Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Country / jurisdiction: Niger · Year: 1993 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) entered into force on July 1993, gradually eliminating import duties and other non-tariff barriers to trade for most energy products and technologies, including:

Agglomerated and reduced iron;

Alumina and Scrap metal;

Ammonia;

Crude steel and Aluminium;

Solar PV modules, Solar wafers, and Solar cells;

Polysilicon, Battery packs and battery cells;

Electrolysers and Heat pumps;

Electric vehicles and ICE cars;

The Agreement also establishes common external tariffs for goods imported in the Economic Community. Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations , and goods not wholly produced in one of the signatory countries to benefit from preferential tariff treatment.

Official source: https://www.ecowas.int/publication/treaty/