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South Africa’s impending exclusion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) from Friday, 1 January 2027 will present challenges for exporters, particularly in the automotive and agricultural sectors, but is unlikely to derail the country’s broader trade relationship with the United States.
The US has announced its intention to terminate South Africa’s eligibility under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from 1 January 2027, putting agricultural exporters at risk of losing preferential access to the US market.
South Africa’s planned removal from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) from 1 January 2027 has put established export relationships with the United States under renewed pressure, with businesses across several industries assessing the potential cost of losing preferential tariff…
As of 1 January 2027, South Africa will lose its preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), following an announcement by the US government.
South Africa’s agricultural export sector faces two important challenges: efficient logistics and uncertainty over continued access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Even with duty-free access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a quarterly trade report by Agbiz and AgriSA shows that agricultural exports to the US fell 28% year-on-year after several exporters shipped produce early to avoid the prospect of rising tariffs.
South African brands have been handed a reprieve in the United States, but not certainty. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the US trade programme that has given eligible sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the American market since 2000, has been extended to 2028. That…