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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-287
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
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URT denial of the preferential treatment to blankets that have been manufactured in Kenya and instead subjecting the blankets to full CET of 25% duty on the blankets transferred from Kenya into URT by Spinner and Spinners LTD with reason that the company is benefitting from DRS. The raw material used in the manufacture of the blankets is EAC wide remission on HS Code 5402.33.00 as a regionally eligible code under the DRS. The affected consignment is Assessment Ref: TRA Namanga, Entry Ref. 158254115-25-9900817 subjecting to 25% duty. This creates an unfair trade barrier, distorts competition, and frustrates intra-EAC trade integration goals.
URT to grant preferential treatment to blankets enjoying regional DRS
- Status note
- The consignee did not request for preferential tariff treatment when making his declaration and thus he was required to pay a total tax of Tshs 37 million. Later an amendment was done on 11th October 2025 and currently the taxes assessed are Tshs 13 million. This resolved the matter.
- Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Tanzania: TRA (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Kenya
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2025-09-04
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2025-11-25
- Product Description
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Blankets
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2025-10-13 15:09
- Modified
- 2026-02-04 13:05
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