# The South African Communist Party is calling on government to immediately review all trade concessions and arrangements granted to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. This follows the US administration’s decision to exclude South Africa from the trade programme, effective January 2027. The SACP says the review should cover tariff-rate quotas, trade preferences and food safety concessions relating to poultry, beef and pork imports. The party is also calling on government to reconsider any trade, regulatory and market-access agreements concluded in response to US demands linked to South Africa’s eligibility for AGOA.
SACP calls for review of trade concessions granted to the United States