MEAT producers in South African are weighing litigation against the US if it imposes tariffs on aluminum-based exports such as vehicles, said Trade Minister Rob Davies said, reports Bloomberg News.
Now that the opening shots a trade war have been fired, the US and its African counterparts are discussing the applications and implications of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that gives access to US markets by sub-Saharan Africans.
'We made concessions on the three meats - poultry, pork and beef, as a quid pro quo - and these are linked to our continued benefit from AGOA,' said Mr Davies.
If the US government spread its focus to South African-made cars, 'there could well be a litigation that could challenge our continued offering of that facility to the United States, we made that clear,' he said.
AGOA contains a preferential trade features that enhance market access by eliminating tariffs on more than 7,000 products ranging from textiles to manufactured items.
In 2016, South Africa retained preferential access for its farming goods to the world's biggest market after meeting benchmarks set by President Barack Obama to allow the import and sale of US meat products.
Now that the opening shots a trade war have been fired, the US and its African counterparts are discussing the applications and implications of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that gives access to US markets by sub-Saharan Africans.
'We made concessions on the three meats - poultry, pork and beef, as a quid pro quo - and these are linked to our continued benefit from AGOA,' said Mr Davies.
If the US government spread its focus to South African-made cars, 'there could well be a litigation that could challenge our continued offering of that facility to the United States, we made that clear,' he said.
AGOA contains a preferential trade features that enhance market access by eliminating tariffs on more than 7,000 products ranging from textiles to manufactured items.
In 2016, South Africa retained preferential access for its farming goods to the world's biggest market after meeting benchmarks set by President Barack Obama to allow the import and sale of US meat products.