SOUTH AFRICA: SADC Services Trade Protocol in Effect
Trade in services within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to see a boost after the SADC Protocol on Trade in Services entered into force on 13 January 2022.Language English
View ArticlePower catch-up for Africa
The second-largest continent in terms of both population and area, Africa also has the world’s lowest electric power consumption level – an average 520 kilowatt hours (kWh) per person annually in...
View ArticleMOROCCO: Trade and Investment Cooperation Deal with Israel Signed
Morocco and Israel signed a trade and investment cooperation agreement on 21 February 2022. Language English
View ArticleEAST AFRICA: EAC Agrees on Tariff-free Imports Category A List for AfCFTA
According to a statement from the East African Community (EAC) on 19 February 2022, the bloc’s member nations have agreed to adopt the proposed EAC Tariff Offer for Category A products for trade under...
View ArticleKENYA: 10 More Tanzania Trade Barriers Resolved
East African Community (EAC) member states Kenya and Tanzania have addressed 10 more obstructions to bilateral trade at a series of ministerial meetings on 9-12 March 2022. Language English
View ArticleEAST AFRICA: Democratic Republic of Congo Joins EAC Trade Bloc
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the seventh member of the East African Community (EAC) after it was admitted to the trade bloc on 29 March 2022, pending formal ratification.Language...
View ArticleMOROCCO: Certificate of Conformity Requirements Extended to Textile Imports
Morocco has revised the list of products requiring a certificate of conformity (CoC) for import. Language English
View ArticleGHANA: Electronic Transfer Levy Act to Take Effect 1 May 2022
Electronic transfers in Ghana will incur tax of 1.5%, starting 1 May 2022 in accordance with the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022, approved at the end of March. Language English
View ArticleKENYA: Standards Inspection of All Imported Cargo at Ports Starts
Kenya has started local product standards inspection for all imported cargo. Language English
View ArticleNIGERIA: Terminal Operators Given Two Months to Comply with POF
Terminal operators and freight forwarders at Nigeria’s seaports have two months to implement the Practitioners Operating Fees (POF) requirement or face sanctions.Language English
View ArticleEAST AFRICA: EAC Adopts 35% as 4th Band of Common External Tariff
East African Community (EAC) decided on 5 May 2022 to adopt 35% as the fourth band top rate of the EAC Common External Tariff (CET), which will take effect on 1 July this year. Language English
View ArticleKENYA: Recording Import IPR Deadline Extended to January 2023
Traders intending to import goods with intellectual property rights (IPR) into Kenya now have until 1 January 2023 to record their IPR with the Kenyan Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA), extending the...
View ArticleNIGERIA: AGOA Preferential Trade with US to Continue
Nigeria will remain eligible for preferential trade with the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade policy that enables 6,000 Nigerian goods to be exported to the US...
View ArticleMOROCCO: Import Tariffs on All Online Imported Purchases Introduced
Morocco has imposed import duties on all overseas purchases made using digital platforms. Language English
View ArticleKENYA: 2022 Finance Act Passed to Impact Imported Products
Kenya’s Finance Act, 2022 was approved on 21 June 2022, and came into force on 1 July 2022, increasing duties on a variety of imports. Language English
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