Appendix 6.B Summary of Tariff-Related Measures Taken by Regional Trade Agreements for Special Economic Zone–Processed Goods Treatment Agreement (Summary) Agreements in Africa Common Market Rules of origin for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
East African Community (EAC)
Special regulations on SEZ-processed goods
Special Economic regulations on Community of SEZ-processed West African States (ECOWAS) goods
Source
Treatment
Definition of products subject to the rule
Rules of origin apply: imported inputs less n.a. than 60 percent; production value added at least 35 percent; or goods transformed into another tariff heading. Goods of particular importance have lower requirements. The EAC Customs Union Will be treated as goods imported into the Goods which are brought out of an Regulations, Annex VII on customs territory of RTA. export processing zone and taken into Export Processing Zones any part of the customs territory for use in the customs territory, or services provided from an export processing zone to any part of the customs territory Shall not be considered as originating Goods transformed within the framework Article 7 of Protocol products. of economic or suspensive customs relating to the definition regimes or certain special regimes of the concept of involving the suspension or partial or products originating total exemption from customs duties on from member states of inputs the ECOWAS Protocol on the rules of origin for products to be traded between the member states of the COMESA
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