In 2017, more than half of the combined goods exports to the United States from AGOA beneficiary countries qualified for duty-free market access under AGOA. Some of these previously qualified under the GSP (pre-AGOA) while the rest received duty-free status as a result of the AGOA legislation. Of the remaining trade - which does not fall under AGOA - some enjoys duty-free status by virtue of general US tariff policy with respect to imports from WTO Member States (duty-free under so called most-favoured-nation principles), while the remainder is subject to US import tariffs. Meanwhile, the single largest contribution towards AGOA-eligible trade consists of oil exports mainly from Angola and Nigeria, and to a lesser extent Chad and the Republic of Congo. Angola, South Africa and Nigeria are the largest exporters of AGOA goods overall. South Africa's exports in particular are relatively diversified across both extractive as well as manufacturing sectors.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 YTD to Mar 2018 YTD to Mar YoY % change Total 7,579 8,361 13,189 21,986 32,743 36,133 42,230 56,308 28,015 38,533 52,078 32,538 24,854 11,874 7,984 9,451 12,512 1,627 1,994 22.60% Nigeria 5,688 5,409 9,354 15,416 22,460 25,823 30,137 35,366 17,228 25,154 31,171 17,557 10,819 2,798 1,403 3,482 6,090 1,285 1,383 7.60% South Africa 417 790 998 832 455 717 1,077 2,428 1,643 1,917 2,450 2,383 2,578 1,750 1,730 1,858 1,818 251 451 79.40% Chad 14 294 1,029 1,531 1,488 2,309 1,190 1,186 2,991 2,377 2,398 1,633 1,479 775 590 252 306 21.40% Angola 1,249 4,216 4,533 4,768 9,795 4,225 6,294 11,577 6,619 6,001 3,540 1,830 1,998 2,271 198 161 -18.70% Kenya 55 124 181 280 272 265 250 252 205 221 288 288 337 417 428 391 403 92 99 8.10% Ghana 33 23 29 63 50 35 56 31 2 2 414 17 60 57 10 30 312 23 76 230.50% Lesotho 130 318 373 448 388 384 380 339 277 280 314 301 321 289 299 295 289 61 72 19.10% Congo (ROC) 129 104 338 342 571 775 1,605 2,639 1,472 1,936 1,935 1,226 1,039 360 255 62 79 67 N/A Madagascar 92 76 186 315 273 230 281 277 210 40 94 148 35 41 18.70% Mauritius 39 107 135 148 147 146 112 97 99 118 156 160 188 218 207 188 140 31 33 5.60% Ethiopia 1 2 4 4 5 5 9 7 7 11 18 32 36 41 61 86 19 33 73.80% Gabon 939 1,145 1,177 1,919 2,487 1,290 1,674 2,143 1,210 1,124 478 1,272 925 607 167 60 100 27 7536.60% Tanzania 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 10 10 17 28 37 41 8 9 7.70% Cameroon 37 116 147 243 101 152 169 441 97 113 138 112 36 23 17 9 67208.10% Cote d`Ivoire 27 46 89 30 1 1 38 6 2691.30% Senegal 14 10 2 6 16 5 5 7890.60% Malawi 12 41 36 35 32 30 28 27 40 47 56 46 47 57 41 45 36 9 4 -55.50% Rwanda 1 2 1 1 1.80% Mozambique 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1064.00% Uganda 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 446.50% Cape Verde 2 3 2 1 1 1 12.60% Benin N/A Zambia 1 -46.60% Namibia 2 32 76 53 33 29 98.20% Burkina Faso 1 N/A Swaziland 8 74 127 176 160 135 136 125 95 93 77 62 54 59 N/A Guinea N/A Sierra Leone 1 N/A Liberia N/A Togo 44 -56.50% Mali N/A Botswana 4 6 20 30 28 31 16 12 12 15 10 6 9 8 5 1 1 -100.00% Niger N/A Guinea-Bissau 26 N/A Gambia N/A Djibouti 1 N/A Mauritania 26 48 55 N/A TOTAL 7,579 8,361 13,189 21,986 32,743 36,133 42,230 56,308 28,015 38,533 52,078 32,538 24,854 11,874 7,984 9,451 12,512 2,268 2,785 22.80%
