Economic Community of West African States

Member countries (4)

• 🇳🇬Nigeria
• 🇬🇭Ghana
• 🇸🇳Senegal
• 🇨🇲Cameroon

Commodity coverage

15-member West African bloc. Common External Tariff (CET) since 2015 with 5 bands (0/5/10/20/35%). Free movement of persons.

Rules of origin

ECOWAS Certificate of Origin under the ETLS (Trade Liberalisation Scheme); 30% value-added rule.

Official text & sources

• Official treaty text
• ecowas.int

See also

• Incoterms 2020 →
• HS codes →
• Duty calculator →
• Trade route lanes →