Sector Data: Apparel Trade

AGOA provides duty-free access to the US market for garments manufactured in qualifying African countries, subject to conditions. While garments are not included under the US GSP, they qualify for AGOA preferences provided that (a) countries have met the 'wearing apparel provisions' by having implemented a special apparel visa system, and subject to the specific Rules of Origin (RoO) requirements being met in the manufacture of qualifying items.

Apparel preferences are included in special provisions within Chapter 98.19 of the US tariff nomenclature.

Note: Web browsers tend to cache data, which can on occasion interfere with the latest available data displaying. To ensure that the latest published data is shown in the chart, please clear your browsing history.

AGOA: US Imports of Apparel under AGOA by Rule of Origin category

By Value; Unit: $ million

** On mobile & Desktop if the table is too wide, please use the scroll left and right to view the data off screen.

		Year	Year	YTD	YTD	Year ending	Year ending	Year ending
		2016	2017	6/2017	6/2018	6/2018	5/2018	4/2018
	Values in $ million

Total Imports		1.038.630	1.065.785	481.886	544.431	1128.33	1129.807	1135.153
Imports under:	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	1.002.511	1.028.686	464.358	526.14	1.090.468	1.091.949	1.096.911
9819.11.06	Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809)		0.078	0.078				0.078
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	8.511	7.597	3.734	3.225	7.088	7.399	7.516
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	960.975	1.007.290	449.553	516.923	1.074.660	1.075.811	1.081.293
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)	5.594	3.223	1.471	4.747	6.499	5.551	3.152
9819.11.24	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA)	26.315	9.733	9.091	0.72	1.361	2.316	4.099
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles	0.68	0.223	0.113	0.136	0.246	0.255	0.223
9819.11.33	Textile articles wholly formed in one or more LDC	0.302	0.54	0.317	0.388	0.611	0.617	0.549
9820.61.35	HOPE Act - Knit Apparel RL	0.134

Senegal
Total Imports		0.057	0.148	0.061	0.08	0.167	0.166	0.136


Mali
Total Imports		0.115	0.133	0.091	0.087	0.129	0.156	0.119
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	0.002
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles	0.002


Ghana
Total Imports		6.427	8.469	3.988	6.123	10.604	10.603	10.067
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	6.093	8.207	3.827	5.832	10.212	10.232	9.816
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn				0.005	0.005	0.005
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	6.022	8.166	3.794	5.805	10.177	10.197	9.783
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles	0.07	0.041	0.033	0.021	0.03	0.03	0.033


Gambia
Total Imports		0.005	0.011	0.008	0.007	0.011	0.019	0.011


Nigeria
Total Imports		0.157	0.278	0.148	0.107	0.238	0.239	0.25


Benin
Total Imports			0.004	0.003	0.108	0.108	0.108	0.111
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)				0.102	0.102	0.102	0.102
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country				0.102	0.102	0.102	0.102


Rwanda
Total Imports		0.629	1.857	0.95	1.776	2.682	2.649	2.324
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	0.452	1.494	0.719	1.617	2.392	2.338	1.947
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	0.452	1.494	0.719	1.617	2.392	2.338	1.947


Ethiopia
Total Imports		33.067	53.788	23.414	45.573	75.947	73.868	70.704
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	32.742	52.479	22.933	44.616	74.162	72.011	68.839
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	0.209	0.674	0.407	0.07	0.337	0.441	0.6
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	31.476	51.141	22.145	44.123	73.12	70.864	67.611
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)	0.151	0.019	0.019
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles	0.604	0.108	0.046	0.063	0.126	0.12	0.111
9819.11.33	Textile articles wholly formed in one or more LDC	0.302	0.536	0.317	0.36	0.579	0.584	0.517


Uganda
Total Imports		0.198	0.461	0.376	0.129	0.214	0.246	0.405
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	0.03	0.36	0.342	0.039	0.057	0.112	0.292
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	0.03	0.014	0.014				0.014
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country		0.346	0.329	0.039	0.057	0.112	0.278


Kenya
Total Imports		339.816	340.2	160.005	165.088	345.283	354.4	358.095
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	339.007	339.522	159.67	164.507	344.359	353.488	357.133
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	0.109	0.072	0.02	0.044	0.096	0.116	0.072
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	338.764	338.399	159.43	162.942	341.911	351.243	355.312
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)		1.019	0.206	1.49	2.303	2.065	1.711
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles		0.032	0.014	0.031	0.049	0.064	0.039
9820.61.35	HOPE Act - Knit Apparel RL	0.134


