Africa’s attempt to build a continent-wide market is entering a more difficult phase. The political agreement exists; the bargaining over how it will work has moved to customs offices, central banks, ...

For decades, the Nigeria Customs Service was largely associated with physical cargo examination, revenue collection, seizures, border enforcement and the paperwork that accompanied international trade ...

A customs revamp is a welcome change, but logistics and transit bottlenecks still stifle African trade. To curb revenue and income losses and accelerate trade across 50 member states, the African ...

The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has said the digital innovations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have the potential to transform customs ...

Customs duties account for less than 5% of tax collected in South Africa. Their importance lies in trade policy rather than revenue generation. Their impact is being squandered because of slowness in ...

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NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union signed terms of reference on Wednesday to start talks on a ‌preferential trade agreement, as New Delhi seeks ...

Last month, China’s General Administration of Customs released its customs data for 2023. The data showed that China’s total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 percent in 2023, reaching $282.1 ...

Africa’s attempt to build a continent-wide market is entering a more difficult phase. The political agreement exists; the bargaining over how it will work has moved to customs offices, central banks, ...