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India and SACU agree to restart preferential trade talks

8/12/2026

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India and the five Southern African Customs Union members agreed to start preferential trade negotiations.
The SACU members held five trade rounds with India between 2002 and 2010 before the talks stalled.
India seeks lower tariffs on its vehicle, pharmaceutical and industrial-machinery exports.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs in July, prompting the administration to invoke another law to keep them in effect.

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India and the five Southern African Customs Union members agreed to start preferential trade negotiations.
The SACU members held five trade rounds with India between 2002 and 2010 before the talks stalled.
India seeks lower tariffs on its vehicle, pharmaceutical and industrial-machinery exports.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs in July, prompting the administration to invoke another law to keep them in effect.