AreaBilateral/Multilateral

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date19/06/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionThe specific duty levied on rice imports under the East African Community\'s Common External Tariff was raised to USD 345 per tonne, up from USD 200 per tonne previously. The duty is to be applied when an ad valorem rate of 75 percent of CIF value falls below this level.