Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD)

Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD) faces significant operational challenges due to a lack of professional trucking companies in Swaziland, poor road infrastructure, and unharmonized customs procedures between Swaziland and South Africa. The company also struggles with inefficient import permit processes for dairy products managed by the Dairy Board and restrictive exchange rate controls from the Central Bank of Swaziland.

• CONCO LTD struggles to find reliable transport providers in Swaziland that meet its quality and insurance standards, a problem exacerbated by the restructuring of UNITRANS and a lack of competition in the sector. This deficiency, combined with poor regional road infrastructure, forces the company and its bottlers to coordinate concentrate movements more intensively.
• Customs operations between Swaziland and South Africa are hindered by inconsistent regulations, poorly informed officials, and the use of non-harmonized electronic systems (ASYCUDA in Swaziland and EDI in South Africa), which requires double documentation and increases costs.
• The importation of dairy raw materials is delayed by the Dairy Board's requirement for individual import permits for every delivery, a process that can take weeks and result in goods being stuck at borders or ports for up to a month.
• CONCO LTD faces financial administrative hurdles, including the requirement for Central Bank approval to remit Rands, even when operating within the Common Monetary area.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2012). Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD). https://saiia.org.za/saiia-toolkit/coca-cola-swaziland-conco-ltd/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD). 2012. https://saiia.org.za/saiia-toolkit/coca-cola-swaziland-conco-ltd/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=South African Institute of International Affairs |title=Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD) |date=12 April 2012 |url=https://saiia.org.za/saiia-toolkit/coca-cola-swaziland-conco-ltd/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2012cocacola, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Coca-Cola Swaziland (CONCO LTD)}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2012}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/saiia-toolkit/coca-cola-swaziland-conco-ltd/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }