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General Council  
13-14 October 2020  Original:  English  
 
  
UNITED STATES – AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT  
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR  2019 
UNDER THE DECISION OF 2 DECEMBER  2015 
The following communication, dated 9 October 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  On 2 December  2015, the United States was granted a waiver (WT/L/ 970) of its obligations 
under paragraph 1 of Article  I and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article XIII of the G ATT 1994 to the extent 
necessary to permit the United States Government to provide duty -free treatment to eligible 
products of certain sub -Saharan African countries as authorized by the provisions of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) without being requi red to extend the same duty -free treatment 
to like products of any other Member . This waiver expires 3 0 September  2025. 
1.2.  Under the terms of this waiver, the United States is required to submit to the General Council 
an annual report on the implementation of  the trade -related provisions of AGOA with a view to 
facilitating the annual review provided for in paragraph 4 of Article IX of the Agreement establishing 
the WTO .1 This report covers calendar year 2019. 
2  DUTY FREE TREATMENT UNDER AGOA  
2.1.  AGOA was enacted on  18 May 2000. Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by 
section  111 of AGOA, authorizes the President of the United States to provide duty -free treatment 
to certain products from eligible sub -Saharan African beneficiary countries, in addition to the 
products designated for duty -free treatment for these countries under the US Generalized System 
of Preferences (GSP) . The President exercised this authority on 1 8 December  2000, when he 
designated 1,835 products as eligible for duty -free tr eatment in the United States when originating 
from an AGOA beneficiary country . Section 103 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 
extends preferences for these products and for GSP products to AGOA beneficiary cou ntries 
through  30 September  2025. 
2.2.  Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 also authorizes the President of the United States to 
designate certain sub -Saharan African countries as eligible for benefits under AGOA . In 
December  2015, then-President Obama withdrew Burundi 's eligibility for AGOA benefits effective 
1 January  2016. In December  2016, then -President Obama reinstated Central African Republic 's 
eligibility for AGOA benefits effective 1 January  2017. Seychelles graduated from AGOA due to its 
exceeding the program 's income threshold effective 1 January  2017. The President restored 
eligibility for The Gambia and Eswatini  (formerly Swaziland)  on 1 January  2018. In July 2018, 
President  Trump  suspended the duty -free treatment of all AGOA -eligible products in the apparel 
sector for Rwanda effective 3 1 July 2018. The President withdrew Mauritania 's eligibility on 
1 January  2019. On December  26, 2019 President Trump issued a proclamation that Cameroon 's 
 
