Complaint

Complaint number
NTB-001-139  
NTB Type
1.1. Export subsidies  
Complaint
1. stoves manufactured by the Burn Manufacturers company have been denied preferential market access when being transferred to URT; the reason being the company was under duty remission scheme. However, the gazette notice has since expired, and reconciliations done on the consumption of they earlier DRS inputs. Further, Burn Manufacturing Kenya, did not apply for renewal of the gazettement of DRS in the current financial year, 2023-2024.

1)That Burn manufacturing was gazette for duty remission in the financial year, 2022-2023.
2)That the gazette notice has since expired, and reconciliations done on the consumption of they earlier DRS inputs (sample clearance letters attached)
3)That Burn Manufacturing Kenya, did not apply for renewal of the gazettement of DRS in the current financial year, 2023-2024.

Kenya request URT to allow the stoves being transferred by Burn manufacturing be accorded preferential treatment since they are originating in Kenya, in accordance with EAC Rules of Origin, 2015, and the company is nolonger under any remission scheme.
 
Status note
The Secretariat reported that the company was under duty remission and had not fulfilled the procedures they needed to follow after the expiry of the gazette"  
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
2023-02-01  
Status
Resolved  
Date of resolution
2024-03-09  
Product Description
Cooking stoves

Computer-assisted translation

 
Total value
0  
Date reported
2023-11-04 17:22  
Modified
2024-03-10 15:41  
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