President Weah Issues Executive Order #107 Suspending Tariffs on Off-Grid Solar Renewable Energy Products
17 May 2022
The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has issued Executive Order #107 suspending import tariffs on the types of off-grids solar lighting appliances, equipment and system components and other systems directly related to renewable energy development classified under the Tariff Numbers of the Liberia Revenue Code.
The Executive Order, which was issued Wednesday, May 11, 2022, stipulates those importers shall only pay the Custom User Fees (CUF) and the ECOWAS Trade Levy (ETL), where applicable.
“Those benefiting from this Executive Order must be directly involved in the renewable energy sector,” President Weah noted, and added: “Only products compliant to standards recognized by the National Standards Laboratory (NSL) are eligible for the suspension of import tariffs.”