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 YTD to Mar 2018 YTD to Mar YoY % Change Total - all AGOA countries All programs 21,714 20,396 17,318 24,287 34,400 47,996 56,836 64,908 82,247 44,407 61,505 72,479 47,562 38,383 25,566 19,149 20,075 24,968 5,408 6,370 17.80% Angola No program claimed 500 265 405 293 161 151 207 519 1,440 938 1,933 1,923 2,355 2,189 1,093 1,179 917 380 157 187 19.20% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1,249 4,216 4,533 4,768 9,795 4,225 6,294 11,577 6,619 6,001 3,540 1,830 1,998 2,271 198 161 -18.70% . GSP 2,844 2,511 2,826 3,883 3,066 4,098 6,774 6,924 7,529 4,142 3,544 304 628 710 845 1 1 -100.00% . Civil Aircraft -100.00% Subtotal - Angola 3,343 2,776 3,231 4,176 4,476 8,466 11,514 12,211 18,763 9,306 11,771 13,803 9,602 8,900 5,478 3,010 2,917 2,651 355 348 -2.00% Benin No program claimed 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 31 2 3 3 5 5 7 18 4 6 41.20% . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A . GSP 1 79.20% Subtotal - Benin 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 31 2 3 3 5 5 7 18 4 6 43.80% Botswana No program claimed 38 20 25 7 53 148 224 156 203 120 158 276 211 272 309 217 440 775 128 104 -19.00% . Civil Aircraft N/A . AGOA (excluding GSP) 4 6 20 30 28 31 16 12 12 15 10 6 9 8 5 1 1 -100.00% . Unknown country N/A . GSP 3 1 1 2 2 N/A Subtotal - Botswana 41 21 30 14 73 178 252 187 219 132 170 293 224 278 318 225 445 776 129 104 -19.60% Burkina Faso No program claimed 5 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 6 6 4 4 4 1 1 62.70% . GSP 2 1 2176.00% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Burkina Faso 2 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 6 6 4 5 5 1 2 77.90% Cameroon No program claimed 143 64 56 46 85 53 70 134 179 161 153 149 173 215 149 119 114 100 43 63 48.30% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 37 116 147 243 101 152 169 441 97 113 138 112 36 23 17 9 67208.10% . GSP 3 1 1 1 4 6 11 31 36 33 22 15 13 20 19 4 1 -70.70% . Pharmaceuticals N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Cameroon 146 102 172 193 328 155 224 307 626 268 297 323 318 273 187 132 151 119 47 73 57.10% Cape Verde No program claimed 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 52.60% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 2 3 2 1 1 1 12.60% . Civil Aircraft N/A . GSP N/A Subtotal - Cape Verde 4 1 2 6 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 42.40% Cen African Rep No program claimed 3 2 2 2 8 6 4 3 9 3 7 6 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 106.50% . Civil Aircraft N/A . GSP 1 N/A Subtotal - Cen African Rep 3 2 2 2 9 6 4 3 9 3 7 6 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 106.50% Chad AGOA (excluding GSP) 14 294 1,029 1,531 1,488 2,309 1,190 1,186 2,991 2,377 2,398 1,633 1,479 775 590 252 306 21.40% . No program claimed 5 6 6 8 129 292 207 172 230 203 398 172 456 15 438 188 13 100 2 48 1829.50% . GSP 275 151 167 578 781 486 454 25 N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Chad 5 6 6 22 698 1,472 1,905 2,238 3,320 1,879 2,038 3,189 2,833 2,413 2,071 1,667 788 690 255 354 38.90% Comoros No program claimed 4 11 5 4 17 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 5 2 326.70% . Civil Aircraft N/A . GSP N/A Subtotal - Comoros 4 11 5 4 17 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 5 2 326.70% Congo (ROC) AGOA (excluding GSP) 129 104 338 342 571 775 1,605 2,639 1,472 1,936 1,935 1,226 1,039 360 255 62 79 67 N/A . GSP 4 1 3 3 2 3 41 1 1 1 1 6 N/A . No program claimed 504 328 117 66 505 1,088 2,271 1,494 2,405 1,716 1,373 442 255 185 44 57 68 47 5 4 -21.80% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Congo (ROC) 508 458 224 407 850 1,662 3,045 3,099 5,044 3,187 3,309 2,377 1,481 1,265 405 312 132 127 5 77 1360.20% Cote d`Ivoire No program claimed 344 307 332 402 587 1,118 703 564 1,056 706 1,116 1,096 1,038 932 1,113 969 1,094 1,093 486 437 -10.10% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 27 46 89 30 1 1 38 6 2691.30% . GSP 22 13 22 42 39 23 20 22 19 41 80 49 96 85 76 58 71 66 20 4 -81.60% . Civil Aircraft N/A . Pharmaceuticals 1 N/A Subtotal - Cote d`Ivoire 367 320 382 490 715 1,141 723 585 1,075 747 1,196 1,145 1,164 1,017 1,190 1,028 1,164 1,196 506 447 -11.80% Djibouti No program claimed 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 7 3 3 4 12 4 11 35 28 33 7 9 27.80% . Civil Aircraft N/A . GSP N/A . