Rwanda

Official links

Compliance Requirements

Rwanda National Trade Portal provides information on import and export requirements

https://rwandatrade.rw/objective/746?l=…

Customs Formalities

Rwanda Revenue Authority Customs Services

https://www.rra.gov.rw/en/customs-servi…

Authorisation & Permits

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

https://rdb.rw/

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA)

https://www.rsb.gov.rw/ https://www.rwandafda.gov.rw/

HACCP/SPS Requirements

Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA)

Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA)

https://www.rwandafda.gov.rw/ https://www.rica.gov.rw/about-us

Tax Information

Rwanda Revenue Authority

https://www.rra.gov.rw/en

Trade Agreements

Ministry of Trade and Industry

https://www.minicom.gov.rw/

Trade Finance Providers

Bank of Kigali

I&M Bank Rwanda

BPR Bank Rwanda

Access Bank Rwanda

Equity Bank Rwanda

GTBank Rwanda

https://bk.rw/business/trade-financing https://www.imbankgroup.com/rw/business… https://bpr.rw/products/trade-finance https://rwanda.accessbankplc.com/corpor… https://equitygroupholdings.com/rw/save… https://www.gtbank.co.rw/business-banki…

Trade Promotion Agency

National Agricultural Export Development Board
Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

https://www.naeb.gov.rw/ https://rdb.rw/about-rdb/

Tariffs

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15.18 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included

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15.18 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
1518.00.00	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included	0.35%	0%	0%

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HS 1518.00.00

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included

Section III · Animal, vegetable & microbial fats & oils › Ch 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes › 15.18 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included

Applied duty rates

0.35% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
0% EAC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 2 4

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$2 2025 2025 $2 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$4	–
2023	$3	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$2	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 100 200

2020 2020 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $21 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $154 From the world $153 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $187 From the world $187 Within the Commonwealth

$181 2025 2025 $181 From the world $181 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$21	$10
2023	$154	$153
2024	$187	$187
2025	$181	$181

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Rwanda Trade Information provides trade information on export, import and transit procedures, customs services, tariffs and standards.

https://rwandatrade.rw/

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