Kenya’s recently signed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom have run into stormy waters after Nairobi applied higher import duties on whiskies and wines from Europe.
While Kenya, in line with the East Africa Community (EAC) Customs Union, is applying a higher tariff of 35 percent on imported wines and whiskies to encourage local production, the two EPAs put the import duty at 25 percent. The deal with the EU is awaiting ratification in Brussels while the agreement with UK is operational.