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 N/A Subtotal - Djibouti 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 7 3 3 4 12 4 12 35 28 34 7 9 27.80% Ethiopia No program claimed 28 28 23 28 36 57 74 79 134 101 118 130 161 158 166 261 168 199 28 34 21.80% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 2 4 4 5 5 9 7 7 11 18 32 36 41 61 86 19 33 73.80% . Civil Aircraft 1 1 5 4809.40% . GSP 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 9 5 3 3 4 4 5 7 7 6 2 1 -32.50% Subtotal - Ethiopia 29 29 26 30 41 62 81 88 152 113 128 144 183 194 207 310 237 292 49 73 49.10% Gabon No program claimed 2,038 793 476 750 504 398 41 473 120 75 1,098 3,955 426 122 249 114 89 99 19 27 47.00% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 939 1,145 1,177 1,919 2,487 1,290 1,674 2,143 1,210 1,124 478 1,272 925 607 167 60 100 27 7536.60% . GSP N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A . Unknown country N/A Subtotal - Gabon 2,038 1,732 1,622 1,928 2,424 2,886 1,331 2,147 2,264 1,285 2,223 4,432 1,698 1,047 856 281 149 199 19 54 188.20% Gambia No program claimed 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 -8.10% . GSP -56.80% . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A Subtotal - Gambia 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 -14.90% Ghana No program claimed 193 143 81 43 66 100 147 130 180 116 226 324 230 217 245 275 258 402 163 81 -50.10% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 33 23 29 63 50 35 56 31 2 2 414 17 60 57 10 30 312 23 76 230.50% . GSP 14 10 12 11 11 9 10 12 11 17 45 40 44 31 23 25 37 32 6 5 -13.30% . Civil Aircraft N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A Subtotal - Ghana 206 185 116 84 140 159 192 199 222 135 273 779 292 308 325 309 324 747 192 163 -15.30% Guinea No program claimed 88 88 72 69 64 75 92 96 106 67 65 81 103 90 88 78 9 6 1 1 -20.70% . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A . GSP -35.70% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Guinea 88 88 72 69 64 75 92 96 106 67 65 81 103 90 88 78 9 6 1 1 -19.40% Guinea-Bissau No program claimed 2 1 3 -75.30% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 26 N/A Subtotal - Guinea-Bissau 2 27 1 3 -75.30% Kenya AGOA (excluding GSP) 55 124 181 280 272 265 250 252 205 221 288 288 337 417 428 391 403 92 99 8.10% . No program claimed 105 70 60 65 65 69 80 71 87 72 86 88 97 91 168 139 157 165 37 43 16.30% . GSP 4 4 5 4 7 6 8 5 3 3 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 1 1 -20.40% . Civil Aircraft 1 1618.40% . Pharmaceuticals N/A Subtotal - Kenya 109 129 189 249 352 348 353 326 344 280 311 381 390 433 591 573 552 574 130 144 10.60% Lesotho AGOA (excluding GSP) 130 318 373 448 388 384 380 339 277 280 314 301 321 289 299 295 289 61 72 19.10% . No program claimed 140 88 3 20 19 15 24 63 35 27 19 70 10 31 72 30 15 19 1 55 4936.70% . GSP -100.00% Subtotal - Lesotho 140 217 321 393 467 403 408 443 374 304 299 384 311 351 361 330 311 309 62 127 105.20% Liberia No program claimed 45 43 46 59 84 91 140 115 143 78 180 158 144 93 78 48 64 91 11 15 30.90% . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A . GSP -86.80% Subtotal - Liberia 45 43 46 59 84 91 140 115 143 78 180 158 144 93 78 48 64 91 11 15 30.80% Madagascar No program claimed 153 175 136 195 153 48 49 54 45 42 107 86 108 175 214 279 345 589 155 243 57.20% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 92 76 186 315 273 230 281 277 210 40 94 148 35 41 18.70% . GSP 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 4 3 5 2 1 -50.70% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Madagascar 158 272 216 383 469 324 281 338 324 253 108 87 110 178 217 322 442 742 191 285 49.30% Malawi No program claimed 45 36 21 21 15 17 18 10 8 8 10 9 9 13 20 11 24 22 4 6 22.80% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 12 41 36 35 32 30 28 27 40 47 56 46 47 57 41 45 36 9 4 -55.50% . GSP 23 23 6 23 29 34 31 32 18 26 10 7 7 4 2 9 6 8 1 161.50% Subtotal - Malawi 68 72 68 80 79 82 79 69 53 74 67 72 62 64 80 61 76 65 14 11 -25.60% Mali No program claimed 8 6 2 2 4 3 7 9 5 3 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 1 -25.90% . GSP 16.90% . