Rwanda

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Compliance Requirements

Rwanda National Trade Portal provides information on import and export requirements

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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

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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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HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
0304.56.00	Dogfish and other sharks	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.57.00	Rays and skates (Rajidae)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.59.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.61.00	Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.62.00	Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.63.00	Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.69.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.71.00	Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.72.00	Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.73.00	Coalfish (Pollachius virens)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.74.00	Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.75.00	Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.79.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.81.00	Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Huchohucho)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.82.00	Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.83.00	Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.84.00	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.85.00	Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.86.00	Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)	0.25%	0%	0%
0304.87.00	Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)	0.25%	0%	0%

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HS 0304.62.00

Frozen fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

Section I · Live animals & animal products › Ch 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates › 03.04 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen

Applied duty rates

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

Exports | US$ thousand

0 250 500 750

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $686 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $64 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $586 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$339 2025 2025 $339 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	$686	–
2023	$64	–
2024	$586	–
2025	$339	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k

2020 2020 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $804 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $184 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $594 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

$380 2025 2025 $380 From the world – Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$804	–
2023	$184	–
2024	$594	–
2025	$380	–

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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