{{Starting October, the East African Community will use a single customs territory to collect taxes.}}<\/p>\n
Once implemented, the single customs territory is expected to eliminate barriers to trade by adopting a central model of clearing goods whereby taxes and assessments will be done only at the first point of entry; thus, saving time and reducing the cost of doing business.<\/p>\n
A single customs territory follows an earlier East proposal where Heads of states are seeking a single political head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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