Trade Agreements
Status of Agreements Concluded by the Southern African Customs Union States
Updated 15 Dec 2018
Southern African Customs Union Agreement, 2002
Status: Entered into force on 15 July 2004.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 21 October 2002 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 21 October 2002 | (s) |
| Namibia | 21 October 2002 | (s) |
| South Africa | 21 October 2002 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 21 October 2002 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 01 June 2004 |
| Lesotho | 24 March 2004 |
| Namibia | 27 March 2004 |
| South Africa | 15 June 2004 |
| Swaziland | 29 March 2004 |
Amendments to the Southern African Customs Union Agreement, 2002, to institutionalise the SACU Summit, 2013
Status: Entered into force on 16 September 2016.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 12 April 2013 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 12 April 2013 | (s) |
| Namibia | 12 April 2013 | (s) |
| South Africa | 12 April 2013 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 12 April 2013 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 04 December 2013 |
| Lesotho | 08 October 2014 |
| Namibia | 28 July 2015 |
| South Africa | 17 August 2016 |
| Swaziland | 27 August 2013 |
Annex E – Annex to the SACU Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance, 2011
Status: Entered into force on 08 March 2017.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 16 September 2011 | (a) |
| Lesotho | 16 September 2011 | (a) |
| Namibia | 16 September 2011 | (a) |
| South Africa | 16 September 2011 | (a) |
| Swaziland | 16 September 2011 | (a) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 August 2012 |
| Lesotho | 11 December 2014 |
| Namibia | 06 February 2017 |
| South Africa | 23 September 2015 |
| Swaziland | 19 September 2016 |
Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) States, 2006
Status: Entered into force on 01 May 2008.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 07 August 2006 | (s) |
| Namibia | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| South Africa | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Iceland | 26 June 2006 | (s) |
| Liechtenstein | 26 June 2006 | (s) |
| Norway | 26 June 2006 | (s) |
| Switzerland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 21 December 2006 |
| Lesotho | 25 September 2007 |
| Namibia | 21 November 2007 |
| South Africa | 14 May 2007 |
| Swaziland | 11 October 2007 |
| Iceland | 29 January 2007 |
| Liechtenstein | 02 May 2007 |
| Norway | 24 November 2006 |
| Switzerland | 25 April 2007 |
Agricultural Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) States and Iceland, 2006
Status: Entered into force on 01 May 2008.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 07 August 2006 | (s) |
| Namibia | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| South Africa | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Iceland | 26 June 2006 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 31 March 2008 |
| Lesotho | 11 March 2008 |
| Namibia | 21 November 2007 |
| South Africa | 14 May 2007 |
| Swaziland | 21 December 2007 |
| Iceland | 29 January 2007 |
Agricultural Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) States and Norway, 2006
Status: Entered into force on 01 May 2008.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 07 August 2006 | (s) |
| Namibia | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| South Africa | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Norway | 26 June 2006 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 31 March 2008 |
| Lesotho | 11 March 2008 |
| Namibia | 21 November 2007 |
| South Africa | 14 May 2007 |
| Swaziland | 21 December 2007 |
| Norway | 24 November 2006 |
Agricultural Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) States and Switzerland, 2006
Status: Entered into force on 01 May 2008.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 07 August 2006 | (s) |
| Namibia | 14 July 2006 | (s) |
| South Africa | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Switzerland | 01 July 2006 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 31 March 2008 |
| Lesotho | 11 March 2008 |
| Namibia | 21 November 2007 |
| South Africa | 14 May 2007 |
| Swaziland | 21 December 2007 |
| Switzerland | 25 April 2007 |
Preferential Trade Agreement between the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), 2009
Status: Entered into force on 01 April 2016.
| Date of Signature(s) or Adoption (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 03 April 2009 | (s) |
| Lesotho | 03 April 2009 | (s) |
| Namibia | 03 April 2009 | (s) |
| South Africa | 03 April 2009 | (s) |
| Swaziland | 03 April 2009 | (s) |
| Argentina | 15 December 2008 | (s) |
| Brazil | 15 December 2008 | (s) |
| Paraguay | 15 December 2008 | (s) |
| Uruguay | 15 December 2008 | (s) |
| Date of Ratification | |
|---|---|
| Botswana | 31 March 2010 |
| Lesotho | 20 February 2014 |
| Namibia | 09 March 2012 |
| South Africa | 11 January 2012 |
| Swaziland | 07 December 2012 |
| Argentina | 31 July 2013 |
| Brazil | 21 October 2015 |
| Paraguay | 27 June 2014 |
| Uruguay | 02 December 2015 |
