Maseru, Apr. 11 — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has noted with profound concern the imposition by the United States of America announced on April 02 of new tariffs on imported products, including those from SADC Member States.
A new baseline tariff of 10% on all imports took effect from April 05 2025, while “reciprocal” tariffs were implemented on April 09.
The new tariffs will affect all SADC Member States to varying degrees. For example, products from Lesotho will be hit by a 50% “reciprocal” tariff, while 47% will be applied to imports from Madagascar.
While the US has announced a list of exempted products, this does not include products such as textiles and clothing, which are amongst those exported to the US by SADC countries. AT/TL
