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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres

Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Unbleached or bleached

5516.31.00

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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 5516

  • 5516.11.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Unbleached or bleached 25%
  • 5516.12.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Dyed 25%
  • 5516.13.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Of yarns of different colours 25%
  • 5516.14.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Printed 25%
  • 5516.21.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments — Unbleached or bleached 25%
  • 5516.22.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments — Dyed 25%
  • 5516.23.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments — Of yarns of different colours 25%
  • 5516.24.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments — Printed 25%
  • 5516.32.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Dyed 25%
  • 5516.33.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Of yarns of different colours 25%
  • 5516.34.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85 % by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Printed 25%
  • 5516.41.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres,mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Unbleached or bleached 25%
  • 5516.42.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres,mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Dyed 25%
  • 5516.43.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres,mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Of yarns of different colours 25%
  • 5516.44.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres,mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Printed 25%
  • 5516.91.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Other — Unbleached or bleached 25%
  • 5516.92.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Other — Dyed 25%
  • 5516.93.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Other — Of yarns of different colours 25%
  • 5516.94.00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres — Other — Printed 25%
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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