TOWARDS THE SIGNATURE OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO OPERATIONALIZE THE UK-DRC TRADE PARTNERSHIP AND A DRC-UKRAINE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT
Operationalization of the United Kingdom-Democratic Republic of Congo commercial partnership launched since November 2025 with 99.8% of products made in DRC exempt from customs fees on the British market, the two States undertake to sign a memorandum of understanding relating to the training of Congolese producers and exporters on sanitary and phytosanitary standards by Britsh Standards Institute, support for local producers and the digitalization of one-stop border posts.
Fallout from the technical meeting this Tuesday, September 22, 2026 in Kinshasa between the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya and the new British Ambassador accredited to the DRC, Zoë Ware, who announced the accreditation of the United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in the DRC.
A period of one week was granted to the joint team of experts to finalize this memorandum of understanding, which will help boost the volume of trade between these two countries and investments.
During this meeting, the British diplomat reassured the Congolese Government that the British Embassy in the DRC will be involved in the total success of the DRC-UK Economic Forum scheduled for November 2 to 4 in London, a major business meeting which will bring together Congolese and British employers.
Just after, the Minister of Foreign Trade spoke with the Ukrainian ambassador accredited to the DRC, Vasyl Hamianin; on the menu, the strengthening of economic and commercial cooperation between these two countries, with the signing, in the short term, of a bilateral trade agreement and the organization of a trade mission from the DRC to kyiv and that of Ukraine to Kinshasa, before the holding of the Economic Furum.
A joint commission of experts was set up to materialize these commitments.
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