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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals

Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof — Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN), and thebaine; salts thereof

2939.11.00

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Line status
Official
Reference
EAC CET 2022, Schedule 1
Customs duty
0%
Category 0 · raw materials and capital 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.

Simulate duties and taxes
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.

 0% 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 2939

  • 2939.19.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof — Other 0%
  • 2939.20.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof 0%
  • 2939.30.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Caffeine and its salts 0%
  • 2939.41.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Ephedrine and its salts 0%
  • 2939.42.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts 0%
  • 2939.43.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Cathine (INN) and its salts 0%
  • 2939.44.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Norephedrine and its salts 0%
  • 2939.45.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts 0%
  • 2939.49.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof — Other 0%
  • 2939.51.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline- ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof — Fenetylline (INN) and its salts 0%
  • 2939.59.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline- ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof — Other 0%
  • 2939.61.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof — Ergometrine (INN) and its salts 0%
  • 2939.62.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof — Ergotamine (INN) and its salts 0%
  • 2939.63.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof — Lysergic acid and its salts 0%
  • 2939.69.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof — Other 0%
  • 2939.72.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Other, of vegetal origin — Cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof 0%
  • 2939.79.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Other, of vegetal origin — Other 0%
  • 2939.80.00 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives — Other XIII.- OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 0%
Sources 2
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    EAC Common External Tariff, 2022 version (Schedules 1 and 2) (new tab), EAC Secretariat, institutional repository

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

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