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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products

Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient

3006.30.00

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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.

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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.

 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 3006

  • 3006.10.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable 0%
  • 3006.40.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements 0%
  • 3006.50.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — First-aid boxes and kits 0%
  • 3006.60.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or spermicides 0%
  • 3006.70.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations and medical instruments 0%
  • 3006.91.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Other — Appliances identifiable for ostomy use 0%
  • 3006.92.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Other — Waste pharmaceuticals 25%
  • 3006.93.00 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Other — Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses 0%
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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