India-SACU Trade Agreement

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to the Preferential Trade Agreement between India and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
  2. International Trade between India and South Africa
The sub-subject “India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement” is studied...
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  3. Courses: India, Southern Africa, International Relations of Africa

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Sample of the sub-subject: India-Southern Africa Customs Union Trade Agreement
India-South Africa Agreement FTA

Description of the Sub-Subject: India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).

Status of the India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA): under consultation and study.

The main benefits of the India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement are

  1. Access to raw materials at low prices
  2. Access to technical development
  3. Market access for minerals and/or precious stones of Botswana
  4. Accorded special differential treatment based on the level of development
  5. Strengthened economic cooperation ties.

An important initiative under negotiation is the India-Southern Africa Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) includes of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia.

International Trade India-South Africa

  1. The total foreign trade between India and South Africa has increased threefold from USD 2.5 billion in 2003-04 to USD 7.5 billion
  2. Top exports from India to South Africa: vehicles and components, transport equipment, drugs and pharmaceuticals, software, engineering products, footwear, dyes and intermediates, chemicals, textiles, rice, and gems
  3. Top imports from South Africa to India: phosphates, precious stones, minerals, fertilizers, steel, coal, transport equipment, and pulp
  4. Foreign direct investment from South Africa to India (from April 2000 to December 2010): USD 109.88 million.

The India-Southern African Customs Union Preferential Trade Agreement belongs to the:

  1. Economic Area of the Hindu Civilisation
  2. Southern African Economic Area of the African Civilisation

India Free Trade Agreements - Africa-India

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)



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