On 30 June 2024, the East African Community (“EAC”) Secretariat published the EAC Gazette Notice No. 18 of 2024 (“the Gazette”). The Gazette highlights changes effected by the Council of Ministers (“the Council”) to the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 (“EACCMA”) and the East African Community Common External Tariff (“EAC CET”) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Notably, the Council has approved various stays of application of the EAC CET duty rates on multiple items for each of the Partner States and granted duty remission in respect of others with the aim of promoting local manufacturing.
Additionally, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda have highlighted various priority areas of focus in their 2024/25 National Budget Statements with production enhancement being a common focus area for the three Partner States.
We highlight, in this tax alert, the changes communicated through the Gazette and by the three EAC Partner States.
Should you have any query, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Doreen Mugisha
Manager | Clients and Markets Development, PwC Uganda
Tel: +256 (0) 312 354 400
