Restricted and prohibited imports into the region
Restricted and prohibited Exports from the region

This article presents verbatim these two schedules that may be of benefit to our business community both within and outside Uganda. We will update this list as and when we have changes from the EAC Customs Union Secretariat communicated to us.

SECOND SCHEDULE (18, 19, and 20.): PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTS GENERALLY

PART A - PROHIBITED GOODS

1) All goods the importation of which is for the time being prohibited under this Act, or by any written law for the time being in force in the Partner State.

2) False money and counterfeit currency notes and coins and any money not being of the established standard in weight or fineness.

3) Pornographic materials in all kinds of media, indecent or obscene printed, paintings, books, cards, lithographs or other engravings, and any other indecent or obscene articles.

4) Matches in the manufacture of which white phosphorous has been employed.

5) Any article made without proper authority with the Armorial Ensigns or Court of Arms of a partner state or having such Ensigns or Arms so closely resembling them as to be calculated to deceive.

6) Distilled beverages containing essential oils or chemical products, which are injurious to health, including thijone, star arise, benzoic aldehyde, salicyclic esters, hyssop and absinthe. Provided that nothing in this paragraph contained shall apply to “Anise and Anisette” liquers containing not more than 0.1 per centum of oil of anise and distillates from either pimpinella anisum or the star arise allicium verum.

7) Narcotic drugs under international control.

8) Hazardous wastes and their disposal as provided for under the base conventions.

9) All soaps and cosmetic products containing mercury.

10) Used tyres for light Commercial vehicles and passenger cars.

11) The following Agricultural and Industrial Chemicals:
(a) Agricultural Chemicals
• 2.4 – T
• Aldrin
• Caplafol
• Chlordirneform
• Chlorobenxilate
• DDT
• Dieldrin
• 1.2 – Dibroacethanel (EDB)
• Flouroacelamide
• HCH
• Hiplanchlor
• Hoscachlorobenzene
• Lindone
• Mercury compounds
• Monocrolophs (certain formulations)
• Methamidophos
• Phospharrmion
• Methyl – parathion
• Parathion

(b) Industrial Chemicals
• Crocidolite
• Polychlorominatel biphenyls (PBB)
• Polyuchorinted Biphenyls (PCB)
• Polychlororinated Terphyenyls (PCT)
• Tris (2.3 dibromopropyl) phosphate
• Methylbromide (to be phased out in accordance with the Montreal Protocol by 2007).
• Counterfeit goods of all kinds.

PART B- RESTRICTED GOODS

1) All goods the importation of which is for the time being regulated under this Act by any written law for the time being in force in the Partner State.

2) Postal franking machines except and in accordance with the terms of a written permit granted by a competent authority of the Partner State.

3) Traps capable of killing or capturing any game animal except and in accordance with the terms of a written permit granted by the Partner State.

4) Unwrought precious metals and precious stones.

5) Arms and ammunition specified under Chapter 93 of the Customs Nomenclature.

6) Ossein and bones treated with acid.

7) Other bones and horn – cores, unworked defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape) degelatinized, powder and waste of these products.

8) Ivory, elephant unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.

9) Teeth, hippopotamus, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape.

10) Horn, rhinoceros, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape

11) Other ivory unworked or simply prepared but cut to shape.

12) Ivory powder and waste.

13) Tortoise shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hoovers, nail, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste of these products.

14) Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked shells of molasses, crustaceans or echinoderms and cattle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape powder and waste thereof.

15) Natural sponges of animal origin.

16) Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors.

17) Worked ivory and articles of ivory.

18) Bone, tortoise shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding).

19) Ozone Depleting Substances under the Montreal Protocol (1987) and the Vienna Convention (1985).

20) Genetically modified products.

21) Non-indigenous species of fish or egg of progeny.

22) Endangered Species of World Flora and Fauna and their products in accordance with CITES March 1973 and amendments thereof.

23) Commercial casings (Second hand tyres).

24) All psychotropic drugs under international control.

25) Historical artefacts.

26) Goods specified under Chapter 36 of the Customs Nomenclature (for example, percuassion caps, detonators, signalling flares).

27) Parts of guns and ammunition, of base metal (Section XV of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System), or similar goods of plastics under Chapter 39 of the Customs Nomenclature.

28) Armoured fighting vehicles under heading No 8710 of the Customs Nomenclature.

29) Telescope sights or other optical devices suitable for use with arms, unless mounted on a firearm or presented with the firearm on which they are designed to be mounted under Chapter 90 of the Customs Nomenclature.

30) Bows, arrows, fencing foils or toys under Chapter 95 of the Customs Nomenclature.

31) Collector’s pieces or antiques of guns and ammunition under heading No 9705 or 9706 of the Customs Nomenclature.

THIRD SCHEDULE (70, 71, and 72): PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED EXPORTS GENERALLY

RESTRICTED GOODS
1. (a) All goods the exportation of which is regulated under this Act or of any law for the time being in force in the Partner States;
(b) Waste and scrap of ferrous cast iron;
(c) Timber from any wood grown in the Partner States;
(d) Fresh unprocessed fish (Nile Perch and Tilapia);
(e) Wood charcoal.

2. The following goods shall not be exported in vessels of less than two hundred and fifty tons register-
(a) warehoused goods;
(b) goods under duty drawback;
(c) Transhipped goods.

Last updated 4th march 2004