0% that generally applies to capital goods, raw materials, semi-finished goods which are not available in sufficient quantities in the EAC and Goods of social importance for example medicine.
10% generally applies to intermediate goods (semi-finished, raw materials which are available in sufficient quantity in the EAC).
25% generally applies to finished goods.
The tariff bands may be reviewed by the council to remedy adverse effect of implementation.
Sensitive Goods
The EAC adopted a common sensitive list of items to protect key sectors in agriculture and industry. The criteria used considered competing goods subjected to subsidies in the exporting countries, imported second hand goods that impact negatively on domestic production and to protect local production/Industries.
The sensitive product list is found in schedule 2 of the CET- sensitive items and consists of 58 tariff lines. The 58 tariff lines are in respect of the following products:
Sensitive Goods
Milk and dairy products
Maize and maize flour
Wheat and Meslin
Wheat or Meslin flour
Rice
Sugar
Juggery
Tobacco and Cigarettes
Matches
Kanga, kikoi and kitenge
60% 50% 35% 60% 75% or $200/MT whichever is higher 100% or $200/MT whichever is higher 35% 35% 50% 50%
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