AreaRwanda

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date13/06/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionWaived 35 percent external tariff on wheat imports for Rwanda. The East African Community (EAC) waiver was approved on condition that Rwanda would not export these crops to Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda. The tariff on wheat was removed in an effort to ease domestic supply pressure and curb food inflation.