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Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment

Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light –emitting diode (LED) light sources — Other filament lamps, excluding ultra-violet or infra-red lamps — Tungsten halogen

8539.21.00

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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: u; In force since 1 July 2022

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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

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EAC Common External Tariff, 2022 version (Schedules 1 and 2) (new tab), EAC Secretariat, institutional repository

Accessed on 13 October 2026
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East African Community, Customs Union (new tab), East African Community (eac.int)

Accessed on 11 October 2026