East African Community Common External Tariff
Nomenclature and tariff
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303 tariff lines
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| HS code | Description | Category | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8535.40.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 volts — Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors | 0 | 0% |
| 8535.90.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 volts — Other | 0 | 0% |
| 8536.10.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Fuses | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.20.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Automatic circuit breakers | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.30.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.41.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Relays — For a voltage not exceeding 60 V | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.49.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Relays — Other | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.50.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Other switches | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.61.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets — Lamp-holders | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.69.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets — Other | 10 | 10% |
| 8536.70.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables | 0 | 0% |
| 8536.90.00 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables — Other apparatus | 10 | 10% |
| 8537.10.00 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17 — For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V | 10 | 10% |
| 8537.20.00 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17 — For a voltage exceeding 1,000 V | 0 | 0% |
| 8538.10.00 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 85.35, 85.36 or 85.37 — Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 85.37, not equipped with their apparatus | 10 | 10% |
| 8538.90.00 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 85.35, 85.36 or 85.37 — Other | 10 | 10% |
| 8539.10.00 | 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 — Sealed beam lamp units | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.21.00 | 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 | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.22.00 | 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 — Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.29.00 | 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 — Other | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.31.00 | 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 — Discharge lamps, other than ultra-violet lamps — Fluorescent, hot cathode | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.32.00 | 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 — Discharge lamps, other than ultra-violet lamps — Mercury or sodium vapour lamps; metal halide lamps | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.39.00 | 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 — Discharge lamps, other than ultra-violet lamps — Other | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.41.00 | 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 — Ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps — Arc-lamps | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.49.00 | 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 — Ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps — Other | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.51.00 | 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 — Light-emitting diode (LED) light sources — Light-emitting diode (LED) modules | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.52.00 | 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 — Light-emitting diode (LED) light sources — Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps | 25 | 25% |
| 8539.90.00 | 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 — Parts | 25 | 25% |
| 8540.11.00 | Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes) — Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes — Colour | 10 | 10% |
| 8540.12.00 | Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes) — Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes — Monochrome | 10 | 10% |
Browse by chapter
The Harmonized System chapters covered by the tariff published here.
- 01 Live animals 39
- 02 Meat and edible offal 66
- 03 Fish and crustaceans 225
- 04 Dairy produce, eggs, honey 33
- 05 Other products of animal origin 21
- 06 Live trees, plants and cut flowers 16
- 07 Edible vegetables 73
- 08 Edible fruit and nuts 70
- 09 Coffee, tea and spices 41
- 10 Cereals 27
- 11 Milling products, malt, starches 28
- 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 52
- 13 Lac, gums and resins 11
- 14 Vegetable plaiting materials 5
- 15 Animal and vegetable fats and oils 57
- 16 Preparations of meat and fish 42
- 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 21
- 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 11
- 19 Preparations of cereals, flour and starch 23
- 20 Preparations of vegetables and fruit 52
- 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20
- 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 28
- 23 Food industry residues, animal feed 24
- 24 Tobacco 17
- 25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, cement 68
- 26 Ores, slag and ash 37
- 27 Mineral fuels and oils 66
- 28 Inorganic chemicals 181
- 29 Organic chemicals 411
- 30 Pharmaceutical products 48
- 31 Fertilisers 24
- 32 Tanning and dyeing extracts, paints 62
- 33 Essential oils, cosmetics and perfumes 29
- 34 Soap and washing preparations 25
- 35 Albuminoidal substances, glues 15
- 36 Explosives and matches 13
- 37 Photographic goods 30
- 38 Miscellaneous chemical products 126
- 39 Plastics 160
- 40 Rubber 83
- 41 Raw hides, skins and leather 37
- 42 Leather articles and travel goods 20
- 43 Furskins 12
- 44 Wood and articles of wood 130
- 45 Cork 7
- 46 Straw and basketware 11
- 47 Wood pulp and waste paper 21
- 48 Paper and paperboard 109
- 49 Printed books and newspapers 21
- 50 Silk 9
- 51 Wool and animal hair 38
- 52 Cotton 131
- 53 Other vegetable textile fibres 23
- 54 Man-made filaments 72
- 55 Man-made staple fibres 112
- 56 Wadding, felt, twine and ropes 31
- 57 Carpets 24
- 58 Special woven fabrics 37
- 59 Coated and laminated textiles 24
- 60 Knitted fabrics 44
- 61 Knitted apparel 106
- 62 Apparel, not knitted 107
- 63 Other textile articles, worn clothing 55
- 64 Footwear 26
- 65 Headgear 8
- 66 Umbrellas and walking sticks 6
- 67 Feathers and artificial flowers 8
- 68 Articles of stone, plaster and cement 52
- 69 Ceramic products 30
- 70 Glass and glassware 75
- 71 Pearls, precious stones and metals 59
- 72 Iron and steel 173
- 73 Articles of iron or steel 131
- 74 Copper 50
- 75 Nickel 17
- 76 Aluminium 45
- 78 Lead 8
- 79 Zinc 9
- 80 Tin 5
- 81 Other base metals 56
- 82 Tools and cutlery of base metal 64
- 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 37
- 84 Machinery and mechanical appliances 552
- 85 Electrical machinery and equipment 303
- 86 Railway equipment 23
- 87 Vehicles other than railway 167
- 88 Aircraft and spacecraft 26
- 89 Ships and boats 26
- 90 Optical, medical and measuring instruments 144
- 91 Clocks and watches 48
- 92 Musical instruments 17
- 93 Arms and ammunition 53
- 94 Furniture and bedding 64
- 95 Toys, games and sports equipment 39
- 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 53
- 97 Works of art and antiques 19
Source : EAC Common External Tariff, 2022 version (Schedules 1 and 2), EAC Secretariat, institutional repository