China to grant zero tariffs on South African wine under new trade pact

China and South Africa have signed a framework trade agreement that will grant South African exports, including wine, zero tariffs across all product categories once the deal takes effect.

The agreement follows China’s pledge last June to provide 100% tariff-line zero-duty treatment to 53 African countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Beijing.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau signed the Framework Agreement on Jointly Developing an Economic Partnership during the ninth meeting of the China–South Africa Joint Economic and Trade Commission in Beijing on Feb. 6.

Wang said China is prepared to deepen bilateral trade cooperation and ensure that South African exports receive zero-tariff treatment across all tariff lines in compliance with World Trade Organization rules.

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