Includes information on average tariff rates and types that U.S. firms should be aware of when exporting to the market.

As a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), The Gambia applied for the bloc's Common External Tariff (CET) in 2007.  Since implementation on January 1, 2017, the CET has reduced The Gambia’s average tariff rates.  The four tariff bands are as follows: 0 percent for basic social goods, 5 percent for raw materials, capital goods, and specific inputs; 10 percent for intermediate goods; and 20 percent for final consumer goods.  There is a 1.55 percent processing fee, and an ECOWAS levy of 0.5 percent on all imports.

Tariff exemptions are extended to several imports, which includes the importation of goods for investments; the Minister of Trade can extend exemptions at his or her discretion. 
 

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