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Trade across the East African Community

Procedures, legal texts, duties and taxes and useful contacts for all eight member states, sourced and dated, with an assistant that cites its sources.

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Transit corridors

From the port of Lomé to Ouagadougou, Niamey and Bamako

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From the port of Lomé to Ouagadougou, Niamey and Bamako 2 transit corridors shown with their ports, border posts and towns on the route.

2 transit corridors shown with their ports, border posts and towns on the route.

  • Northern Corridor (Mombasa-Nairobi-Kampala-Kigali/Bujumbura) , destination Kigali.
  • Central Corridor (Dar es Salaam-Dodoma-Kigali/Bujumbura/Kampala) , destination Kigali.
  • Port of Mombasa (Port)
  • Nairobi (Town on the route)
  • Malaba OSBP (Kenya, Ouganda) (Border post)
  • Kampala (Town on the route)
  • Kigali (Town on the route)
  • Port of Dar es Salaam (Port)
  • Dodoma (Town on the route)
  • Rusumo OSBP (Tanzanie, Rwanda) (Border post)

Key trade figures

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  • Gross Domestic Product

    Source : World Bank, World Development Indicators (API v2) Official

    3.4 bn USD

    −96.3% down 2025

  • Total population

    Source : World Bank, World Development Indicators (API v2) Official

    14,390,003 people

    −87.2% down 2025

  • Exports of goods and services

    Source : World Bank, World Development Indicators (API v2) Official

    39.5 bn USD

    +84.4% up 2025

  • Imports of goods and services

    Source : World Bank, World Development Indicators (API v2) Official

    40.0 bn USD

    +35.2% up 2025

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Port of Lomé

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  1. 01 Import

    Clear goods arriving at the port of Lomé, the airport or by road.

    1. Importer card
    2. Advance declaration
    3. Customs declaration
    4. Payment of duties
    5. Release

  2. 02 Export

    Obtain certificates and declare goods leaving the country.

    1. Certificates
    2. Export declaration
    3. Inspections
    4. Loading

  3. 03 Transit

    Move goods under customs control to Burkina Faso, Niger or Mali.

    1. Transit declaration
    2. Bond and escort
    3. Cinkassé
    4. Arrival

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News

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  • CATA commends EAC advances in digital revenue administration

    The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) commended the East African Community on 8 October 2026 for its progress in modernising tax systems and facilitating trade through digital tools.

    Source : EAC Secretariat

  • EAC trade reaches USD 52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026

    According to the EAC Quarterly Statistics Bulletin, total trade of the East African Community reached USD 52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 37 percent year on year, driven by strong export growth.

    Source : EAC Secretariat

  • EABC and AfDB empower 60 SMEs to access the AfCFTA market

    The East African Business Council (EABC), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), has trained 60 enterprises in the textile, edible oil and leather sectors to prepare them to export under the African Continental Free Trade Area regime.

    Source : East African Business Council (EABC)

  • My East African Soko launched by EABC and ITC

    On 11 November 2022 in Arusha, the East African Business Council (EABC) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) launched the My East African Soko digital platform (myeasoko.com), designed to boost the competitiveness of East African small businesses.

    Source : East African Business Council (EABC)

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