COMESA Trade

Kenya is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which covers twenty-one countries. COMESA provides a free trade area with reduced tariffs for eligible goods, complementing EAC membership and extending Kenya's regional market reach.

01
Obstacle

The business does not know which goods qualify for COMESA preferential treatment versus standard tariff rates.

Solution

COMESA tariff rules mapped in the ERP, with preferential rates applied automatically where origin criteria are met.

02
Obstacle

COMESA and EAC procedures overlap and are confused in documentation, leading to rejected preferential claims.

Solution

Distinct trade route logic for EAC and COMESA, with the correct certificate-of-origin template for each destination.

COMESA and EAC, clearly separated

Correct preferential treatment for every regional route.