Mozambique to Bear More Duty than Other Countries While Exporting to US

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The tariffs that Trump imposed on other members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are as follows: Madagascar (47%), Mauritius (40%), Botswana (37%), Angola (32%), South Africa (30%), Namibia (21%), Zimbabwe (18%), Zambia (17%), Malawi (17%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (11%).

US President Donald Trump has decreed the proposal for a general tariff of 16 per cent on all imports from Mozambique. All nations exporting to the US are subject to a tariff of at least ten per cent, but there will be much higher tariffs against countries that Trump chooses, for whatever reason, or that he wishes to sanction.

The Mozambican executive will therefore continue to advocate for the review of this trade tariff by the US administration. “The effort that the country has to make,” Impissa continued, “or will make, is naturally to create the space for dialogue that has existed between Mozambique and the United States, to naturally find other ways to explore this opening to allow the relationship, in terms of trade relations, to take place in a much more reliable and more pleasant environment, both for Mozambique and for the United States.”

If it proves impossible to remove the tariff or reduce the percentage, there remains the possibility of exploring other markets, Impissa said.

The tariffs that Trump imposed on other members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are as follows: Madagascar (47%), Mauritius (40%), Botswana (37%), Angola (32%), South Africa (30%), Namibia (21%), Zimbabwe (18%), Zambia (17%), Malawi (17%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (11%).

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The other SADC members (Tanzania, Eswatini and Comoros) are subject to the basic tariff of 10%. while, inexplicably, one SADC member, the Seychelles, is not on the list at all.