1 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), consulted at: 
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  AGOA eligibility would be suspended effective January  1, 2020 . As of the end of 2019, 
38 sub-Saharan African countries were eligible for AGOA trade benefits . These countries are : Angola, 
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso , Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Republic 
of the Congo, Cote d 'Ivoire , Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon , The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, 
Guinea -Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, 
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda  (benefits partially suspended) , Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, 
Sierra  Leone, South Africa,  Tanzania,  Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.  
2.3.  Section 112(a) of AGOA provides duty -free treatment for certain textile and apparel products 
from beneficiary countries that adopt certain procedures to prevent illegal transhipment .2 
Section  112(c) of AGOA provides duty -free tr eatment for apparel made in "lesser developed " 
beneficiary countries regardless of the source of the fabric or yarn, subject to an annual quantitative 
limit through  30 September  2025.3 
3  AGOA PERFORMANCE  
3.1.  Since its inception in 2000, the AGOA program has hel ped African beneficiary countries to 
expand and diversify their exports to the United States . By providing new market opportunities for 
African exports – especially of non -traditional and higher -value products – AGOA has helped African 
firms become more co mpetitive internationally, thereby bolstering African economic growth and 
helping to alleviate poverty in one of the poorest regions of the world . In 201 9, over 90 per cent  of 
US imports from AGOA -eligible countries entered the United States duty -free, under AGOA, GSP, or 
other zero -tariff provisions.  
3.2.  In 201 9, US imports unde r AGOA fell 6.8 per cent  from US$10.8 billion  to US$7.3 billion , due 
in most part to a  decrease in the value of imports of mineral fuels (HTS chapter 27) . In 201 9, mineral 
fuels accounted for a pproximately 62 per cent  of US imports under AGOA, compared to 
approximately 73 per cent  in 201 8. Other leading categories of US imports include apparel 
(HTS chapters 61 and 62)  and motor vehicles ( HTS chapter 87). South Africa is currentl y the largest 
non-oil AGOA beneficiary . Other leading non-oil beneficiary countries are  Kenya, Lesotho , Mauritius 
and Madagascar . 
3.3.  Motor vehicles was the leading AGOA non -oil product sector for most of the period 20 17-2019. 
Imports under AGOA in this product sector reached approximately US$335.7  million in 201 9. 
3.4.  Another leading non -oil sector for the period 20 17-2019 was apparel . Apparel represented 
19 per cent  of total US imports for consumption under  AGOA in 201 9. Imports of  apparel under 
AGOA rose from US$1.2 billion  in 20 18 to US$1.4 billion  in 201 9. Eighteen AGOA beneficiary 
countries have shipped apparel products to the United States under AGOA since 2001 . In 2019 , 
leading apparel exporters under AGOA were Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ethiopia, 
Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa . The leading category of apparel in 201 9 was cotton men 's or 
boy's trousers and shorts . 
3.5.  The US Government has provided substantial  trade-related technical assistance to AGOA 
beneficiary countries to help them make the most of the trade opportunities available under AGOA . 
For example, the US Agency for International Development operates a regional Trade and 
Investment Hub  in South Afr ica that assist s African governments and businesses to identify and 
develop market opportunities in the United States for African products, especially value -added and 
non-traditional products such as those covered under AGOA . In 201 9, the United States lau nched 
Prosper Africa, which seeks to expand two -way trade and investment between the United States and 
Africa . Through Pr osper Africa, the United States seeks opportunities to do business in and with 
Africa, which benefits companies, investors, and workers  both in Africa and the United States.  
 
2 As of 1 September 2019, the beneficiary countries eligible for duty -free treatment of certain textile and 
apparel products were: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d 'Ivoire, E swatini, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, 
Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.  
3 Of the countries listed in footnote 2, only South Africa has not been designated a "lesser developed " 
beneficiary country for the purposes of AGOA.  WT/L/109 7 
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  3.6.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the trade aspects of the 
AGOA programme from 20 11 to 201 9. 
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Table 1 provides summary information on US imports for consumption under AGOA from 20 11 to 
2019. 
 
Table 2  provides information on leading US imports for consumption under AGOA provisions from 
2017 to 201 9. 
 
Table 3  provides information on US trade with AGOA countries from 20 11 to 201 9. 
 
