Complaint
- Complaint number
- NTB-001-038
- NTB Type
- 6.5. Variable levies
- Complaint
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Tanzania is charging FULL CET, RDL among other levies on Kenyan wholly produced cement despite the Verification Report recommending that products qualify should be accorded preferential treatment
Additionally, despite URT commitment in the Bilateral and SCTIFI that URT grants preferential treatment to wholly produced cement as required by the EAC rules of Origin, URT is still charging duties of 35%. This is despite Tanzania not being under any stay of application.
Kenya urges Tanzania to accord preferential treatment to Kenya wholly produced cement as per the verification findings and recommendation and URT commitment on facilitation of trade. - Status note
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On 14 June 2022, the EAC Secretariat reported that a verification mission was conducted and recommended that the products qualified should be accorded preferential treatment.
Additionally, URT committed in the Bilateral and SCTIFI to grant preferential treatment to the wholly produced cement as required by the EAC Rules of Origin.
The NTB is resolved - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Tanzania: Tanzania Revenue Authority (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Kenya
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2021-10-10
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2022-06-14
- Product Description
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Cement
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2021-11-01 22:21
- Modified
- 2022-06-14 17:48
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