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Mali 8 6 3 2 4 4 8 10 5 4 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 1 1 -24.60% Mauritania No program claimed 1 1 7 1 23 1 2 1 26 1 1 131 78 1 2 7 1 1 88.00% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 26 48 55 N/A . GSP 28 44 34 N/A Subtotal - Mauritania 1 1 7 1 51 1 46 35 53 1 1 131 78 1 50 61 1 1 88.00% Mauritius AGOA (excluding GSP) 39 107 135 148 147 146 112 97 99 118 156 160 188 218 207 188 140 31 33 5.60% . No program claimed 276 221 166 155 110 69 61 67 74 66 67 83 85 139 175 177 134 126 26 25 -2.90% . GSP 10 15 8 8 13 6 12 8 4 4 11 13 15 11 9 11 13 18 4 5 17.30% . Pharmaceuticals N/A . Civil Aircraft 1 1 N/A Subtotal - Mauritius 286 275 280 298 270 222 219 187 176 169 196 252 260 338 401 395 335 285 61 63 2.80% Mozambique No program claimed 14 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 16 38 40 34 38 75 91 101 112 146 36 30 -18.60% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1064.00% . GSP 11 5 6 5 6 6 11 1 25 8 8 14 8 686.00% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Mozambique 24 7 8 9 10 11 16 5 17 39 65 35 39 76 100 110 127 157 37 31 -16.40% Namibia No program claimed 42 38 56 76 77 76 82 188 298 326 194 302 230 262 256 110 115 144 42 39 -7.20% . GSP 15 85 3 3 2 1 134 1 1 1 2 35.20% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 2 32 76 53 33 29 98.20% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Namibia 42 38 57 123 238 130 116 220 301 328 195 436 231 262 256 111 117 146 42 39 -6.70% Niger No program claimed 7 1 1 4 27 65 124 9 44 106 26 289 82 2 5 4 6 8 1 3 136.40% . Civil Aircraft N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A . AGOA (excluding GSP) N/A . GSP -100.00% Subtotal - Niger 7 1 1 4 27 66 124 9 44 106 26 289 82 2 5 4 6 8 1 3 135.60% Nigeria AGOA (excluding GSP) 5,688 5,409 9,354 15,416 22,460 25,823 30,137 35,366 17,228 25,154 31,171 17,557 10,819 2,798 1,403 3,482 6,090 1,285 1,383 7.60% . No program claimed 9,680 3,228 410 758 878 1,415 2,039 2,387 2,869 2,244 4,819 2,825 1,351 1,119 785 518 714 1,041 363 391 7.80% . GSP 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 6 4 3 4 3 5 1 -66.20% . Civil Aircraft 1 492.90% . Pharmaceuticals N/A Subtotal - Nigeria 9,680 8,916 5,820 10,114 16,295 23,875 27,863 32,525 38,236 19,474 29,977 34,001 18,914 11,942 3,586 1,925 4,200 7,136 1,649 1,774 7.60% Rwanda No program claimed 5 7 3 3 5 6 8 9 13 19 21 30 33 24 40 45 23 39 9 18 88.10% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 2 1 1 1.80% . GSP 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 -15.30% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Rwanda 5 7 3 3 5 6 9 13 14 19 21 31 33 24 41 46 25 44 11 19 73.70% Sao Tome & Prin No program claimed 1 1 1 1 1 1 165.40% . GSP -50.10% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Sao Tome & Prin 1 1 1 1 1 1 116.90% Senegal No program claimed 3 102 3 4 2 3 7 19 7 5 5 6 11 16 25 56 53 65 15 24 66.10% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 14 10 2 6 16 5 5 7890.60% . GSP 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 -89.20% . Civil Aircraft N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A Subtotal - Senegal 4 102 4 4 3 4 21 19 18 7 5 7 17 17 25 72 55 72 15 29 92.80% Sierra Leone No program claimed 4 4 4 6 10 9 36 48 48 24 28 26 18 42 28 39 30 45 2 11 375.90% . GSP 1 1 1 1 223.70% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Sierra Leone 4 