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TABLE 1  
US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 201 1-20194 
Source  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
Nigeria  31,170,628.6  17,556,643.6  10,818,896.9  2,798,015.3  1,403,195.4  3,180,715.0  5,807,749.4  4,358,642.4  3,128,559.3  
South Africa  2,449,926.9  2,383,352.1  2,578,496.1  1,750,421.2  1,730,100.1  1,858,426.3  1,819,104.8  1,498,193.2  1,223,727.4  
Angola  11,576,597.8  6,619,092.3  6,000,957.9  3,539,542.2  1,830,054.3  1,998,268.2  2,270,552.3  1,950,021.2  543,205.3  
Kenya  288,330.7  287,835.8  336,601.2  417,147.7  428,223.9  391,537.2  402,612.2  466,508.9  512,315.8  
Ghana  414,094.2  16,988.1  60,488.7  57,054.8  9,626.2  29,690.6  312,393.8  330,682.0  416,533.0  
Congo -Brazza  1,935,187.1  1,225,538.9  1,039,454.2  360,168.1  254,572.3  61,681.1  79,464.4  294,255.3  409,701.0  
Lesotho  314,311.2  300,688.7  320,806.9  288,888.8  299,313.9  295,345.8  290,312.6  319,590.0  301,403.3  
Ethiopia  10,879.1  18,300.9  31,714.1  35,675.1  40,897.3  61,830.2  86,611.9  154,131.7  239,686.2  
Madagascar  0.0 0.0 0.0 42.5 39,830.8  93,827.9  150,624.4  190,240.4  233,638.3  
Mauritius  155,982.1  160,030.0  188,260.4  218,173.3  207,082.8  188,079.4  141,042.4  144,438.7  128,465.3  
Tanzania  5,130.9  10,445.8  10,359.7  17,485.9  28,165.6  36,952.3  40,544.5  42,432.0  51,970.7  
Senegal  2.7 5,634.0  11.0 23.6 15,544.0  86.1 5,132.8  32,659.6  50,848.4  
Malawi  56,145.6  46,307.1  47,084.2  57,386.2  40,952.5  45,084.5  35,670.2  31,130.5  43,831.3  
Cameroon  137,525.0  111,612.1  36,426.7  23,004.6  53.1 6,390.2  393.1  63,313.3  8,490.8  
Chad 2,991,225.7  2,376,665.2  2,397,799.1  1,632,681.6  1,478,696.9  775,178.3  590,243.8  601,062.1  5,513.3  
Cabo Verde  154.0  116.9  146.4  333.2  522.9  586.3  720.2  844.0  1,980.8  
Burkina Faso  1.7 5.0 6.6 10.2 2.6 16.9 720.2  587.9  1,866.3  
Mozambique  688.6  29.5 1,361.8  802.2  283.8  1,470.1  2,844.7  823.5  1,730.4  
Rwanda  17.3 7.9 9.4 187.0  434.7  1,225.9  2,177.0  3,882.6  1,462.6  
Namibia  12.8 215.6  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.7 338.1  1,384.7  
Cote d`Ivoire  0.0 29,901.5  229.3  554.8  529.6  120.1  37,716.9  177,430.1  1,347.7  
Zambia  10.3 6.8 8.3 35.7 265.3  32.1 906.6  806.3  1,250.7  
Eswatini  77,121.1  62,373.3  53,940.0  59,075.6  0.0 0.0 0.0 4,619.4  1,209.4  
Uganda  786.9  64.5 55.9 59.3 144.1  288.0  723.6  1,169.7  1,058.7  
 
4 The following countries were not eligible for the corresponding years: Burundi (2016 -18), Cameroon (2020),  Central African Republic (2010 -16), Congo -Kinshasa (2011 -18), 
Cote d 'Ivoire (2010), Eswatini (2015 -17), The Gambia (2015 -17), Guinea (2010), Guinea -Bissau (2013 -14), Madagascar (2010 -13), Mali (2013), Mauritania (2019 -2020), Niger 
(2010), and Seychelles ( 2017-18). South Sudan eligibility began in 2013, but the country was not eligible in 2015 -17.   
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Source  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
Cen African Rep  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.3  
Gabon  477,521.3  1,271,620.6  924,950.5  607,486.3  167,003.2  60,050.4  99,913.2  147,848.1  207.9  
Djibouti  0.0 0.0 0.0 411.5  463.6  11.0 1,304.4  226.3  120.5  
Benin  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 17.3 386.4  92.0 
Togo 0.0 44,448.4  0.0 2.7 10.9 19.6 72.5 10.2 80.1 
Sierra Leone  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 522.7  92.5 682.3  55.0 
Guinea  0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 4.3 6.9 31.7 63.9 47.8 
Mali 1.6 20.6 0.0 6.1 14.4 13.3 20.3 66.1 29.4 
Gambia  1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 20.0 
Niger  0.0 1.2 0.3 2.4 0.0 3.2 1.6 0.0 10.3 
Botswana  15,478.5  10,426.7  5,856.1  9,457.6  8,251.1  4,766.5  990.7  0.0 3.6 
Liberia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 12.1 0.4 
Congo -Kinshasa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Mauritania  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 47,711.2  54,853.8  0.0 0.0 
Seychelles  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Guinea -Bissau  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total 52,077,762.9  32,538,373.0  24,853,927.1  11,874,135.2  7,984,239.7  9,140,003.2  12,235,590.6  10,817,102.7  7,312,097.8  
Note:  Because of rounding, figures may not add to totals given. The following countries that were eligible for AGOA for at least pa rt of the period 2008 -2016 did not register any trade under AGOA 
provisions during this period: Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea -Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, and South Sudan.  
   
