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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment

Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Other apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network) — Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus

8517.62.00

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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.

Simulate duties and taxes
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 8517

  • 8517.11.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks — Line telephone sets with cordless handsets 0%
  • 8517.13.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks — Smartphones 0%
  • 8517.14.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks — Other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks 0%
  • 8517.18.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks — Other 0%
  • 8517.61.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Other apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network) — Base stations 0%
  • 8517.69.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Other apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network) — Other 0%
  • 8517.71.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Parts — Aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith 10%
  • 8517.79.00 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28 — Parts — Other 10%
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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