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The five heads of state in the East African Community -- Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, last February agreed to introduce a total ban on imports of secondhand clothes by 2019. But as immediate action to help promote local manufacturers, Rwandan has massively hiked import duties on secondhand clothes and shoes, coming mainly from Europe and North America.
