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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-292
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
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It has been revealed that Kenya imposed a new duty called “Export and Investment Promotion Levy” as of the beginning of July 2025 on several imports, including some steel products on which duties were imposed at a value of 17.5% of the customs value on all exporting countries without exception for customs items 7213 and 7214, even if they were from partner countries such as Egypt, which The COMESA privileges are effectively emptied of their content on the ground upon application and actually lead to raising the total cost of the Egyptian product and undermining the customs exemption privilege granted under the agreement. (Attached is the relevant document, which was issued on June 27, 2025)
These fees come under names such as “market regulation fees” or “infrastructure development fees,” and are used as an indirect tool to limit the price competitiveness of Egyptian products, which practically means that the Egyptian product has begun to incur the same financial burdens imposed on imports from China, Turkey, and others.
It should be noted that Egypt's exports of rebar and iron coils to Kenya during the first half of 2025 amounted to approximately 60 thousand tons, according to data from the General Authority for Export and Import Control, which reflects the importance of the Kenyan market as one of the vital African markets, and highlights the direct impact of these duties on the movement of Egyptian exports.
These measures represent a direct threat to the ability of Egyptian exports to competitively access the markets of member states, and also weaken the effectiveness of the regional agreements that Egypt is striving to activate in order to support intra-trade on the African continent, at the heart of which is the COMESA Agreement.
Accordingly, the relevant authorities in Kenya, to ensure adherence to the signed commitments, and to safeguard the rights of Egypt and its exporters under the agreement - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Kenya: Mombasa sea port (Seaport)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Egypt
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2025-07-01
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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Rebar in diameters ranging from 8 mm to 40 mm, and wire rod from 5.5 mm to 14 mm produced in a wide range of grades, from AISI 1006 to AISI 1040, in accordance with ASTM A510M standards.
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2025-10-22 15:29
- Modified
- 2025-10-22 15:29
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