Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-001-396  

NTB Type

2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures  

Complaint

Tanzania is subjecting a discriminative excise duty on Margarine - HS 1517.10.00 on the Kenya chocolate transferred to Tanzania, it charges an IMPORT Excise duty of Tsh. 540. This measure is in contravention of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol, which seeks to promote the free movement of goods among member states. The imposition of this duty not only disrupts intra- regional trade and delays business operations but also undermines the spirit of regional and economical cooperation within the EAC. Additionally, this goes against SCFEA and Summit directive directing Partner States to remove all discriminative charges and treat EAC goods as transfer not import. We urge URT to remove these discriminative charges and treat Kenya products as locally produced not IMPORTED.  

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Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Tanzania: TRA (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Kenya  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2026-07-21  

Status

New  

Product Description

Margarine HS 1517.

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2026-09-16 13:11  

Modified

2026-09-16 13:11