China drops import tariffs for all African countries except one

AsiaChinaChina drops import tariffs for all African countries except oneNew policy excludes continent’s sole country with formal diplomatic ties to TaiwanShahana Yasmin Friday 01 May 2026 10:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968693","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-import-tariffs-policy-africa-eswatini-b2968693.html","title":"China drops import tariffs for all African countries except one"}}CloseRelated: Canadian prime minister hails closer ties with China after meeting with Xi JinpingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"China","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}China has scrapped tariffs on imports from 53 African countries, extending duty-free access to all but one nat...