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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3401.19 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, other

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3401.19 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
3401.19.00	Other	0.35%	0%	0%

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HS 3401.19.00

Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, other

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster › 34.01 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent

Applied duty rates

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

Exports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,707 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3,040 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $6,121 To the world $6 Within the Commonwealth

$9,331 $67 2025 2025 $9,331 To the world $67 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$3,707	$0
2023	$3,040	$0
2024	$6,121	$6
2025	$9,331	$67

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

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

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

2022 2022 $8,794 From the world $7,838 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $4,877 From the world $4,167 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $8,127 From the world $7,208 Within the Commonwealth

$6,616 $5,344 2025 2025 $6,616 From the world $5,344 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	$8,794	$7,838
2023	$4,877	$4,167
2024	$8,127	$7,208
2025	$6,616	$5,344

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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