{"id":83499,"date":"2025-08-06T18:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:37:39","slug":"gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports","title":{"rendered":"Gambia Secures China&#8217;S Duty-Free Access for Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Groundnut and cashew exports from the Gambia will now enjoy duty-free access to the Chinese market, following the signing of new trade protocols between the two countries.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed on Monday by Gambia\u2019s Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE).<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release from the Ministry, the agreement was signed during the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the implementation of follow-up actions from the Forum on China\u2013Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held in June 2025. The event also coincided with the 4th China\u2013Africa Economic and Trade Expo.<\/p>\n<p>The release stated that the objective of the gathering was to review progress on the ten-point action plan from the 9th FOCAC and strengthen economic cooperation between Africa and China. As part of the outcomes, The Gambia signed protocols that allow duty-free, quota-free access for groundnut and cashew under China\u2019s Preferential Market Access Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure effective operationalization of these protocols, all exporters are required to register with The Gambia Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA),\u201d the Ministry noted.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, the Ministry urged all economic operators intending to export groundnut and cashew to China to visit FSQA for the necessary registration formalities.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry expressed hope that the agreement will open new trade opportunities for Gambian producers while strengthening the country\u2019s export base.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Groundnut and cashew exports from the Gambia will now enjoy duty-free access to the Chinese market, following the signing of new trade protocols between the two countries. This was disclosed on Monday by Gambia\u2019s Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE). According to a press release from the Ministry, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":83498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-83499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gambia Secures China&#039;S Duty-Free Access for Exports - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Groundnut and cashew exports from the Gambia will now enjoy duty-free access to the Chinese market, following the sig ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gambia Secures China&#039;S Duty-Free Access for Exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Groundnut and cashew exports from the Gambia will now enjoy duty-free access to the Chinese market, following the sig ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T18:11:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T18:37:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754492702.463199.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gambia Secures China&#8217;S Duty-Free Access for Exports\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-06T18:11:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-06T18:37:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754492702.463199.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-secures-chinas-duty-free-access-for-exports\",\"name\":\"Gambia Secures China'S Duty-Free Access for Exports - 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