The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forms part of United States legislation and enables qualifying products that are produced and exported from eligible Sub-Saharan African beneficiary countries to enter the US duty-free. The AGOA legislation builds on the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), and contains a number of links to it, but also offers enhancements that provide important benefits to traders. This Guide provides an overview of key details of both the AGOA and GSP programs, and clarifies the benefits of using AGOA when clearing goods into the US, rather than through the GSP.