U.S. Customs Announcement: Termination of Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali from the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) Program
CSMS #50574517
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African countries are terminated from receiving preferential benefits under the AGOA Program, for goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse on or after January 1, 2022.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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognizes that the disruption in the supply chain may have ongoing impacts on the date of arrival, date of entry and corresponding date of duty calculation, however, CBP is not able to extend the AGOA termination timeframe denoted above.
Questions regarding this issue may be directed to Ms. Anita Harris, Chief, Textile Policy Branch, at anita.s.harris@cbp.dhs.gov .
You can also reach out to your local Janel branch for more information, or the Janel Compliance team
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