COMESA was created in December 1994. It replaced the Preferential Trade Zone (ZEP) formed in 1981. COMESA extends from Libya to Swaziland. It is a free trade area with twenty-one member states. Members agreed to limit trade barriers, e.g. Import quota: Limits on the quantity to be imported Tariff: A tax on imports or exports.

training for COMESA customs personnel on the COMESA Documentation System and COMESA seed labels. Nairobi, Kenya, from 25 to 27 July 2016.