OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE UNITED KINGDOM – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PARTNERSHIP
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It is a winning bet for the Democratic Republic of Congo which is further consolidating its integration into international trade.
The United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of Congo commercial partnership with the entry of 99% of products made in DRC; including cocoa, coffee and spices on the British market without payment of customs duties was launched this Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in Kinshasa by the Minister of Foreign Trade Julien Paluku Kahongya and the British Ambassador to the DRC Alyson King.
This commercial partnership which is based on 4 pillars including the facilitation of trade with access to the Commercial Information Portal-PIC and the dematerialization of commercial operations, the strengthening of the capacities of producers, Small and Medium Enterprises and the staff of the public administrations concerned, but also the facilitation of access to world markets by emphasizing respect for quality and international standards was welcomed by the Congolese Government through the Minister of Commerce Exterior while giving details on Congolese arable and forest lands
The United Kingdom, through this preference regime, thus supports the DRC in consolidating its integration into international trade, said the British diplomat while adding that trade between the DRC and Rwanda must be legitimate and legal.
Note that this event also marked the launch of a major aid program for Congolese trade with the support of the International Trade Center-CCI, Trade Mark Africa-TMA and Britsh Standards Institute-BSI whose installation in the DRC was requested by the Minister of Foreign Trade of the DRC.
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