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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-401
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
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The Government of Kenya imposed a number of excise duty measures and other trade-related requirements affecting selected products originating from Uganda. The measures are considered discriminatory where they result in differential treatment of products from Uganda compared to domestic or other comparable products, and may constitute barriers to intra-EAC trade.
This hinders facilitation of free movement of goods among Partner States. It also increase the cost of accessing the Kenyan market and adversely affect the competitiveness of Ugandan products.
The affected products and measures include:
1. Ceramic tiles – Excise duty of 5% of the customs value or KSh 200 per square metre.
2. Ceramic sinks, bathtubs, sinks and cisterns – Excise duty of 5% of the customs value or KSh 50 per kilogram.
3. Sugar confectionery – Excise duty of KSh 85.82 per kilogram.
4. White chocolate – Excise duty of KSh 257.55 per kilogram.
5. LPG gas cylinders – Excise duty of 35%.
6. Eggs, excluding fertilized eggs for incubation – Excise duty of 25%.
7. Onions – Excise duty of 25%.
8. Potatoes and potato chips – Excise duty of 25%.
9. Fish – Excise duty of 10%.
10. Brown table sugar – Excise duty of KSh 40 per kilogram.
11. Cement – Excise duty of 10% of the value or KSh 1.50 per kilogram.
12. Furniture – Excise duty of 30%.
13. Cellular/mobile phones – Excise duty of 10%.
14. Paints and varnishes – Excise duty of 15%.
15. Cartons, boxes and cases of corrugated paper or paperboard, and imported folding cartons, boxes and cases Excise duty of 25%.
16. Virgin test liner paper – Excise duty of 25%.
17. Aluminium profiles – Excise duty of 25%.
18. Non-virgin fluting medium – Excise duty of 25%.
19. Wooden products – An inspection fee of US$250 per truck carrying wooden products from Uganda.
20. Sugar – Restrictions on import quotas and delays in the issuance of import permits.
21. Black tea (fermented and partly fermented) – A transit fee of KSh 7,000. - Progress update note
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- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Kenya: Kenya Revenue Authority (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Uganda
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2025-07-01
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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Attached in the description of the Trade barrier
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2026-09-29 12:36
- Modified
- 2026-09-29 12:36
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