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1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS SA TRADE AGREEMENTS DIRECTORATE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOVEMBER 2010

2 CONTENT  Americas AGOA TIDCA MERCOSUR  Africa SACU SADC  Europe TDCA EFTA

3 Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)  Signed by Pres. Clinton in 2000  Benefits countries in Sub-Sahara Africa  Expires in September 2015  Provides for: o Unilateral market access; from SSA to USA o Duty free, quota free imports into USA o Includes 800 agricultural tariff lines o Assistance is available to find leads (Trade Hub)  SA uses 20% of 800 lines – opportunity to improve…

4 SACU-USA Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA)  Signed in 2008  Prepares the grounds for free trade negotiations in future  Agreements on specific areas of cooperation between SACU and USA For: o Capacity building in trade o Facilitating the easy flow of trade o Investment opportunities and joint ventures

5 SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)  Negotiations completed in 2009  Not yet implemented – in the process of ratification  Members are Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay  Provides for: o Tariff reductions (between 25% -100%) o 160 lines in agriculture to be exported from SACU Current balance? SACU exports are severely less than imports !!

6 Southern African Customs Union (SACU)  Customs Union established in 1910 o Members: RSA, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia & Swaziland  Agreement provides for: o Common External Tariff o Free flow of goods o Sharing of customs revenue o Common negotiating mechanism o Harmonization of the industrial and trade policies

7 Southern African Development Community (SADC)  Established in 1980; RSA joined in 1994  SADC has fifteen members (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe)  SADC Free Trade Area was formally launched in August 2008  Electronic system of reporting NTBs

8 SA-EU Trade and Development Cooperation Agreement (TDCA)  EU is SA’s main trading partner (+ 42% of SA agri exports)  EU consists of 27 Member States  TDCA entered into force in 2000  61% of agricultural imports from SA into the EU are duty free in 2010

9 SACU – EFTA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA) European Free Trade Association  EFTA members are: Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein  They are net-importers of agricultural products.  The FTA was signed in June 2006 and entered into force on 1 May  Agreement to be gradually implemented over a period of nine years.

10 MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS o Rules of Origin (SARS Website) o Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures and technical standards o Procedures, e.g. application for permits/quotas or certification if required o Specific forms, related to each agreement, that must accompany every consignment (may be obtained from SARS).  Full agreements are available online: and follow the links: - Customs and Excise; Trade; Trade agreements

11 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT  Directorate: International Trade of the DAFF Tel: Fax: 

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