SICE: Trade Policy Developments: AGOA

Agreements

Disciplines

Trade Policy Developments

	Nonreciprocal Preferential Arrangements: Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

Background and Key Documents

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law on May 18, 2000 as Title 1 of the 2000 Trade and Development Act. The AGOA was modified several times. AGOA II was signed into law on 6 August 2002 as Section 3108 of the 2002 U.S. Trade Act. The AGOA Acceleration Act (AGOA III) was signed on 12 July 2004. AGOA III extends preferential access to imports from countries covered by the legislation to 30 September 2015.


22 December 2005	Presidential Proclamation on 2006 AGOA Eligibility for 37 countries
20 January 2004	Amendment to AGOA III granting less-developed status to Mauritius
12 July 2004	AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (H.R. 4103)
	AGOA II (Section 3108 of the 2002 Trade Act)
19 December 2000	Proclamation to Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences for Sub-Saharan African Countries and for Other Purposes
24 January 2000	Trade and Development Act of 2000, including African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

Related Articles and Studies

May 2006	USTR. 2006 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
October 2005	USITC. Export Opportunities and Barriers in African Growth and Opportunity Act-Eligible Countries
May 2005	USTR. 2005 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
March 2004	USITC. Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2003): Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel from Sub-Saharan African, Caribbean Basin and Andean Countries
May 2004	USTR. 2004 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
May 2003	USTR. 2003 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
May 2002	USTR. Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan African and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
May 2001	USTR. Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan African and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
October 2000	USTR/USAID. African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation Guide