Kenya’s excise duty on ceramic tiles from Uganda and Tanzania has sparked fears of a trade dispute, with both countries calling the tax “discriminatory.”
Kenya has imposed excise duty on ceramic tiles originating from Uganda and Tanzania, setting off fears of a potential trade dispute with Kampala and Dodoma terming the tax as ‘discriminatory.’
Uganda brough this up before the EAC Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) during a meeting in Arusha last month (May 26-30), saying it has affected Uganda originating ceramic tiles, in contravention of the principle of National Treatment as enshrined in Article 15 of the EAC Customs Union Protocol and contrary to the broader objectives of the EAC Customs Union.
