On 24 October 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the inclusion Ethiopia, in Schedule No.1 ‘Ordinary Customs Duty’ to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, by the substitution of paragraph 1 of General Note O, as part of the State Parties in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The inclusion is with retrospective effect from 14 August 2025.