Car makers in strong plea to US on duty-free access under Agoa
South African automotive chiefs say the nonreciprocal preferential trade deal is in the interests of both countries
The automotive industry has made a strong plea to the US trade administration for it to continue enjoying the benefit of duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). Nico Vermeulen, director of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA, and Renai Moothilal, the executive director of the National Association of Automotive Components and Allied Manufacturers, argue in a letter to Edward Gresser, chairman of the trade policy staff committee in the office of the US trade representative, that the nonreciprocal preferential trade deal benefits both countries. The letter was sent in response to a request for interested parties to submit comment for the annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan countries to continue to receive Agoa benefits in 2018. Eligibility criteria include whether a country has a market-based economy in which the rule of law applies and whether there are barriers to trade and investment. US interests say ...
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