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30 July 2018

The East African Community amends customs duties and common external tariffs

The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers (the Council) have agreed on changes to the EAC Customs Management Act, 2004 (EACCMA) and the EAC Common External Tariff (EAC CET). These changes were set forth in the EAC Gazette Notice No. 8 of 2018 (the Gazette) released by the EAC Secretariat on June 30, and came into effect from July 1. These respective changes affect both individual EAC Member States and the EAC region as a whole.

An Indirect Tax Services group Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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