EAC officials review customs and trade ahead of Dar es Salaam ministerial meeting

Wednesday 11th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

East African Community officials are reviewing customs, trade and competition matters in Dar es Salaam ahead of a ministerial session on 13 November. The talks are part of the regional bloc’s 49th meeting of its sectoral council for trade, industry, finance and investment.

Technical officials began meeting on 9 November and are scheduled to finish on 11 November, Tanzania’s Daily News reported. Permanent secretaries meet on 12 November before ministers take up the agenda the following day.

Officials are due to review reports from the customs and trade committees, discuss competition matters and consider submissions from partner states. Benjamini Mwesiga, a director at Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, leads the country’s technical delegation, which includes officials responsible for customs, standards and competition.

The EAC’s trade regime includes a common tariff on imports from outside the bloc and rules for determining which goods qualify for preferential treatment within it. Partner states have also agreed to simplify and align trade documentation. The agenda reported this week did not set out any new tariff rates or customs requirements.

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