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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

VERIFIED ยท 2026-05-09IN-FORCEIN FORCE ยท 1994-12-08

Member countries (5)

Commodity coverage

21-member regional bloc covering trade, monetary integration, infrastructure. Free Trade Area since 2000.

Rules of origin

COMESA Certificate of Origin; 35% value-added rule.

Official text & sources

See also

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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa member profiles

RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES46UNIQUE SOURCES645LATEST VERIFICATION2026-07-26MethodologyChangelog