5 4 6 11 9 36 48 48 24 29 27 18 42 29 40 30 46 2 11 367.60% South Africa No program claimed 3,610 3,500 2,885 3,205 4,128 4,367 5,699 6,847 6,057 3,475 5,088 5,669 4,998 4,705 5,144 4,558 4,150 5,099 1,013 1,363 34.50% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 417 790 998 832 455 717 1,077 2,428 1,643 1,917 2,450 2,383 2,578 1,750 1,730 1,858 1,818 251 451 79.40% . GSP 583 506 553 670 949 1,017 1,066 1,190 1,457 742 1,200 1,327 1,294 1,090 1,366 1,129 985 1,115 258 207 -19.90% . Civil Aircraft 2 6 8 7 10 11 11 11 11 11 14 15 15 14 13 13 3 3 1.20% . Dyes N/A . Pharmaceuticals 10 6 6 8 9 7 5 7 7 5 4 4 6 4 4 6 9 1 N/A . Unknown country N/A Subtotal - South Africa 4,204 4,430 4,236 4,888 5,926 5,854 7,497 9,132 9,959 5,877 8,221 9,461 8,695 8,392 8,279 7,437 7,015 8,044 1,526 2,023 32.60% Swaziland No program claimed 41 50 33 28 22 23 6 7 8 9 4 6 4 5 4 6 6 7 1 1 -0.60% . GSP 12 6 7 7 1 16 14 6 6 18 18 14 10 13 876.10% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 8 74 127 176 160 135 136 125 95 93 77 62 54 59 N/A . Pharmaceuticals N/A . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Swaziland 53 65 114 162 199 199 156 148 134 110 115 83 67 59 82 20 17 20 1 1 17.80% Tanzania No program claimed 34 26 24 23 20 30 31 42 52 48 41 53 103 59 68 78 115 91 40 18 -54.90% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 10 10 17 28 37 41 8 9 7.70% . GSP 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 154.70% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Tanzania 35 27 25 24 24 34 35 46 54 49 43 59 115 70 86 107 153 131 49 27 -44.00% Togo No program claimed 3 9 3 6 2 6 1 5 11 7 9 32 7 7 9 14 11 14 3 2 -24.20% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 44 -56.50% . GSP 3 4 2 -100.00% . Civil Aircraft -100.00% Subtotal - Togo 6 13 3 6 2 6 4 5 11 7 9 32 52 8 9 14 11 15 3 2 -25.10% Uganda No program claimed 29 18 15 33 21 21 19 25 52 29 54 43 33 46 45 63 49 79 18 21 19.20% . GSP 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 33.90% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 446.50% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal - Uganda 29 18 15 35 26 26 22 27 53 30 58 46 34 47 46 64 51 82 19 23 22.00% Zambia No program claimed 17 15 8 12 30 32 29 49 41 8 28 47 63 33 51 55 68 64 10 26 154.50% . AGOA (excluding GSP) 1 -46.60% . GSP 1 1 3 11 1 4 5 3 2 359.10% . Civil Aircraft N/A Subtotal Zambia 18 16 8 12 32 32 29 49 51 9 30 47 63 38 56 59 70 65 10 26 150.90% Total 21,714 20,396 17,318 24,287 34,400 47,996 56,836 64,908 82,247 44,407 61,505 72,479 47,562 38,383 25,566 19,149 20,075 24,968 5,408 6,370 17.80%
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In 2017, eleven AGOA beneficiary countries each exported more than $100 million worth of qualifying goods under AGOA/GSP to the United States. A further seven countries each exported more than $10 million in AGOA goods in the same year.
The attached data tables (see links in grey boxes alongside) provide details of AGOA beneficiary countries’ aggregate and AGOA exports to the United States over the past three years. The AGOA portion combines trade in categories that qualifies for GSP preferences along with the ‘New AGOA’ product categories - being those that only received duty-free status under AGOA. AGOA in effect also covers the GSP products particularly when the US GSP expires, as happens from time to time.
AGOA preferences apply to approximately 6,500 tariff lines (at the HS8-digit level). This includes around 5,000 tariff lines covered by the United States Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) - currently extended through to end December 2020 ) plus a further approximately 1,500 tariff line items covered by the AGOA legislation. Apparel and textile sector tariff lines qualify once beneficiary countries have met the AGOA “apparel visa” requirements.
