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85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

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85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
8544.11.00	Of copper	0.25%	0%	0%
8544.19.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
8544.20.00	Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors	0%	0%	0%
8544.30.00	Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships	0.25%	0%	0%
8544.42.00	Fitted with connectors	0%	0%	0%
8544.49.00	Other	0%	0%	0%
8544.60.00	Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V	0.25%	0%	0%
8544.70.00	Optical fibre cables	0%	0%	0%

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HS 8544.49.00

Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, other

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

Applied duty rates

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0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
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Exports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

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

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

2022 2022 $512 To the world $15 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $362 To the world $21 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $346 To the world $64 Within the Commonwealth

$182 $51 2025 2025 $182 To the world $51 Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$512	$15
2023	$362	$21
2024	$346	$64
2025	$182	$51

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

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

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

2022 2022 $10,883 From the world $1,386 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $20,966 From the world $6,235 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $10,575 From the world $3,500 Within the Commonwealth

$15,157 $2,545 2025 2025 $15,157 From the world $2,545 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	$10,883	$1,386
2023	$20,966	$6,235
2024	$10,575	$3,500
2025	$15,157	$2,545

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