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Johannesburg: Washington’s 90-day break on high tariff is of low comfort Southern African economies Analysts say that the collapse of a preferential trade deal and an increase of 25 percent on car imports.
African Development and Opportunities Act (First) Which provided duty-free access to the US market for some African products-able to flourish some areas, for example, allowed seven major vehicle manufacturers in South Africa to export tax-free to the United States.
The region’s citrus industry and textile manufacturers, especially Lesotho’s jeans factory, were also beneficiaries.
They all expect a stagnation of a stagnation on Wednesday of the high increase for several countries under 10 percent tariff applied to the United States by President Donald Trump.
“Mauritius, Madagascar, Lesotho, South Africa will be particularly affected by Mauritius, Madagascar, Lesotho, South Africa.”
,Textile export He said that there would have been a large -scale injury and 25 percent of tariffs on car exports are very problematic for South Africa.
Wines stated that Washington has not officially canceled The AGO, which is for review in September, and “there is currently no clarity” on its position “.
In confusion, Madagascar’s Trade Minister David Ralambfiering has told reporters that he has considered “the implemented business deal”.
But his South African counterpart, Park Tau, said that 10 percent of baseline tariffs are essentially “benefits from zero”.
‘Disastrous’ for auto
The United States is the third largest market for South African manufactured cars, which according to the Automotive Business Council, known as NAMSA, imports 25,000 vehicles annually for around 35 billion rand ($ 1.8BN).
About 86,000 jobs in automobile industry Namsa says that it directly depends on the Egtar, when the subcontinent involves, growing up to 125,000.
“With a wide impact (of tariffs) on the global industry, it is not possible that South Africa cannot find an alternative market,” Wine said.
He said, “It will be disastrous for South Africa, which is already an exceptionally high unemployment,” in 32 percent, he said.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa told AFP that it was “assessing the impact of the recently announced US-tariff lines”. This refused to disclose vehicle sales versions for “competitive reasons”.
“Mercedes-Benz supports independent and fair trade that ensures prosperity, development and innovation,” the company said. “It is now important that the affected countries and America enter a creative dialogue.”
‘Disastrous’ for lesotho
The New US Tariffs regime said that the small kingdom of Lesotho was particularly barely hit, said Richard Maro, analyst of the Branchter Foundation.
Its textile industry supplies jeans to the United States, a long time described as the first “success story”.
The United States is only South Africa’s third largest export market in terms of automobile, so there is a buffer, “he said.
But lesotho “is one of the small economies that already already depended as a means to maintain their economies,” he told the AFP.
“Clothing and textile industries contribute as much as 10 percent of Lesotho’s gross national income,” he said.
“In economies where you have a low or semi-skilled workforce, which is largely built around one or two special industries, it can have a destructive effect.”
The success of Lesotho’s jeans-out-export industry gave a large trade surplus to a large trade surplus country with the United States. It was used to calculate the “mutual tariff” of Trump of 50 percent of Trump on Lesotho-the highest for any individual nation.
Lesotho king Latssey III told AFP last month that the country stood to lose 40,000 jobs if already finished.
Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe-all under the Citrus-producing countries were also in the nominated countries as “worst criminals” and hit with high imports, which could return after a 90-day stop.
In South Africa alone, “What must be applied mutual tariffs, 35,000 jobs will be threatened,” said Biteshoco Natshebel, CEO of the Citrus Growers Association.