5
Tariff bands (0% to 35%)
2015
Entry into force of the ECOWAS CET
12
States applying the CET
400M+
Consumers in the common market
CET STRUCTURE
Five Categories to Classify your Goods.
Category 0:
0%
Essential social goods: medicines, books, renewable energy equipment. Full exemption from customs duties.
Category 1:
5%
Basic necessities and raw materials: agricultural inputs, industrial equipment, unprocessed raw materials.
Category 2: 10%
Intermediate and semi-finished goods: spare parts, semi-processed products for local industry.
Category 3: 20%
Final consumer goods: imported finished products ready for consumption, household appliances, vehicles.
Category 4: 35%
Specific goods for economic development: sensitive products requiring greater protection for local industry.
CET OBJECTIVES
A Tool for Integration
2015
Adopted by ECOWAS
5 539
Harmonised tariff lines
BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES
How the CET Makes Trade Easier
The CET gives you predictable import costs, simpler customs procedures and unified access to a market of 400 million consumers.