st January 2021. The Protocol on Trade in Goods The Protocol on Trade in Services The Protocol on Rules & Procedure on the settlement of disputes The Protocol Investment. The Protocol Competition Policy,
THE OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE AFCFTA
[1] The Rules of Origin: A regime governing the conditions under which a product or service can be traded duty free across the region
[2] The Tariff concessions:
: It has been agreed that there should be 90% tariff liberalisation. Over a 10 year period with a 5 year transition, there will be an additional 7 % for “sensitive products that must be liberalised. This will be supported by the AfCFTA Trade in Goods online portal where Member States will upload their tariff offers covering 90% of the tariff lines.