ISDS Case Map
Namibia
The government has engaged with the United States to explore the possibility of a new trade agreement following the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on 30 September 2025.
The two countries are only now starting to deepen their bilateral relations, with more targeted initiatives in the pipeline and will be announced in due course. A major gap remains in trade and capital cooperation, as per the Tanzanian president. However, both counterparts have agreed to take joint measures to bridge this gap.
India and Namibia have jointly called for the expedited conclusion of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and South African Customs Union (SACU).
For the first time since Namibia ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, a locally produced consignment of salt left the port of Walvis Bay on Monday.
The strategy seeks to increase Namibia’s exports under the AGOA program, which allows Namibia to export over 6,400 products tariff-free to the United States.
Namibia ratified the SACU-Mozambique and United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM - UK EPA) in the National Assembly on 20 October 2020.
Namibia is committed to implementing the European Union's Economic Partnership Agreement, and to launch the plan this year, National Assembly speaker revealed.
Namibia has become the eighth country to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area. Six more countries are required for the agreement to enter into force.
The two countries agreed to hold exploratory talks before the end of the year on the possibility of having negotiations of a trade and economic partnership agreement.
The Namibian mines and energy ministry has called on trade experts to find innovative ways to contribute to the success of the review process of the free trade area agreement between the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).
