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East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 - VERTIC

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No. 1 <strong>East</strong> <strong>African</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Customs</strong> <strong>Management</strong> 2005Preferential tarifftreatmentunderCOME-SA,SADC112.-(1) Preferential tariff treatment shall be applied to goods-(a) imported under the COMESA and SADC arrangements inthe Partner States as prescribed in the Partner States'legislation;(b) imported under any other tariff arrangement that may beapproved by the Council.(2) Preferential tariff treatment shall not be applied to goodsreferred to in subsection (1) (a) after 31st December, 2006.Exemptionfromduty ofgoodsremainingonboardExemptionsregime113. Subject to the provisions of the <strong>Customs</strong> laws, goodsremaining on board and exported in the aircraft or vessel in which theywere imported, whether as stores or otherwise, shall be exempt fromliability to import or export duties.114.-(1) Duty shall not be charged on the goods listed in Part A ofthe Fifth Schedule to this <strong>Act</strong>, when imported, or purchased beforeclearance through the <strong>Customs</strong>, for use by the person named in thatPart in accordance with any condition attached thereto as set out in thatPart;(2) Duty shall not be charged on the goods listed in Part B of theFifth Schedule to this <strong>Act</strong> when imported in accordance with anycondition attached thereto as set out in that Part.(3) The Council may by notice in the Gazette amend the FifthSchedule.Exemptionfromimportduty ofgoodsenteredforexportation,etc115. Subject to the provisions of the <strong>Customs</strong> laws, goods enteredunder bond-(a) for exportation, for re-exportation, for transhipment, or intransit; or(b) for use as stores for aircraft or vessel,and proved to thesatisfaction of the Commissioner to have been dulyexported or used as such stores, as the case may be, shall beexempt from liability to import duties.82

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