Chapter 51 · Wool and animal hair
Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Carded wool
5105.10.00
- 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.
| Duty or tax | Rate | Base | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
DD
Import duty (EAC CET)
Indicative
Exempt for EAC origin
DetailsThe 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
DetailsVAT 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 5105
- 5105.21.00 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Wool tops and other combed wool — Combed wool in fragments 0%
- 5105.29.00 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Wool tops and other combed wool — Other 0%
- 5105.31.00 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Fine animal hair, carded or combed — Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats 0%
- 5105.39.00 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Fine animal hair, carded or combed — Other 0%
- 5105.40.00 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) — Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 0%
Sources 2
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01
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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