Trump’s Tariffs: Impact On South African Manufacturers

Rainier Lamers of MGL Avionics has been particulary hard hit by Trump tariffs

Rainier Lamers: “Lamers has achieved worldwide success with MGL Avionics.”

Credit: Guy Leitch
Until April 2025, South African manufacturers benefited from duty-free trade under the American African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Trump administration has cancelled AGOA and replaced it with tariffs – which many claim are punitive. Thanks to Apartheid-era import replacement policies...
Guy Leitch

Guy covers Southern Africa for Aviation Week Network publication African Aerospace.

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