SADC holds series of border workshops to roll out the Simplified Trade Regime, boosting Small
The SADC Secretariat is launching a series of workshops across Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia to implement the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). This initiative aims to reduce technical barriers for small-scale cross-border traders, particularly women and youth, to access tariff preferences.
Why it matters
Simplifying trade regulations is essential for boosting intra-African commerce and integrating smaller economies into the regional Free Trade Area.
In a major stride toward deepening regional integration and expanding intra-African commerce, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with national governments of Malawi, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia, are rolling out a series of pivotal capacity-building and sensitisation workshops to operationalise the SADC Simplified Trade Regime (STR).
The targeted workshops are scheduled at key border corridors as follows:
Kasumulu/Songwe Border Post (United Republic of Tanzania and Malawi): 13–14 July 2026.
Nakonde/Tunduma Border Post (United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia): 16–17 July 2026.
Mwanza/Zobue Border Post (Malawi and Mozambique): 23–24 August 2026.
Organised by Directorate of Finance Investment and Customs (FIC) at the SADC Secretariat, alongside the governments of Malawi, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia, these sessions aim to bridge critical technical knowledge gaps and prepare border officials and traders for the formal introduction of the STR framework.
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