong partnership has seen the removal of trade barriers for Ugandan goods, allowing exports like fish and other agricultural products to enter the Chinese market duty-free.

The partnership is also seeing investments in renewable energy, with the latest projects being in bamboo plantations and processing.

China is also continuing to invest in human capital development by offering opportunities for Ugandans to acquire technical skills through scholarships and short-course training programmes.