{"id":369558,"date":"2026-08-14T16:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369558"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:07:06","slug":"southern-african-customs-union-sacu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/southern-african-customs-union-sacu\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern African Customs Union (SACU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India has signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with SACU.<\/p>\n<h2>About Southern African Customs Union (SACU)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369611\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-SACU.jpg?resize=509%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Southern African Customs Union (SACU)\" width=\"509\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-SACU.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-SACU.jpg?resize=1024%2C508&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-SACU.jpg?resize=768%2C381&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-SACU.jpg?w=1044&amp;ssl=1 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; SACU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southern African Customs Union (SACU)<\/strong>\u00a0is an <strong>African regional economic organisation<\/strong> and the <strong>world\u2019s oldest customs union.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established:<\/strong> It was <strong>established in 1910<\/strong> and <strong>re-established in 1969.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong> It comprises <strong>South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini (<\/strong>formerly known as <strong>Swaziland) and Lesotho.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> It\u2019s headquarters is <strong>located in Windhoek, Namibia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Function:<\/strong> The five members <strong>share customs revenues and coordinate trade policies and decision-making.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Common Customs Territory:<\/strong> It allows the <strong>free movement of goods among member states without internal tariffs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Common External Tariff:<\/strong> A Common External Tariff (CET) <strong>applies to goods imported from territories outside SACU.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional Linkage:<\/strong> All SACU members <strong>also participate in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>India\u2013SACU Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"412\"><strong>India<\/strong> has signed the <strong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"265\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Terms of Reference (ToR)<\/strong> for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement<strong> (PTA) with SACU<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"665\"><strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"430\">Key Areas:<\/strong> The proposed PTA will cover <strong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"488\" data-is-only-node=\"\">eight broad subject areas<\/strong>, including <strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"664\">trade in goods, market access, customs, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, trade remedies, technical barriers to trade, rules of origin and dispute settlement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with SACU. About Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Southern African Customs Union (SACU)\u00a0is an African regional economic organisation and the world\u2019s oldest customs union. Established: It was established in 1910 and re-established in 1969. 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