AfCFTA removes customs duty. It does not remove VAT. A shipment that qualifies for AfCFTA preference enters at a reduced or zero tariff, but the destination country's import VAT still applies at its normal standard rate on the customs value - and the VAT is usually the larger of the two numbers. Most African standard rates sit between 14% and 20%: Morocco and Madagascar at 20%, Cameroon at 19.25%, Tunisia and Algeria at 19%, Kenya at 16%, South Africa and Ethiopia at 15%, Egypt at 14%, Nigeria at 7.5%. Ghana is quoted at 15% but carries a 2.5% health levy and a 2.5% education levy on top, so budget the effective figure. Exports are zero-rated in the country of export, but zero-rating is a claim: without a stamped customs export declaration and a transport document naming a foreign consignee, a revenue authority can reassess the sale as a domestic supply at the standard rate. Import VAT is generally recoverable by a VAT-registered importer, making it a cash-flow cost rather than an absolute one - but for an unregistered buyer it is an absolute cost and belongs in the landed-cost quote. Afrikoni does not currently calculate, collect or remit VAT on any corridor; tax settles between seller and buyer.