9. Packaging Materials
| Primary Category | Secondary Category | Specific Product Name | Core Adaptation Reasons | Duty Exemption Utilization Prediction | Country Examples (Demand Evidence) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Materials | Paper Packaging | Waterproof Kraft Paper Courier Bags | 5% tariff and ECOWAS duty-free coverage; rigid demand for e-commerce and logistics, booming African e-commerce represented by Jumia & Konga, insufficient local production capacity | High | Nigeria (Jumia logistics delivery), Kenya (e-commerce shipping), Ghana (cross-border logistics industry) |
| Packaging Materials | Paper Packaging | 250g Food-grade White Cardboard | 5%–8% tariff, no local food-grade production capacity; essential packaging material for food industry, widely used for snacks and bakery products with qualified compliance | Medium | Ghana (food factory procurement), Côte d’Ivoire (baking industry), Uganda (small-scale food processing) |
| Packaging Materials | Plastic Packaging | 500ml Transparent PET Plastic Bottles | 5% tariff and AfCFTA phased tariff reduction; rigid demand for beverages and drinking water packaging, lack of low-cost local production, outstanding cost performance | High | Nigeria (beverage factory procurement), Kenya (bottled water market), Tanzania (small water plants) |
| Packaging Materials | Plastic Packaging | Thickened Bubble Wrap | Zero tariff or 5% low tariff; shockproof packaging necessity for logistics, rough local logistics leads to high breakage rate, Chinese products are cost-effective | High | Nigeria (cross-border e-commerce), Ghana (furniture transportation), Kenya (electronic product packaging) |
| Packaging Materials | Woven Packaging | 50kg PP Woven Bags | 5% tariff with insufficient local output; essential packaging for grain and chemical fertilizers, large procurement volume in agricultural countries, wear-resistant and durable | High | Kenya (grain storage), Ghana (fertilizer packaging), Mali (agricultural product transportation) |
| Packaging Materials | Metal Packaging | Round Tinplate Cans | 8%–10% tariff and SADC tariff reduction; steady demand for canned food, no local can-making capacity, special anti-rust design for tropical climate | Medium | Côte d’Ivoire (canned food factories), South Africa (processing industry), Nigeria (food processing sector) |