Tanzania
Total Imports		36.968	40.65	19.114	18.852	40.388	40.671	42.412
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	36.915	40.61	19.107	18.703	40.206	40.49	42.231
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	36.915	40.61	19.107	18.703	40.206	40.49	42.231


Mauritius
Total Imports		197.086	146.74	65.345	65.548	146.944	149.842	151.344
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	187.416	139.905	62.353	61.303	138.855	141.722	143.159
9819.11.06	Apparel cut and assembled from U.S. fabric, yarn & thread(809		0.078	0.078				0.078
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	1.44	1.587	0.773	0.804	1.619	1.756	1.722
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	154.224	126.347	51.209	56.532	131.67	134.155	135.81
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)	5.442	2.174	1.242	3.241	4.174	3.463	1.419
9819.11.24	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA)	26.309	9.688	9.047	0.72	1.361	2.316	4.099
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles		0.027	0.006	0.006	0.027	0.027	0.027
9819.11.33	Textile articles wholly formed in one or more LDC		0.004			0.004	0.004	0.004


Madagascar
Total Imports		103.468	159.719	70.496	85.973	175.196	176.577	172.016
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	93.245	149.306	65.329	81.071	165.048	166.419	161.789
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	93.238	149.249	65.278	81.06	165.03	166.401	161.771
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)		0.011	0.005	0.012	0.018	0.018	0.018
9819.11.24	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (CITA)	0.007	0.045	0.045


South Africa
Total Imports		20.203	21.481	10.254	8.633	19.86	19.995	20.345
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	6.422	5.285	2.555	2.336	5.065	5.114	5.142
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	6.422	5.249	2.52	2.302	5.031	5.079	5.107
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9819.11.21	Apparel from fabric or yarn N/A in commercial qty (401/NAFTA)				0.004	0.004	0.004	0.004
9819.11.33	Textile articles wholly formed in one or more LDC				0.028	0.028	0.028	0.028


Botswana
Total Imports		4.767	0.993	0.992	0.003	0.004	0.004	0.004
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	4.766	0.991	0.991
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	4.766	0.991	0.991


Zambia
Total Imports		0.014	0.094	0.092	0.016	0.018	0.094	0.094
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	0.003	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014
9819.11.27	Handloomed, handmade and folklore articles	0.003	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014


Malawi
Total Imports		1.565	0.324	0.321		0.004	0.004	0.004
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	1.556	0.321	0.321
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	1.556	0.321	0.321


Lesotho
Total Imports		294.087	290.435	126.229	146.327	310.533	300.165	306.711
Imports under	Trade Preference Programs (Total of items below)	293.862	290.193	126.197	146	309.996	299.908	306.448
9819.11.09	Apparel from regional fabric from U.S. or African yarn	0.3	0.001	0.001			0.001	0.001
9819.11.12	Apparel from foreign fabric made in a lesser developed country	293.562	290.192	126.196	146	309.996	299.907	306.448

Office for Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)

Empty fields denote: no trade

Values are from the perspective of US imports

Published on www.AGOA.info

AGOA: Leading US Imports of Apparel under AGOA at HS4 level

By Value; Unit: $ Actual Ordered by HS code from Chapter 61+62, Year 2000 - present

