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Chapter 32 · Tanning and dyeing extracts, paints

Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on polyesters — Lacquers

3208.10.10

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Line status
Official
Reference
EAC CET 2022, Schedule 1
Customs duty
35%
Category 35 · sensitive items
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.

 35% 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 3208

  • 3208.10.20 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on polyesters — Enamels 35%
  • 3208.10.90 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on polyesters — Other 35%
  • 3208.20.10 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers — Lacquers 35%
  • 3208.20.20 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers — Enamels 35%
  • 3208.20.90 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers — Other 35%
  • 3208.90.10 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Other — Lacquers 35%
  • 3208.90.20 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — Other — Enamels 35%
  • 3208.90.90 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter — 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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