DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL TRADETRADE

AMERICAS AND ASIA DESKAMERICAS AND ASIA DESK

DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORATE INTERNATIONAL TRADETRADE

AMERICAS AND ASIA DESKAMERICAS AND ASIA DESK

PRESENTED BY: Ms PINDIWE JARA

28 AUGUST 2008

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEWOVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Trade negotiations with countries of Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Far-East

For Americas there is AGOA and SACU-MERCUSOR PTA

Currently involved in negotiations with India

China is a possibility

No agreement with Asian countries, normal import duties apply

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AGOA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESAGOA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESAGOA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESAGOA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is the unilateral preferential trade programme offered by the United States

Last year South Africa used 25% of its agricultural export opportunities.

AGOA was signed in 2000 with an expiry date of 2015 then a new arrangement will come to effect.

AGOA grants duty free, quota free market access to sub-Sahara African countries

Under AGOA, South African agricultural exports to the US have increased over the past years.

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SACU-MERCOSUR PTA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESSACU-MERCOSUR PTA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESSACU-MERCOSUR PTA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIESSACU-MERCOSUR PTA: BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES

SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement is concluded, could be implemented next year

MERCOSUR comprises of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

SACU-MERCOSUR PTA covers a narrow range of products in industrial, agricultural and fisheries.

The benefits are in the form of reduced tariffs (25%-100%)

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