About SACU
History of SACU
SACU predates modern trade and customs Agreements, and to-date it remains a Customs Union. It was originally established by the British colonial power in the 1880s.
Objectives of SACU
The objectives of SACU as contained in Article 2 of the SACU Agreement, 2002, are to: facilitate the cross-border movement of goods between the territories of the Member States;
Member States
Formed in 1910, SACU holds the distinction of being the oldest Customs Union globally and it comprises of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa
SACU Institutions
SACU institutions are set out in Article 7 of the SACU Agreement, 2002 (as amended in 2013). These are: the Summit, the Council of Ministers, the Commission, the Tariff Board, the Secretariat, the Technical Liaison Committees and an ad hoc Tribunal.)
