AfCFTA pilot corridor
Ghana: South Africa: Mauritius
A reference corridor demonstrating end-to-end pre-import conformity facilitation across three national authorities, sharing a common operating layer.
Corridor map
GH
Ghana
Origin authority
ZA
South Africa
Transit conformity hub
MU
Mauritius
Destination authority
Certificates issued
412
Last 90 days
Avg processing time
38 hrs
From submission to issuance
Trade facilitation impact
−42%
Border dwell reduction (mock)
Compliance findings
11
Minor & major NCRs
Covered product categories
- Rice
- Edible oil
- LPG cylinders
- Electrical appliances
- Building materials
Participating national authorities
- National Standards Authority (Ghana, placeholder)
- National Standards Authority (South Africa, placeholder)
- Mauritius Standards Bureau (placeholder)
Participating CABs
- ASC Africa
- Example West Africa Inspection
- Example East Africa Testing Lab
- Example North Africa Certification Bureau
Participating laboratories
- Example East Africa Testing Lab: food
- Example Nigerian National Lab: petroleum
- Example Asia Pre-Shipment Lab: consumer goods
Customs systems connected
- Ghana customs gateway (mock)
- South Africa customs gateway (mock)
- Mauritius customs gateway (mock)
Trade facilitation impact
- Pre-arrival verified data on 96% of shipments
- Border dwell reduction across corridor
- Standardised conformity data structure
NotePilot corridor is illustrative. Final corridor design subject to bilateral and multilateral agreement between participating national authorities under AfCFTA.