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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 87 · Vehicles other than railway

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — Safety airbags with inflater system; parts thereof

8708.95.00

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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
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.

 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 8708

  • 8708.10.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Bumpers and parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.21.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs) — Safety seat belts 0%
  • 8708.22.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs) — Front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter 10%
  • 8708.29.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs) — Other 10%
  • 8708.30.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.40.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Gear boxes and parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.50.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles; parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.70.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Road wheels and parts and accessories thereof 10%
  • 8708.80.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock- absorbers) 10%
  • 8708.91.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — Radiators and parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.92.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — Silencers (mufflers) and exhaust pipes; parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.93.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — Clutches and parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.94.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — Steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes; parts thereof 10%
  • 8708.99.00 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 — Other parts and accessories — 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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