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CHINA · ZERO TARIFF AND MARKET ACCESS

Road to China

One African shipment, from origin to Chinese customs. What zero tariff and market access require at each step, and who carries it.

01.05.2026
Zero tariff on every tariff line, 53 African countries
30.04.2028
End of the current term for 20 partners, including Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya
01.06.2026
New GACC registration rules
Last checked: 23 October 2026
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THE CHAIN

The road to China, step by step

Road to China: one African shipment from origin to Chinese customs, the seven steps, and where MIDIR comes in
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CORRIDOR SIGNALS

What both ends of the corridor already show

Readings as of 19 October 2026. Each card states its source and confidence level.

COFFEE · 53 COUNTRIES

One set of plant-health rules for every African country with ties to China. Processors register with Chinese customs, and each shipment carries a phytosanitary certificate.

20.07.2026access opens
Official

Source: GACC Announcement No. 68 of 2026, via Xinhua (28 May 2026)

COFFEE · ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia declares US$347m shipped over its fiscal year to 7 July. China records US$340m received from January to July. Both ends sit in the same range, and a month-matched reading comes next.

US$347mdeclared by Ethiopia, against US$340m recorded by China
Medium

Source: Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority via Xinhua (17 Jul) and Capital Ethiopia (27 Sep); China Chamber of Commerce for Foodstuffs via 21 Jingji (16 Oct)

CAMEROON · FIVE PRODUCTS

Cocoa beans, coffee, dried chillies, sesame and heat-treated cattle horns are cleared for entry into China. The cocoa lane recorded US$2.56m in 2023: access is in place, and volume has yet to follow.

US$2.56mcocoa recorded by China, 2023
Medium

Source: Ambassador Xu Yong, Yaoundé, 9 Jul 2026, via Business in Cameroon; UN Comtrade via Trading Economics

COCOA · CÔTE D'IVOIRE

China records US$26.28m of Ivorian cocoa in 2025, almost all of it paste, with beans close to zero. Chinese demand reaches Ivorian cocoa through Asian grinders, so customs records an Asian origin.

US$26.28mrecorded by China, 2025
Medium

Source: UN Comtrade via Trading Economics; African Business (Jul 2026)

KENYA · COFFEE AND AVOCADO

Green coffee to China up 139.7% and fresh avocado up 63% from May to August, against 2025. These growth rates come from the Chinese ambassador, with tonnage still to be published.

+139.7%green coffee, May to August
Indicative

Source: The Star Kenya (1 Oct 2026)

SESAME · QINGDAO

Over 80,000 t of African sesame cleared through Qingdao in May, up 50%, in the first month at zero tariff. Each origin's share is still to be isolated.

80,000 t+African sesame, May 2026
Medium

Source: Qingdao Customs via People's Daily (3 Jun 2026)

EVENTS

Key dates and events

SERVICES FOR THIS DOOR

Three ways to work with MIDIR on China

China market access guide
A guide for your country and product: access status, the GACC registration you need, the certificates for each shipment, and what to close before you commit volume.
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Corridor assessment
A dated reading of one corridor to China, set against what both ends declare. You receive where it holds, where it diverges, and a confidence level for each finding.
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SOURCES
State Council Tariff Commission Announcement No. 5 of 2026 and GACC Announcement No. 54 of 2026 (zero tariff for 20 African partners, 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028). Zero tariff for African least developed countries since 1 December 2024. GACC Decree No. 280 (registration of overseas food manufacturers, from 1 June 2026). GACC Announcement [2025] No. 219 (unroasted coffee and cocoa beans). GAC Announcement No. 68 of 2026 (coffee beans, access from 20 July 2026). GAC notice of 15 June 2026 (cashew, access from 9 June 2026).
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Last checked: 23 October 2026