A pharmaceutical importer in Addis receives a shipment of antibiotics from India. The invoice shows 100,000 birr for the medicine. Customs calculates duties. Tariff rate is 25%. Duty becomes 25,000 birr. But wait. There’s additional surcharge. And healthcare tax. And processing fees. Total duties reach 35,000 birr. The medicine costs 35% more due to tariffs. […]