African Growth and Opportunity Act

Member countries (10)

• 🇺🇸United States
• 🇿🇦South Africa
• 🇰🇪Kenya
• 🇪🇹Ethiopia
• 🇬🇭Ghana
• 🇹🇿Tanzania
• 🇳🇬Nigeria
• 🇸🇳Senegal
• 🇨🇲Cameroon
• 🇲🇦Morocco

Lanes covered by this FTA (2)

• 🇿🇦 South Africa → 🇰🇪 Kenya
• 🇰🇪 Kenya → 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Commodity coverage

US unilateral preference program providing duty-free entry into the US for 1,800+ tariff lines on goods originating in eligible sub-Saharan African countries. Apparel, automotive, textiles, agricultural goods covered. Annual eligibility review by USTR.

Rules of origin

AGOA Form Certificate of Origin required; 35% local content threshold (with permitted cumulation) for apparel.

Official text & sources

• Official treaty text
• trade.gov
• agoa.info

See also

• Incoterms 2020 →
• HS codes →
• Duty calculator →
• Trade route lanes →