Includes the barriers (tariff and non-tariff) that U.S. companies face when exporting to this country.
Last Published: 4/12/2019

Overall, The Gambia has a liberal trading regime.  In 2014, The Gambia signed a Trade and Investment Framework agreement (TIFA) with the United States.   However, temporary import duties and outright bans on imports are periodically placed on potatoes and onions to protect local producers.  These bans come into effect during harvesting periods; harvest times are not fixed.  The Gambia has occasionally also placed bans on poultry products.  In April 2017 the Government of The Gambia (GOTG) announced a reduction on the import duty on flour from 47 per cent to 20 per cent and a removal of the five per cent excise tax on goods and the GMD 1 per kilo tax on cement imports.
 

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