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 Eswatini |  United Kingdom |
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| High Commission of Eswatini, London | High Commission of the United Kingdom, Mbabane |
Eswatini–United Kingdom relations are the current and historical relationships between theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) and theKingdom of Eswatini.
Both countries share common membership of theCommonwealth and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theSouthern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.[1] Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Tax Convention,[2] an Investment Agreement.[3]
The UK governedEswatini from 1903 to 1968, when it achieved full independence.
From 10 October 2016 until 30 December 2020, trade between Eswatini and the UK was governed by theSouthern African Customs Union–European UnionEconomic Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[4] Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and the 'Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique', atrade bloc of which Eswatini is a member, signed acontinuity trade agreement on 9 October 2019, based on the EU free trade agreement; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.[5][1] Trade value between the 'Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique' and the United Kingdom was worth £12,539 million in 2022.[6]
As Commonwealth nations Eswatini and the United Kingdom are accredited to each other throughhigh commissions.
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