AfCFTA Tariff Reduction
Tracker 2026

Track free trade progress across all 54 African countries. Check corridor-specific tariff schedules, product eligibility, and Category A/B/C phase-down timelines.

54 Member States 24 Trading Nations Cat B Started Jan 2026 87.8% Rules of Origin Finalised
54
Signed
49
Ratified
24
Actively Trading
87.8%
Rules of Origin Done
Member State Status
Actively Trading (GTI)
Schedule Filed
Not Started
📊 AfCFTA Snapshot — March 2026
💡Category B tariff reductions began January 2026. Countries in the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) have active bilateral reductions running.
✅Ethiopia's Regulation 574/2025 (July 2025) enacted AfCFTA domestically — Category A reductions are retroactive to 2021, meaning significant tariff savings are now available.
⚠️Algeria, Libya, and Eritrea have not ratified. DR Congo and Angola have not filed tariff schedules. Traders cannot claim AfCFTA rates for these countries.
Corridor Tariff Checker
Corridor Analysis
Category A
~90% of tariff lines. Phase to 0% over 10 years. Started 2021, complete by 2030. Currently 50% of the way (2025 = 50% reduction).
Category B
~7% of tariff lines (sensitive products). Phase to 0% over 13 years. Reductions began January 2026.
Category C
~3% of tariff lines. Excluded from liberalisation — countries' most sensitive products permanently protected.
Category A Phase-Down Progress (2021–2030)Based on standard schedule
Category B Phase-Down Progress (2026–2033)
Rules of Origin Status87.8% Finalised
0%87.8% complete100%
✅ Finalised Sectors
⏳ Pending Sectors
💡 What Rules of Origin Mean for Traders
💡To claim AfCFTA preferential duty rates, goods must meet the Rules of Origin (RoO) for their sector. The product must be "sufficiently transformed" in an AfCFTA member state.
⚠️Textiles, Automotive, Sugar, Dairy, and Leather goods rules are still being negotiated. Until finalised, traders cannot reliably claim AfCFTA rates for these categories.
✅Agriculture, Electronics, Chemicals, Machinery — rules are finalised. If your products originate here, you can claim AfCFTA rates today where corridors are active.