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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-271
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
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Unipak Nile Ltd., a subsidiary of INDEVCO Group in Egypt, export corrugated boxes to Kenya under the COMESA Agreement.
The Kenyan government imposed a 25% excise duty on corrugated boxes imported from Egypt, violating the principles of the COMESA Agreement and creating an unfair competitive environment. This tax favours local Kenyan producers, some of whom do not pay the required taxes, further distorting the market.
This unilateral action undermines ability of Egyptian exporter to compete fairly and has halted UNIPAK Nile Ltd export operations and expansion plans in Kenya whose exports to Kenya reached $9–10 million annually, particularly in the agriculture and dairy sectors. - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- COMESA
- Reporting Country or Region
- Egypt
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2024-12-01
- Status
- In process
- Product Description
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Corrugated boxes
- Total value
- 325.00
- Date reported
- 2025-07-29 14:31
- Modified
- 2025-08-02 13:17
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