Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

1. Introduction to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU): the oldest customs union in the world
   1. History of the SACU
   2. Structure and Institutions of the Southern African Customs Union
   3. Technical Liaison Committees: Agricultural, customs, trade and industry, transportation, and finance
2. Economic Profile of the SACU Region: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa
3. Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
4. Trade Facilitation in the SACU region
   1. Customs Development Programme
   2. Revenue Management
   3. Custom Policy
   4. Common External Tariffs
5. Policy Development and Research
6. SACU Statistical Database

Sample - Southern African Customs Union (SACU):

Free Trade Agreements with other blocs

1. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
2. India-Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
3. SACU-EFTA Agreement
4. Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM)
5. UK-SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement
6. MERCOSUR-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement
7. Negotiations: Agreements with the EU, the United States, East African Community, and China

EU-SACU Free Trade Agreement

1. Introduction to the EU-Southern African Development Community Agreement
2. Foreign Trade Liberalization

The objectives of the subject “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)” are the following:

1. To understand the purposes, structure, and committees of the SACU, the oldest customs union in the world
2. To assess the benefits for the member countries and cooperation areas
3. To learn about the Socio-economic context of the Southern African Countries
4. To analyze the Customs Union Agreement
5. To know the SACU Trade Facilitation and liberalization programs
6. To know the SACU Free Trade Agreements

The Subject “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business.

Course: Business in Southern Africa.

Masters adapted to Batswana, Basotho, Namibian, South African and Eswatini Students.

Languages: or Union douanière de l’Afrique australe (SACU) Unión Aduanera del África Austral (SACU) União Aduaneira da África Austral (SACU).

Credits of the Subject “Southern African Customs Union (SACU)”: 1

Southern African Customs Union -SACU-.

In 1920 was created the first Customs Union of the history: The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), formed by Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa; all they are also members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The Headquarters of the Southern African Customs Union are in Namibia.

The SACU focuses on facilitating:

1. Regional Integration between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini
2. Common Customs Area
3. Intra-regional trade among the SACU members:
   1. Free movement of products
   2. Cross-border movement of goods
   3. Common external tariff
   4. Anti-dumping
   5. Countervailing and safeguard duties
   6. Fair competition
   7. Import and Export prohibitions and Restrictions
   8. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
   9. Agricultural Products
   10. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
4. Economic diversification
5. Investment opportunities (FDI)
6. Common policies and strategies:
   1. Industry
   2. Trade
   3. Agriculture
   4. Competition
   5. Unfair practices
   6. Common Revenue Pool

The MERCOSUR-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement is not in force.

The Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique (SACUM) is a customs union made up of the SACU countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa) and Mozambique.

The SACU belongs to the Southern African Economic Area.

Logistics in the SACU region.

1. Corridors: Beira-Lobito, Tripoli-Windhoek, Cairo-Gaborone, and Lobito Logistics Corridor
2. Nearest ports: Port of Walvis Bay and Port of Durban

African Regional Economic Communities (Trade and Market Integration):

Sample:

EENI African Business Portal.