Some export trade agreements applied by major countries such as South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Myanmar, India and Nigeria can be seen below.
South Sudan
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The agreement includes the United States of America, granting duty-free quota-free access to Kenya when exporting into the US market.
- African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The agreement creates a single continental market for goods and services for its members.
Tanzania
- Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
- Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
- African Union agreements (e.g., Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa of 1967)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992
- The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA)
- New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
- Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
- Single Customs Territory for East African Community (EAC)
- African Growth Opportunity Act
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite
- EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreements
- The EAC Customs Union Protocol
- The Common Market Protocol
- Trade and Investment Framework Agreements
Ethiopia
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The agreement includes the United States of America, granting duty-free quota-free access to Ethiopia when exporting into the US market.
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The agreement includes a free trade area in which no tariffs are levied on goods from its members.
- African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) creates a single continental market for goods and services for its member states.
Myanmar [Burma]
- ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)
- ASEAN-China Free Trade Area was established on 1-1-2004. Under this agreement, Myanmar will reduce tariff rates in the year 2010,2015,2018,2020.
- ASEAN-Japan Free Trade Area (AJFTA)
- ASEAN-Japan Free Trade Area was put into effect on 1-12-2008. Under this agreement, Myanmar will need to reduce tariff rates in 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2026.
- ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)
- ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area was put into effect on 1-1-2010. Under this agreement, Myanmar will need to reduce tariff rates in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021.
India
- Sesame Seeds whole or broken, of seeds quality under HS code 12074010 treated at 0% export tariff
- Sesame Seeds whole or broken, of others category under HS code 12074090 treated at 0% export tariff
Nigeria
- African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA): May 2000 - 2025 Duty-free access for agricultural products to the USA
- Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS): Total exemption from import duties and taxes to all member states