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TERMINATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROWTH OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) PROGRAM

Joe DeSilvestri

January 3, 2022

In accordance with Presidential Proclamation, dated December 23, 2021, the following sub-Saharan African countries are terminated from receiving preferential benefits under the AGOA Program, for goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse on or after January 1, 2022.

The terminated countries are Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali.  A copy of the Presidential Proclamation can be found at the following link: A Proclamation to Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and for Other Purposes | The White House.

The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will be modified to reflect this action.