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About AGOA

AGOA beneficiary countriesThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a United States Trade Act that significantly enhances U.S. market access for (currently) 39 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. The Act originally covered the 8-year period from October 2000 to September 2008, but amendments signed into law by U.S.President George Bush in July 2004 further extend AGOA to 2015. At the same time, a special dispensation relating to apparel was extended by three years to 2007. On 20 December 2006, key changes to AGOA were signed into law, extending the garment provisions to 2012. In June 2007, a revised textile certificate of origin was published to give effect to the "abundant supply" provisions contained in the most recent legislative changes.

AGOA builds on existing U.S. trade programs by expanding the (duty-free) benefits previously available only under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) program. Duty-free access to the U.S. market under the combined AGOA/GSP program stands at approximately 7,000 product tariff lines, including the roughly 1,800 product tariff lines that were added to the GSP by the AGOA legislation. Notably, these include items such as apparel and footwear, wine, certain motor vehicle components, a variety of agricultural products, chemicals, steel and others.

About the AGOA.info web portal

This portal is aimed at the Sub-Saharan African community, and specifically policy-makes, industry and the business community (actual and potential exporters), journalists and the press, researchers and academics, among others. The aim of the portal is to assist the many stakeholders to fully utilise the benefits of AGOA through the provision of information, and building of capacity.

It provides the largest online collection of AGOA-related information, including details about AGOA and GSP product eligibility, comprehensive bi-lateral trade statistics for all (currently) 39 AGOA beneficiary SSA countries, trade resources, AGOA-related documents for download, and much more. The content of this portal is constantly evolving, and the trade statistics are updated on a monthly basis, as new data becomes available from various sources.


AGOA.info provides and updates the following data, information and analysis:

Information on AGOA, Recent Amendments (AGOA I through AGOA IV), Country and Product Eligibility;

The AGOA Rules of Origin, including the Special Rules for Apparel;

Comprehensive Trade Statistics of total and AGOA-related Trade covering all 39 AGOA-eligible countries individually and in aggregate;

Archive of Acronyms and Terminology used in International Trade;

Information on the HS Nomenclature used in International Trade;

Outline of the Trade Process, and US Import Requirements;

AGOA-related Documents for Download, including the full text of the Act and Amendments;

Archive of AGOA Research Reports and Maps;

An Archive of AGOA-related News Articles that have appeared in various African Publications...
AGOA News
News Search:

  Africa: Agoa forum seeks to expand US-Africa trade and investment
The eighth African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, August..... more


  U.S. African Chamber of Commerce encourages better organization regarding AGOA
The U.S. African Chamber of Commerce says that Africans could lose the African Growth and Opportunity..... more


  EAC lobby wants region to approach AGOA as one
The American market has remained elusive for most firms in East Africa, but this could be reversed if..... more


  Africa: United States seeks expanded economic growth
A central objective of U.S. trade relations with sub-Saharan Africa is to create a platform for expanded..... more


  Tanzania: AGOA 'has yet to benefit the private sector'
The private sector in East Africa is yet to fully benefit from trade with the US under the Africa Growth..... more

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Latest Updates



2009 Annual AGOA FORUM:
The 2009 AGOA Forum will take place in Kenya from 4 to 6 August 2009. Further details are available at the 7th AGOA Forum Kenya website.

Program details can be downloaded from AGOA.info at this link
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MAY 2009:
All monthly data have been updated to January 2009. March data was updated on 12 May.


21 December 2008: Mauritania loses AGOA eligibility
News story at this link


ITC investigation of textiles and apparel:
Further details at this link

DENIM FABRIC: Use in AGOA countries during fiscal year 2007 (USITC Report) and abundant supply determination.
Get the most recent report (published July 2008) at this linkNote that the denim provisions have since been repealed. See here


01 July 2008: Union of Comores obtains AGOA beneficiary status
Read the Presidential Proclamation here or view the country’s sectoral bilateral trade profile with the US.

Annual AGOA report: The 2007 annual AGOA report can be downloaded here


AGOA IV
– Changes to AGOA explained



For disaggregated trade data
covering each AGOA country, follow the relevant link in the Country Sections (left column) or click here.

The detailed AGOA maps have been updated. Click here

 

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