US to suspend South Africa from duty-free trade access
What happened
The Trump administration plans to remove South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA duty-free trade program starting in January 2027, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Monday.
His statement gave no specific examples of the barriers or security concerns.
“AGOA remains important to South Africa, but it does not constitute the totality of the economic relationship between South Africa and the United States.”
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