By September, all members should have agreed on the details of the "common external tariff and common tariff nomenclature and transitional periods," Kenyatta told reporters.
"The council (of ministers) agreed on the need to preserve market access in the customs union for countries in the free trade area that might not participate in the customs unions," he said, referring to countries that may delay joining the arrangement immediately.
Under a deal agreed last year, every COMESA member is expected to apply the same tariffs on goods from outside the region, allow free movement of capital goods and raw materials and impose a 10 percent tax for intermediate products and 25 percent for finished goods.
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The bloc plans to launch a customs union by the end of 20