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Chapter 07 · Edible vegetables

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Shiitake (Lentinus edodes)

0709.54.00

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Line status
Official
Reference
EAC CET 2022, Schedule 1
Customs duty
25%
Category 25 · finished goods
VAT
Customs value and duties collected, excluding VAT
Excise duty
0
Does not apply to this line
Statistical unit
kg
In force since 1 July 2022

Import duties and taxes

All duties and taxes collected when importing these goods, for an origin outside the EAC. Flat amounts depend on the weight or the number of containers.

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Import duties and taxes
Duty or tax Rate Base Status
DD Import duty (EAC CET) Indicative Exempt for EAC origin
Details

The applicable rate depends on which EAC CET band the tariff line falls into (0%, 10%, 25% or 35%). There is no single rate: see the simulator and the detailed tariff by HS code.

 25% Customs value Indicative
VAT Value added tax (national) Indicative
Details

VAT is a national tax, not an EAC-wide levy: its rate varies by the member state where the import is cleared (for example 16% in Kenya, 18% in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, as of publication). No single rate is applied here: verify the current rate with the relevant national revenue authority before relying on any estimate.

 not quantified Customs value and duties collected, excluding VAT Indicative

Other lines of heading 0709

  • 0709.20.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Asparagus 25%
  • 0709.30.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Aubergines (egg-plants) 25%
  • 0709.40.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Celery other than celeriac 25%
  • 0709.51.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus 35%
  • 0709.52.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Mushrooms of the genus Boletus 25%
  • 0709.53.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Mushrooms of the genus Cantharellus 25%
  • 0709.55.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake, Tricholoma magnivelare, Tricholoma anatolicum, Tricholoma dulciolens, Tricholoma caligatum) 25%
  • 0709.56.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Truffles (Tuber spp.) 25%
  • 0709.59.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Mushrooms and truffles — Other 25%
  • 0709.60.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 25%
  • 0709.70.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 25%
  • 0709.91.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Other — Globe artichokes 25%
  • 0709.92.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Other — Olives 25%
  • 0709.93.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Other — Pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.) 35%
  • 0709.99.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled — Other — Other 35%
Sources 2
  1. 01

    EAC Common External Tariff, 2022 version (Schedules 1 and 2) (new tab), EAC Secretariat, institutional repository

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  2. 02

    East African Community, Customs Union (new tab), East African Community (eac.int)

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