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Container ships seen at Durban Harbour
Some members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition have called on government officials to continue their tariff talks with their US counterparts.
The aim of the talks is to mitigate the impact of the 30 percent tariff that the US has imposed on South African imported goods.
In anticipation for 30% tariffs on SA exports to the US, we remind you of the initial ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs as announced by Donald Trump in early April. Despite months of negotiations SA’s trade ministry is yet to secure a deal. pic.twitter.com/3Aa9z9Pinv
— SABC News (@SABCNews) July 31, 2025
South Africa faces the highest tariff rates in the sub-Saharan Africa, which some see as a reflection of its strained relations with the US.
Other African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have each been hit with 15 percent tariff.
Meanwhile, citrus growers in Limpopo are projecting that the 30 percent US trade tariffs could leave exporters competing for the shelf space in similar markets in continents like Europe.
This as farmers that export citrus to the US from provinces such as the Northern Cape and the Western Cape brace themselves for the implementation of the 30 percent tariff increase.
Forty percent of locally produced citrus comes from Limpopo.
