Trade data for the Ivory Coast published by the United States was corrected today following a query to the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) by AGOA.info. USITC had inadvertently included certain trade figures in 2001 and ascribed these to having qualified for AGOA benefits. The Ivory Coast qualified for AGOA benefits much later than most other African beneficiary countries, namely on May 16, 2002. AGOA benefits thus only accrue to this country from that date onwards.

USITC Tariff and Trade Information Manager Peg MacKnight explained to AGOA.info that trade figures incorrectly ascribed to AGOA did instead qualify under the US General System of Preferences. The GSP program provides a number of developing countries worldwide with preferential access to the US market for approximately 4,600 product lines. AGOA builds on and extends the US GSP program, and products previously qualifying for GSP benefits now fall under AGOA.

AGOA.info, which sources AGOA-related trade data from various sources including the USITC, has updated the bilateral trade data for the Ivory Coast accordingly.

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