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Sector Observatory — trade

Trade and Regional Value Chain Monitor

The blocs and corridors in scope for this Observatory. Where a membership or tariff register has not been verified against a published source, the record says so instead of listing countries.

Method: Observatory method v0.1

SADC — Southern African Development Community

Regional economic community coordinating integration, industrialisation and trade in Southern Africa.

Members configured (16)

No tariff line, rule of origin or trade-flow figure is published for this bloc in the Observatory. Corridor performance measures are not registered.

SACU — Southern African Customs Union

Customs union applying a common external tariff and revenue-sharing arrangement.

Members configured (5)

No tariff line, rule of origin or trade-flow figure is published for this bloc in the Observatory. Corridor performance measures are not registered.

AfCFTA — African Continental Free Trade Area

Continental free trade area covering goods, services and rules of origin.

Insufficient Evidence

Ratification and tariff-schedule status per country is not yet registered in this Observatory.

No tariff line, rule of origin or trade-flow figure is published for this bloc in the Observatory. Corridor performance measures are not registered.

COMESA — Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Regional economic community with overlapping membership across Eastern and Southern Africa.

Insufficient Evidence

Membership overlaps with SADC. The verified membership register is not yet loaded.

No tariff line, rule of origin or trade-flow figure is published for this bloc in the Observatory. Corridor performance measures are not registered.

EAC — East African Community

Regional economic community relevant to northern SADC corridors.

Insufficient Evidence

Only SADC-overlapping membership is in scope. The verified register is not yet loaded.

No tariff line, rule of origin or trade-flow figure is published for this bloc in the Observatory. Corridor performance measures are not registered.