Please use the Irembo platform to apply for your Request for Tax Exemption on Personal Belongings for Rwandans Returning Permanently from Abroad and related services under the section of Foreign Affairs Consular Section.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: There are new requirements for returnees who are exempt from Rwanda Revenue taxes. The new requirements can be accessed through the link here:

Here are the requirements by Customs to be accorded tax exemption on personal effects including a personal car imported by the Returning Rwandans.
Upon submission of the following, the Rwandan High Commission would provide a recommendation letter to returning residents to be granted tax exemption:
1.    Letter of request addressed to: The Commissioner General, Rwanda Revenue Authority, c/o Rwandan High Commission UK
2.    The returning resident must provide proof of Rwandan Nationality
3.    For cars, provide a copy of the logbook showing the ownership of the car for at least a period of one year with its insurance copy issued in the course of one year of usage.
4.    Provide a copy of passport
5.    Provide a copy of legal stay document in the UK (Visa, Resident permit etc)
6.    Provide a Rwandan ID (if applicable)
7.    Provide the bill of lading (BOL) or airway bill (i.e. a detailed list of the items to be shipped in the form of a receipt)

NOTE: Exemption is only granted to those owning left hand drive vehicles. Returning residents who claim to have sold their right hand drive vehicles as a replacement will not be exempted on their new purchased vehicles.