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112 years old, since 1910.

08 May 2024

What is SACU

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) consists of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini. The SACU Secretariat is located in Windhoek, Namibia. SACU was established in 1910, making it the world’s oldest Customs Union.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Customs Organization (WCO)

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

East African Community (EAC)

African Union (AU)

2017 Press Statements

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Date	Title
14 Sep 2017	Bilateral Tariff Negotiations between SACU and the EAC
19 Jul 2017	Joint Statement on the Roundtable Discussions with the United Kingdom on Trade Relations Post-Brexit
23 Jun 2017	Communique: 5th Summit of the SACU Heads of State and Government
19 Jun 2017	Press Release on the SACU meetings hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland
26 May 2017	Joint Statement on the inaugural Mercosur-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement Joint Administrative Committee by Mercosur and SACU
16 May 2017	The visit of His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of the SACU Summit of Heads of State and Government to the SACU Headquarters