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The regional bloc is widely recognised as the most integrated and fastest growing in Africa but still needs to bring down all trade barriers and restrictions.
Uganda spends over $360 million annually on the importation of steel, with at least 70 per cent on importation of coils and billets products.
A new regulator or ombudsman for regional trade disputes is now likely to be in place by April after missing an earlier December target.
This comes amid unresolved dispute over whether to increase duty on imported clinker and reliance on imports or shore up capacity to meet local demand.
East Africa’s industrial landscape is at the centre of ongoing reforms designed to expedite intra-African trade and unify a stable, competitive and prosperous haven for trade and investment