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China says it will remove all tariffs on African exports to boost trade
- On June 12, 2025, China announced it will remove all tariffs on imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties, excluding eSwatini, at a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation meeting in Changsha.
- This tariff elimination expands a 2024 policy that granted zero-tariff treatment to 33 least-developed African countries and responds to rising U.S. tariffs and ongoing trade tensions with America.
- The policy aims to boost African countries' export capacity, offer greater market access to middle-income nations, and strengthen China-Africa economic and trade cooperation amid global uncertainties.
- Bilateral trade between China and Africa reached $295.6 billion last year, with Chinese exports to Africa rising 12.4% in early 2025, while China pledged $51 billion in funding over three years.
- The tariff removal could help deepen industrialization and digital transformation in Africa, but some experts caution it may also prolong dependency on raw material exports and raise questions about sector-specific impacts.
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Beijing has lifted all import duties on goods from African countries at a meeting in Changsha City.
Africa: China to Remove Tariffs On African Imports to Boost Trade
China says it will sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with - a move that could benefit middle-income nations as they prepare for tariff hikes on products entering the United States.
China's total imports and exports with African countries have gone from less than 100 to 2,100 billion yuan in just over twenty years. The China-Africa trade index has reached the record.
The announcement, made on 12 June, reinforces Beijing's status as a strategic partner of the continent even though the impact should be far more symbolic than economic.
China to remove tariffs on African imports to boost trade
China says it will sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with – a move that could benefit middle-income nations as they prepare for tariff hikes on products entering the United States.
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