East Africa: EAC Set to Miss Another Common Tariff Deadline

Negotiations on the proposed review of the Common External Tariff (CET) by the EAC are expected to start soon, with Kenya and Uganda differing on the treatment of sensitive products that require protection.

The EAC Council of ministers has given member states new timelines of up to March 2018 to agree on a common position on how goods imported into the region would be taxed.

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