By Value; Unit: $ Actual

Ordered by HS code from Chapter 61+62, Year 2000 - present

** On mobile & Desktop if the table is too wide, please use the scroll left and right to view the data off screen.

HTS code	Description	Year 2015	Year 2016	Year 2017	Year 2018	Year 2019	2019 YTD	2020 YTD to August
6104	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SUITS, ENSEMBLES, SUIT-TYPE JACKETS, BLAZERS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, DIVIDED SKIRTS, TROUSERS, ETC. (NO SWIMWEAR), KNITTED OR CROCHETED	143,737,980	124,019,700	106,896,327	125,384,428	120,773,266	72,334,256	77,717,656
6110	SWEATERS, PULLOVERS, SWEATSHIRTS, WAISTCOATS (VESTS) AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	122,276,423	116,210,950	131,850,615	160,148,280	170,546,430	99,284,488	68,321,304
6105	MEN'S OR BOYS' SHIRTS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	72,762,397	89,549,754	88,134,137	89,332,060	106,866,906	77,157,816	65,305,858
6109	T-SHIRTS, SINGLETS, TANK TOPS AND SIMILAR GARMENTS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	52,231,942	58,990,676	69,050,543	73,384,736	101,963,379	71,080,969	57,127,598
6103	MEN'S OR BOYS' SUITS, ENSEMBLES, SUIT-TYPE JACKETS, BLAZERS, TROUSERS, BIB AND BRACE OVERALLS, BREECHES AND SHORTS (NO SWIMWEAR), KNITTED OR CROCHETED	31,495,565	31,184,384	31,982,106	37,711,756	43,427,355	26,783,615	28,868,134
6111	BABIES' GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	5,237,419	9,319,107	13,859,713	20,241,190	24,362,656	15,326,984	13,558,650
6114	GARMENTS NESOI, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	11,792,667	7,813,483	9,723,431	11,732,067	12,626,371	9,565,346	8,131,136
6106	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' BLOUSES AND SHIRTS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	5,687,365	6,297,893	9,871,447	8,331,767	9,282,885	6,485,903	8,041,848
6108	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SLIPS, PETTICOATS, BRIEFS, PANTIES, NIGHTDRESSES, PAJAMAS, NEGLIGEES, BATHROBES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	4,488,043	619,332	2,579,294	6,492,723	13,276,597	8,224,123	7,432,892
6107	MEN'S OR BOYS' UNDERPANTS, BRIEFS, NIGHTSHIRTS, PAJAMAS, BATHROBES, DRESSING GOWNS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	3,024,110	799,933	7,091,933	10,232,083	18,425,727	11,412,295	5,118,342
6115	PANTYHOSE, TIGHTS, STOCKINGS, SOCKS AND OTHER HOSIERY, INCLUDING STOCKINGS FOR VARICOSE VEINS AND FOOTWEAR WITHOUT APPLIED SOLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	6,604,299	6,559,803	5,214,539	6,765,318	9,163,480	5,681,776	4,816,434
6101	MEN'S OR BOYS' OVERCOATS, CARCOATS, CAPES, CLOAKS, ANORAKS (INCLUDING SKI-JACKETS), AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NESOI	3,175,818	4,420,097	2,863,773	7,022,501	10,010,274	5,914,244	2,103,443
6102	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' OVERCOATS, CARCOATS, CAPES, CLOAKS, ANORAKS (INCLUDING SKI-JACKETS), AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NESOI	4,269,996	3,093,622	3,010,400	4,660,682	1,834,466	866,830	1,606,630
6116	GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	293	18,130	27,157	5,225	544,527	281,565	289,929
6112	TRACK SUITS, SKI-SUITS AND SWIMWEAR, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	229,132	101,867	141,113	3,942	35,162	6,091	210,414
6117	MADE-UP CLOTHING ACCESSORIES NESOI, KNITTED OR CROCHETED; PARTS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED GARMENTS OR CLOTHING ACCESSORIES	210,572	472,191	399,950	318,219	130,744	101,551	151,962
6113	GARMENTS, IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED WITH PLASTICS, RUBBER OR OTHER MATERIALS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED			267,019	612,612	343,510	312,734	107,477
Total Chapter 61		467,224,021	459,470,922	482,963,497	562,379,589	643,613,735	410,820,586	348,909,707

6203	MEN'S OR BOY'S SUITS, ENSEMBLES, SUIT-TYPE JACKETS, BLAZERS, TROUSERS, BIB AND BRACE OVERALLS, BREECHES, ETC. (NO SWIMWEAR), NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	198,875,401	216,494,519	232,378,874	277,534,825	329,038,645	222,942,891	183,527,449
6204	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SUITS, ENSEMBLES, SUIT-TYPE JACKETS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, DIVIDED SKIRTS, TROUSERS, ETC. (NO SWIMWEAR), NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	126,477,737	134,514,739	133,041,218	156,279,109	169,962,554	108,657,845	112,628,639
6205	MEN'S OR BOYS' SHIRTS, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	154,854,089	151,248,788	128,198,317	161,141,161	184,766,161	127,429,707	80,090,555
6211	TRACK SUITS, SKI-SUITS AND SWIMWEAR, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	12,105,120	14,128,782	21,537,873	22,138,327	28,233,803	18,281,637	19,143,161
6206	WOMEN'S OR GIRL'S BLOUSES, SHIRTS AND SHIRT-BLOUSES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	15,738,004	14,073,869	11,857,520	14,520,470	15,080,734	10,441,912	8,794,521
6212	BRASSIERES, GIRDLES, CORSETS, BRACES, SUSPENDERS, GARTERS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES AND PARTS THEREOF, WHETHER OR NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	1,172,127	2,111,605	2,741,961	4,501,958	11,554,809	7,913,831	4,853,088
6209	BABIES' GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	9,470,797	9,615,475	10,524,224	7,238,210	5,284,494	2,682,779	2,957,170
6201	MEN'S OR BOYS' OVERCOATS, RAINCOATS, CLOAKS, ANORAKS (INCLUDING SKI-JACKETS) AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NESOI	1,208,295	1,353,272	2,716,544	4,696,402	5,515,817	3,510,904	1,799,773
6202	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' OVERCOATS, RAINCOATS, CLOAKS, ANORAKS (INCLUDING SKI-JACKETS) AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NESOI	205,848	206,934	428,584	696,658	1,801,556	707,713	663,886
6208	WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SINGLETS AND OTHER UNDERSHIRTS, SLIPS, PANTIES, NIGHTDRESSES, PAJAMAS, NEGLIGEES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	127,478	164,781	243,630	705,767	1,153,308	873,778	204,263
6207	MEN'S OR BOY'S SINGLETS AND OTHER UNDERSHIRTS, UNDERPANTS, BRIEFS, NIGHTSHIRTS, PAJAMAS, BATHROBES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	211,379	472,032	573,517	924,685	609,379	522,774	185,754
6217	MADE-UP CLOTHING ACCESSORIES NESOI; PARTS OF GARMENTS OR CLOTHING ACCESSORIES NESOI	935	10,275	281,979	36,050	175,706	175,148	183,445
6210	GARMENTS, MADE-UP OF FABRICS OF FELT OR NONWOVENS AND GARMENTS OF TEXTILE FABRICS (NOT KNIT ETC.) RUBBERIZED OR IMPREGNATED, COATED ETC. WITH PLASTICS		860,751	1,037,884	1,456,956	332,595	330,895	59,188
6214	SHAWLS, SCARVES, MUFFLERS, MANTILLAS, VEILS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	185,185	183,357	75,366	91,085	192,193	173,418	40,214
6213	HANDKERCHIEFS				24,150	26,775	18,025	5,775
6215	TIES, BOW TIES AND CRAVATS, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED				462
6216	GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED					3,884	3,884
Total Chapter 62		520,632,395	545,439,179	545,637,491	651,986,275	753,732,413	504,667,141	415,136,881

