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Eight EAC partner states

Tariffs and taxes

Reference exchange rates

The rates the duty and tax simulator applies when converting a value in foreign currency into CFA francs. Every rate carries the day it is quoted for and the source that publishes it.

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Read on 24 October 2026.

Reference exchange rates, in CFA francs for one unit of the currency
Currency CFA francs for 1 unit Rate of Source
USD United States dollar 1 Fixed parity since 11 October 2026 US dollar, reference currency of the EAC Common External Tariff (new tab) Official Reference currency of the East African Community Common External Tariff: worth 1 by definition, never fetched.
KES Kenyan shilling 0.007701 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
TZS Tanzanian shilling 0.000378 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
UGX Ugandan shilling 0.00024 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
RWF Rwandan franc 0.000676 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
BIF Burundian franc 0.000333 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
CDF Congolese franc (DRC) 0.000433 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
SOS Somali shilling 0.001749 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
SSP South Sudanese pound 0.000174 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
EUR Euro 1.12 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
GBP Pound sterling 1.338 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
CNY Renminbi yuan (China) 0.149592 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
INR Indian rupee 0.010522 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
AED United Arab Emirates dirham 0.272294 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative
ZAR South African rand 0.060321 ExchangeRate-API, daily interbank reference rates (new tab) Indicative

Reference rates given for information. The rate used by customs and by your bank at the time of settlement may differ.

How these rates are established

  1. 01

    The US dollar is the reference currency of the EAC Common External Tariff: the customs value is always expressed in US dollars.

  2. 02

    The parity of the CFA franc with the euro is fixed and set by a legal text: it is not read off a market.

  3. 03

    For the other currencies, the rate is taken from the daily tables of the BCEAO, the central bank of the West African Monetary Union, which publishes them directly in CFA francs.

  4. 04

    The naira and the cedi are not in those tables: they are taken from an interbank reference source and marked as indicative.

  5. 05

    Rates are refreshed every day. If a source is momentarily unavailable, the last known rate stays in use and its date stays on display.

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