Congo adopted the Harmonized System in 1988. Most tariffs are ad valorem. The tariff rate system has four categories: 5% on heavy equipment, industrial supplies, and inputs; 15% on light equipment, spare parts, and items of social use; 20% on goods competing with local products that are in short supply; and 30% on goods competing with local products that are in adequate supply and luxury goods. The DROC is associated with the EU countries through the Lomé Convention, which provides for the reduction of tariff barriers between the signatories and EU members.
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