Swaziland
AGOA Status: Swaziland is eligible for AGOA this year. It also qualifies for textile and apparel benefits.
Trade Agreements: The U.S. and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), which includes Swaziland, signed a Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA) in 2008. The TIDCA establishes a forum for consultative discussions, cooperative work, and possible agreements on a wide range of trade issues, with a special focus on customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, and trade and investment promotion. The TIDCA was developed at the conclusion of active Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the U.S. and SACU, which were suspended in 2006 due to divergent views on the scope and level of ambition for an FTA.
Swaziland also is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which has a Trade & Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the U.S.
U.S.-Swaziland Trade Facts
Swaziland is currently our 151st largest goods trading partner with $144.6 million in total (exports plus imports) goods trade during 2010. Goods exports totaled $23.6 million; Goods imports totaled $121 million. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Swaziland was $87.4 million in 2010.
Exports
Swaziland was the United States' 181st largest goods export market in 2010.
U.S. goods exports to Swaziland in 2010 were $23.6 million, up 62% from 2009.
The top export categories (2-digit HS) for 2010 were: Art and Antiques ($3.6 million), Perfumery, Cosmetics, Etc. ($3.1 million), and Furniture and Bedding ($2.6 million).
Imports
Swaziland was the United States' 119th largest supplier of goods imports in 2010.
U.S. goods imports from Swaziland totaled $121 million in 2010, a 10.4% increase from 2009.
The top import categories (2-digit HS) for 2010 were: Knit Apparel ($55.6 million), Woven Apparel ($37.9 million), and Sugars ($18 million).
Trade Balance
The U.S. goods trade deficit with Swaziland was $97.4 million in 2010, 2.5% more than in 2009.