African Continental Free Trade Area: Submission of draft schedule of tariff concessions
Article Published on April 6, 2021
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed in March 2018 and came to effect on 1 January 20211. With regards to the tariff
concessions of Mauritius on the remaining 10 percent tariff lines, the submission of a draft schedule has been agreed upon. This schedule of
concession consists of:
- A list of sensitive products (7%) which includes 399 tariff lines with duty ranging between 0% and 30 %, and
- An exclusion list (3%) which includes 192 tariff lines.
The exclusion list accounts for products that are considered sensitive from the perspective of the domestic industries of Mauritius. These
include, amongst others, black tea, wheat flour, sugar, oil, fruit wine, soap and detergent.
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