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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-383
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
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The Republic of Burundi, through the Surtaxe sur le Fer à Béton (SFB), is imposing a 10% surtax on imports from Uganda, particularly steel reinforcement bars with diameters ranging from 8mm to 32mm.
The measure appears to be inconsistent with the provisions of the EAC Customs Union Protocol, particularly the following:
• EAC Customs Union: Under Article 2(4)(a) and (b) of the Protocol on the Establishment of the EAC Customs Union, Customs duties and other charges of equivalent effect imposed on imports within the Customs Union are to be eliminated, while Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) to trade among Partner States are to be removed.
• National Treatment and Non-Discrimination against EAC Goods: The measure is also inconsistent with Article 15 of the EAC Customs Union Protocol on National Treatment, which prohibits Partner States from applying legislation or administrative measures that directly or indirectly discriminate against like products originating from another Partner State. It further prohibits the application of internal taxation measures that impose a higher tax burden on products from another Partner State than that imposed on similar domestic products.
Conclusion:
The imposition of the 10% surtax may constitute a Non-Tariff Barrier to intra-EAC trade and appears to undermine the principles of the EAC Customs Union, particularly the principles of free movement of goods, national treatment and non-discrimination among Partner States.
- Progress update note
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- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Burundi: Burundi Customs (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Uganda
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2026-08-07
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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Steel reinforcement bars with diameters ranging from 8mm to 32mm.
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2026-09-03 16:59
- Modified
- 2026-09-03 16:59
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