In accordance to East African Community Customs Management Act section 140, the Council of Ministers may grant remission of duty for the manufacture of goods in a Partner State either:

  1. goods imported for use in the manufacture of goods for export under Export Promotion Program Office(E.P.P.O)
  2. such goods imported for use in the manufacture of approved  goods for home consumption as the Council may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, determine under Essential Goods Production Support Program (E.G.P.S.P)