All You Have to Know About COMESA Rules of Origin
The Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) provides, in Article 48, that goods shall be accepted as eligible for Common Market treatment if they originate in the member States, and the definition of such products shall be as provided in a Protocol on Rules of Origin to be concluded by the member States.
The determination of the eligibility of products to COMESA origin and the granting of preferential tariffs to goods originating in the member States are important processes in the implementation of the COMESA trade regime. The effective and uniform implementation of the provisions of the Protocol on Rules of Origin by the member States is important as it helps in strengthening the COMESA trade regime.