Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-001-244  

NTB Type

6.5. Variable levies  

Complaint

Uganda is subjecting Kenya manufacture furniture to discriminative excise duty of 20% that it is not subjected to Uganda manufactured furniture.
Uganda is requested to remove the discriminative excise taxes on Kenya furniture transferred to Uganda as it is prohibited in the EAC Customs Union Protocol; Articles 1 and 75 (6) of the Treaty as well as Articles 15 (1) (a) and (2) of the Customs Union Protocol on National Treatment, and Article 6 (1) of the Common Market Protocol of the Community Laws.
The charges are also in violation of Article 10 of the Custom Union Protocol that obligates Partner States to remove all internal tariffs and other charges of equivalent effect.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Uganda: URA (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Kenya  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2020-10-13  

Status

New  

Product Description

Furniture

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2025-04-30 09:29  

Modified

2025-04-30 09:29