Rwanda

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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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55.08 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale

2 tariff lines

55.08 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
5508.10.00	Of synthetic staple fibres	0.25%	0%	0%
5508.20.00	Of artificial staple fibres	0.25%	0%	0%

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HS 5508.10.00

Of synthetic staple fibres

Section XI · Textiles & textile articles › Ch 55 Man-made staple fibres › 55.08 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale

Applied duty rates

0.25% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
0% EAC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20 40 60

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $52 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $14 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$10 2025 2025 $10 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	$52	–
2023	$6	–
2024	$14	–
2025	$10	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

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

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

2022 2022 $568 From the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $154 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $51 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$116 $8 2025 2025 $116 From the world $8 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	$568	$4
2023	$154	$2
2024	$51	$0
2025	$116	$8

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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