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How to declare and pay the trading licence tax (patente)

Every business declares and pays the yearly trading licence tax to RRA by 31 January, for the head office and each branch.

WhereOnline at RRA e-Tax
TimeDeadline: 31 January each year
CostBy turnover: from Rwf 100,000 a year (Rwf 2–7 million) up to Rwf 2,000,000. Fixed rates for some activities, e.g. Rwf 8,000 for motorcycle transport

What you need

Steps

  1. Log in to e-Tax on rra.gov.rw.
  2. Choose the trading licence declaration and the tax year.
  3. Declare the head office and each branch.
  4. Submit and note the payment reference.
  5. Pay by Mobile Money, bank or agent by 31 January.

Tips

Official sources

Last checked: 2 November 2026 against the RRA trading licence page. If something here is out of date, tell us so we can fix it.

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