Since the independency of Eritrea in 1991, Ethiopia became landlocked. As a result, the countryrnhas been compelled to use neighbor countries for its imports and exports. In order to ease somernof the problems in the transit countries, Ethiopia has started constructing dry ports in itsrnhinterland along the transit corridors. Among the planned dry ports, Modjo and Semera dryrnports have become operational. To reap the maximum benefit from those dry ports, the efficientrnand effective performance of the dry ports is very crucial and to do that it is important to identifyrnfactors which influence the performance of dry ports. Therefore, this study tried to examinernfactors that influence the performance of dry ports from port users perceptions. This paperrnassess on determinants of dry port performance. Primary data was collected from 63 samplerncustomers of the port which are selected based on convenience sampling technique. The datarnwas collected using questionnaire and the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Thernresult of the analysis indicated that, cargo handling equipment, customs operations, portrninfrastructure, size of dry port, port staff, reliability of port operations and quality of logisticsrnservice are found to be important factors in determining the performance of Modjo dry port.rnBased on the findings of the study it were recommended that investment in container handlingrnequipment and other port infrastructure, improvement in efficiency of customs operations,rnexpansion of port area, employing adequate skilled port staff and improving the reliability andrnquality of logistics service of the ports are important.rnKey words: dry port, performance, determinants, customers