East Africa’s plan to generate an additional $18.9 million worth of intra-regional trade from the revised Common External Tariffs (CET) is facing headwinds as partner states seek preferential tax treatment, putting implementation of the four-band tariff structure in jeopardy.
Last year, the EAC Secretariat underscored the enforcement of the 35 percent duty on finished products imported into the region, under a new tariff structure that took effect on July 1, 2022.
