EAC removes waivers on ‘sensitive goods,’ imposes common tariff

Cooking gas is among products that will benefit from a special tax. PHOTO FILE | NATION

East African countries have agreed to  remove  the  special treatment given  to “sensitive goods”  and  impose a Common External Tariff on them starting from July 1, 2018.

According to EAC countries, such preferential treatment is not anchored in the law and is stifling intra-regional trade.