The SADC FTA confers duty-free access and reduces customs duties on imported products amongst its member States. The COMESA FTA was launched on 31 October 2000 and the current COMESA FTA member states include Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.