Total combined	61 + 62	987,856,416	1,004,910,101	1,028,600,988	1,214,365,864	1,397,346,148	915,487,727	764,046,588

Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)

Empty field denotes 'no trade'

Published on www.AGOA.info

US Imports of Apparel under AGOA - for Chapter 61 and 62

Years 2000 to present; Unit: $ Actual - AGOA countries combined

** On mobile & Desktop if the table is too wide, please use the scroll left and right to view the data off screen.

Import program	HTS	Description	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2019 YTD to Sept	2020 YTD to Sept	Percent Change YTD2019 - YTD2020
AGOA (excluding GSP)	61	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED		143.35	384.49	603.29	861.73	727.53	628.31	648.86	558.11	459.85	358.39	409.44	377.62	448.18	467.99	467.19	459.47	482.96	562.38	643.61	469.95	394.39	-16.08%
AGOA (excluding GSP)	62	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED		212.42	414.45	593.21	753.25	691.32	627.83	618.48	578.69	453.98	368.06	445.37	435.16	455.59	517.77	520.56	545.41	545.61	651.98	753.71	574.35	470.23	-18.13%

GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	61	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED				0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02									0.04	0.01						19.86%
GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC only)	62	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	0.00	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.09	0.02	0.07	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.01		-94.52%

No program claimed	61	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED	298.3	289.77	142.58	142.56	76.32	23.46	18.14	13.28	4.82	2.47	30	34.93	41.59	22.01	20.45	11.18	11.58	8.24	13.11	20.81	15.98	16.36	2.42%
No program claimed	62	ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED	430.19	293.02	148.36	166.18	61.67	18.17	14.26	11.85	9.1	4.87	32.53	14.3	10.51	11.19	14.61	15.64	11.84	11.4	13.04	17.81	12.89	13.57	5.23%

Total:			728.5	938.59	1,089.90	1,505.26	1,753.02	1,460.51	1,288.56	1,292.49	1,150.74	921.19	789	904.06	864.93	937.06	1,020.83	1,014.67	1,028.32	1,048.24	1,240.51	1,435.97	1,073.18	894.55	-16.65%

US Department of Commerce

Published on www.AGOA.info

View related news articles

Togo's textile focused SEZ aims to create value-added textile supply chain

Togo’s ‘PIA’, a textile focussed SEZ, aims to create an eco-system for textile value chains and offer multiple incentives to foreign investors investing in the Textile Park. A West African nation ‘Togo’ recently established the Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA), a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) conceptualised by ARISE IIP, to unlock the growth potential and promote the industrialisation of Togo. Located along the strategic...

05 October 2021

'Changing jeans sourcing scene has these countries coming up roses'

The sourcing landscape for denim jeans is slowly but certainly shifting, while overall U.S. blue denim apparel imports continue to decline. Imports of jeans fell 7.43 percent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period in 2020 to a value of $460.25 million, expanding on a 5.36 percent year-over-year falloff in January, according to the Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles & Apparel (OTEXA). Coming off...

