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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances

Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Other machines and mechanical appliances — For treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders

8479.81.00

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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
u
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 8479

  • 8479.10.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Machinery for public works, building or the like 0%
  • 8479.20.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils 0%
  • 8479.30.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork 0%
  • 8479.40.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Rope or cable-making machines 0%
  • 8479.50.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included 0%
  • 8479.60.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Evaporative air coolers 0%
  • 8479.71.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Passenger boarding bridges — Of a kind used in airports 0%
  • 8479.79.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Passenger boarding bridges — Other 0%
  • 8479.82.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Other machines and mechanical appliances — Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines 0%
  • 8479.83.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Other machines and mechanical appliances — Cold isostatic presses 0%
  • 8479.89.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Other machines and mechanical appliances — Other 0%
  • 8479.90.00 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter — Parts 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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