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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment

Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels lightemitting diodes (LED) — Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels

8541.43.00

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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 8541

  • 8541.10.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED) 0%
  • 8541.21.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors — With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W 0%
  • 8541.29.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors — Other 0%
  • 8541.30.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devices 0%
  • 8541.41.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels lightemitting diodes (LED) — Light-emitting diodes (LED) 0%
  • 8541.42.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels lightemitting diodes (LED) — Photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panel 0%
  • 8541.49.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels lightemitting diodes (LED) — Other 0%
  • 8541.51.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Other semiconductor devices — Semiconductor-based transducers 0%
  • 8541.59.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Other semiconductor devices — Other 0%
  • 8541.60.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — Mounted piezo-electric crystals 0%
  • 8541.90.00 Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light- emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals — 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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