09 April 2021

Lesotho: '45,000 textile jobs at severe risk'

With only about a week left, the United States government says it is "disheartened" by Lesotho's failure to address its human trafficking concerns. This puts the country on the brink, with the real risk of losing billions of maloti in funding under the second compact and about 45 000 textiles jobs facing serious jeopardy. The US had given Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro's government a 1 February 2021 deadline to address an array of human...

29 January 2021

Ghana Apparel Training Centre launched to develop garment industry

In efforts to support Ghana’s garment manufacturing industry, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, together with its partners – Ethical Apparel Africa (EAA), Gerber, Groz Beckert, Freudenberg and Accra Technical Training College (ATTC), have officially launched the Ghana Apparel Training & Service Centre, in Accra. The launch forms part of a public-private partnership between the German Federal...

27 November 2020

Kingdom of Lesotho must seize textile manufacturing crown

The country has the right skills in place — now it just needs co-ordination and capacity. The health and economic crisis brought on by Covid-19 has had a global economic effect. From disrupted supply chains to restrictions on the free movement of people and their skills, goods and capital, the world has had to adjust to a “new normal”. A question on the lips of those contemplating filling the void left by the forced rethink of the...

25 September 2020

US sets lower annual apparel import cap under AGOA

The US has set new lower annual limits on duty and quota-free imports of apparel articles assembled from regional and third-country fabric under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in the upcoming fiscal year. The new figures are released by the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) for the 12 months from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021. The annual limits are set out in the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004,...

18 September 2020

Event: Live webinar on importing textiles and apparels into the US

Allfashion sourcing launches its first webinar in a series leading up to its virtual event in November. The webinar series is supported by the USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub. Date: 24 August 2020Time: 15h00-17h00Theme: Importing Textiles and Apparels into the United States Join us for a training assembly where experts on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) program share the tools to...

20 August 2020

Kenya: Apparel firms ride on Corona battle

The apparel sector is one of those targeted by the government for expansion in a bid to bolster the economy and create jobs. Although it has been identified as a key pillar of the economy, the textile sector has for long remained in the doldrums. The government has instituted a number of measures and demonstrated renewed commitment over the recent past to boost the sector. Abandoned Cotton This began with the revival of the Rift...

19 May 2020

US retailers rally to 'close trade margins in Africa and Haiti'

US retailers and clothing brands are asking Congress to demolish the bipartisan foundation of our groundbreaking economic partnership with Africa, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a uniquely bipartisan effort to help unlock the continent's vast potential. The lobbying is also an effort to undermine the opportunities provided to Haiti, this hemisphere's poorest country, under the Haiti HOPE/Help legislation. If they are...

11 December 2019

Mali obtains third-country-fabric eligibility under AGOA's apparel provisions

The US has designated West African country Mali as a lesser-developed beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The decision was included in a presidential proclamation outlining a number of changes to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) following regular eligibility reviews, product reviews, and beneficiary developing country assessments. As a result, 30 days after the proclamation is published in the...

05 November 2019

Botswana: AGOA dream dims for local textile sector

Local textile and apparel producers appear to be giving up hope of exporting to the United States under the duty-free AGOA provisions, preferring instead to focus on the local and regional markets, BusinessWeek has established. AGOA is a trade arrangement between the US and sub-Saharan Africa running till 2025 and providing relaxed access to the American market. Textiles are Botswana’s primary export under AGOA. From a peak of P1.8...

30 August 2019

Sector Data: Apparel Trade

AGOA: US Imports of Apparel under AGOA by Rule of Origin category

AGOA: Leading US Imports of Apparel under AGOA at HS4 level

US Imports of Apparel under AGOA - for Chapter 61 and 62

Related Documents

View related news articles

Togo's textile focused SEZ aims to create value-added textile supply chain

'Changing jeans sourcing scene has these countries coming up roses'

Lesotho: '45,000 textile jobs at severe risk'

Ghana Apparel Training Centre launched to develop garment industry

Kingdom of Lesotho must seize textile manufacturing crown

US sets lower annual apparel import cap under AGOA

Event: Live webinar on importing textiles and apparels into the US

Kenya: Apparel firms ride on Corona battle

US retailers rally to 'close trade margins in Africa and Haiti'

Mali obtains third-country-fabric eligibility under AGOA's apparel provisions

Botswana: AGOA dream dims for local textile sector

Profiles of the current AGOA beneficiary countries

Regional Profiles

Your dashboard links

Navigate the main site