{"version":1,"procedure":{"slug":"certificat-origine-cae","title":{"en":"Obtain an EAC Certificate of Origin","fr":"Obtenir un certificat d'origine CAE"},"summary":{"en":"The East African Community (EAC) Certificate of Origin certifies that goods meet the common market's rules of origin, allowing preferential (duty-free) treatment on trade between member states. It is issued by the designated authority in each member state, usually the national chamber of commerce or the revenue authority.","fr":"Le certificat d'origine de la Communaut\u00e9 est-africaine (CAE) atteste qu'une marchandise remplit les r\u00e8gles d'origine du march\u00e9 commun et permet de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier du r\u00e9gime pr\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel (exon\u00e9ration de droits) lors des \u00e9changes entre \u00c9tats membres. Il est d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par l'autorit\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9e dans chaque \u00c9tat membre, le plus souvent la chambre de commerce nationale ou l'autorit\u00e9 fiscale."},"flow":"export","mode":"any","goods":["toutes marchandises originaires de la CAE"],"hs_chapters":[],"prerequisites":[{"en":"Be registered as a trading business in the exporting member state","fr":"\u00catre enregistr\u00e9 comme op\u00e9rateur commercial dans l'\u00c9tat membre d'exportation"},{"en":"Be able to demonstrate EAC origin of the goods under the Common Market Protocol","fr":"Pouvoir d\u00e9montrer l'origine CAE de la marchandise selon le Protocole du march\u00e9 commun"}],"notes":null,"sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.eac.int\/trade","title":"EAC trade regime, official pages","publisher":"EAC Secretariat","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.kentrade.go.ke","title":"KenTrade, Kenya's trade facilitation portal","publisher":"KenTrade","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"}],"validated_on":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","next_review_on":"2027-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","data_status":"indicative"},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":{"en":"Assemble the file proving origin","fr":"Constituer le dossier justifiant l'origine"},"description":{"en":"Gather the commercial invoice, packing list and, depending on the product, the proof of processing or local value addition required by the EAC rules of origin.","fr":"R\u00e9unir facture commerciale, liste de colisage et, selon le produit, les justificatifs de transformation ou de valeur ajout\u00e9e locale exig\u00e9s par les r\u00e8gles d'origine de la CAE."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":{"en":"No fee at this stage","fr":"Aucun frais \u00e0 ce stade"},"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":null,"documents":[]},{"position":2,"title":{"en":"File the application with the designated authority","fr":"D\u00e9poser la demande aupr\u00e8s de l'autorit\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9e"},"description":{"en":"In Kenya the application is filed online via KRA\/KenTrade; in other member states it is filed with the national chamber of commerce. The exact point of entry varies by member state and should be verified locally.","fr":"Au Kenya la demande se fait en ligne via le KRA\/KenTrade ; dans d'autres \u00c9tats membres, elle se d\u00e9pose aupr\u00e8s de la chambre de commerce nationale. Le point d'entr\u00e9e exact varie selon l'\u00c9tat membre et doit \u00eatre v\u00e9rifi\u00e9 localement."},"channel":"online","online_url":"https:\/\/www.kentrade.go.ke","cost_amount":null,"cost_note":{"en":"Varies by member state, not confirmed here","fr":"Variable selon l'\u00c9tat membre, non confirm\u00e9 ici"},"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"kentrade","documents":[]},{"position":3,"title":{"en":"Verification and issuance of the certificate","fr":"V\u00e9rification et d\u00e9livrance du certificat"},"description":{"en":"The authority checks the documents and issues the EAC Certificate of Origin, which must accompany the goods to the entry border post in the importing member state.","fr":"L'autorit\u00e9 v\u00e9rifie les pi\u00e8ces et d\u00e9livre le certificat d'origine CAE, qui doit accompagner la marchandise jusqu'au poste fronti\u00e8re d'entr\u00e9e dans l'\u00c9tat membre importateur."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"kentrade","documents":[]}],"legal_basis":[{"regulatory_text_id":5,"label":{"en":"EAC Common Market Protocol","fr":"Protocole sur le march\u00e9 commun de la CAE"}},{"regulatory_text_id":4,"label":{"en":"EAC Rules of Origin","fr":"R\u00e8gles d'origine de la CAE"}}]}