Complaint
- Complaint number
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NTB-000-998
- NTB Type
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2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin
- Complaint
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Uganda denial of Market access on Fay Aluminium Foil and Fay Cling they have instead charged full CET to Kimfay Kenya manufactured products.
KRA conducted a verification visit to Kimfay premises as required under the EAC ROO 2015 to ascertain origin and certified in 2016. Since then the company has been exporting under EAC preferential Treatemnt until December 2020 where URA charged full CET and also charged infrastructure levy and excise duty despite the two products meeting the criteria for EAC rules of Origin 2015.
New imposed levies Fay Cling Film film Fay Aluminium Foil
Excise duty 10% 0
Infrastructure levy 1.50% 1.50%
Import duty 0 25%
Existing tax
VAT 18% 18
- Progress update note
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- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
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Uganda: Busia (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
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Kenya
- Country specific trade issue
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No
- Date of incident
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2020-12-01
- Status
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New
- Product Description
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Fay Aluminium Foil and Fay Cling
- Total value
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0
- Date reported
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2020-12-14 16:50
- Modified
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2020-12-14 16:50
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