SACUM-UK economic partnership agreement (EPA)
Documents containing treaty information and a summary of the agreement on trade between the UK and the Southern African Customs Union member states and Mozambique.
An economic partnership agreement (EPA) is a type of free trade agreement for relationships with developing countries.
The countries covered by the SACUM-UK EPA are:
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Mozambique
Business guidance
You can:
- get advice on how to export on great.gov.uk
- find market opportunities on great.gov.uk
- learn more about rules of origin
- find the relevant duty rates and commodity codes for your goods in our check duties and customs procedures for exporting goods and trade tariff tools
- get help by asking the export support team a question
Agreement documents
Read the agreement documents to understand what the agreement covers and how it might apply to your business.
The parliamentary report provides an explanation of the agreement, including any significant differences or enhancements. It also includes information on rules of origin and trade tariff quotas.
It also shows if the agreement is long form (a standalone agreement) or short form (you should also read the EU agreement).
The agreement document [MS No.34/2019] sets out how the agreement will be implemented in the UK, including any changes to UK legislation.
Updates to this page
Last updated 13 December 2021 + show all updates
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Added 'UK-SACUM Economic Partnership Agreement documents' html to the collection page. Changed the order so that the actual agreement is at the top of the list.
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