The early harvest arrangement of the China-Congo (Brazzaville) Economic Partnership Agreement for Common Development has officially entered into forc

On November 4, 2025, China and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) signed the "Arrangement on the Early Harvest of the Agreement on the Joint Development of an Economic Partnership between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of the Congo". At present, both China and the Congo have completed their respective domestic ratification procedures, and the early harvest arrangement will come into force on April 1, 2026.

The China-Congo early harvest arrangement mainly covers the relevant content of tariff concessions in goods trade. According to the arrangement, China will ultimately implement zero tariffs on 100% of its tariff items for the Congo. Featured agricultural products of the Congo such as poria cocos, peanuts, and cocoa beans will accelerate their entry into the Chinese market; the Congo will also implement zero tariffs on some Chinese products, and Chinese machinery and equipment, chemicals, etc. will better support the Congo's industrialization process. The two sides have also reached an agreement on the rules of origin and implementation procedures, mechanism settings and other contents.

The China-Congo early harvest arrangement is an important achievement of implementing the zero-tariff measure for 100% of tariff items of African countries with which China has established diplomatic relations announced by President Xi Jinping, and is a concrete action for China to expand its independent opening-up. The entry into force and implementation of the arrangement will be conducive to promoting the balanced development of bilateral trade, stimulating cooperation potential, and injecting new impetus into building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.

China will continue to promote the negotiation and signing of agreements on the joint development of economic partnerships with other African countries, establish long-term, stable and predictable institutional guarantees for China-Africa trade and investment, and share opportunities and develop together with African countries. (Press Office of the Ministry of Commerce)