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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulator — Other

8549.19.00

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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 8549

  • 8549.11.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulator — Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators 25%
  • 8549.12.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulator — Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury 25%
  • 8549.13.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulator — Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 25%
  • 8549.14.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulator — Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 25%
  • 8549.21.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metals — Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 25%
  • 8549.29.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metals — Other 25%
  • 8549.31.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards — Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 25%
  • 8549.39.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards — Other 25%
  • 8549.91.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Other — Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 25%
  • 8549.99.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Other — Other 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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