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TABLE 1 – CONTINUED  
US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 20 11-2019 
Source  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  
 Per cent of total  
Nigeria  59.85  53.96  43.53  23.56  17.57  34.80  47.47  40.29  42.79  
South Africa  4.70 7.32 10.37  14.74  21.67  20.33  14.87  13.85  16.74  
Angola  22.23  20.34  24.14  29.81  22.92  21.86  18.56  18.03  7.43 
Kenya  0.55 0.88 1.35 3.51 5.36 4.28 3.29 4.31 7.01 
Ghana  0.80 0.05 0.24 0.48 0.12 0.32 2.55 3.06 5.70 
Congo -Brazza  3.72 3.77 4.18 3.03 3.19 0.67 0.65 2.72 5.60 
Lesotho  0.60 0.92 1.29 2.43 3.75 3.23 2.37 2.95 4.12 
Ethiopia  0.02 0.06 0.13 0.30 0.51 0.68 0.71 1.42 3.28 
Madagascar  0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.50 1.03 1.23 1.76 3.20 
Mauritius  0.30 0.49 0.76 1.84 2.59 2.06 1.15 1.34 1.76 
Tanzania  0.01 0.03 0.04 0.15 0.35 0.40 0.33 0.39 0.71 
Senegal  (a) 0.02 (a) (a) 0.19 (a) 0.04 0.30 0.70 
Malawi  0.11 0.14 0.19 0.48 0.51 0.49 0.29 0.29 0.60 
Cameroon  0.26 0.34 0.15 0.19 (a) 0.07 (a) 0.59 0.12 
Chad 5.74 7.30 9.65 13.75  18.52  8.48 4.82 5.56 0.08 
Cabo Verde  (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 
Burkina Faso  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.03 
Mozambique  (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 (a) 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 
Rwanda  (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.02 
Namibia  (a) (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) 0.02 
Cote d`Ivoire  0.00 0.09 (a) (a) 0.01 (a) 0.31 1.64 0.02 
Zambia  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.02 
Eswatini  0.15 0.19 0.22 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 
Uganda  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.01 
Cen African Rep  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 
Gabon  0.92 3.91 3.72 5.12 2.09 0.66 0.82 1.37 (a)   
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Source  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  
 Per cent of total  
Djibouti  0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.01 (a) 0.01 (a) (a) 
Benin  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Togo 0.00 0.14 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Sierra Leone  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 (a) 0.01 (a) 
Guinea  0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Mali (a) (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Gambia  (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) 
Niger  0.00 (a) (a) (a) 0.00 (a) (a) 0.00 (a) 
Botswana  0.03 0.03 0.02 0.08 0.10 0.05 0.01 0.00 (a) 
Liberia  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 (a) (a) 
Congo -Kinshasa  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Mauritania  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.45 0.00 0.00 
Seychelles  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Guinea -Bissau  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Total 100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  100.00  
a Less than 0.005%.  
Source:  Compiled from official statistics of the US  Department of Commerce.  
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  TABLE 2  
LEADING US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, 201 7-20195 
HTS 
number  Description  2017 2018 2019 Change 
2018- 
2019   
Value (millions of dollars)  Per cent 
Mineral fuels and oils (HTS chapter 27)  
2709.00.20  Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous 
minerals, crude, testing 25 degrees A.P.I. or 
more 8,386.6  6,820.8  4,049.6  -40.6 
2709.00.10  Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous 
minerals, crude, testing under 25 degrees 
A.P.I.  492.8  740.8  340.2  -54.1 
2710.12.25  Naphthas (exc. motor fuel/mtr fuel blend. 
stock) fr petroleum oils & bitumin minerals 
(o/than crude) or preps 70%+ by wt. fr 
petroleum oils  195.3  135.7  72.4 -46.6 
2710.12.45  Light oil mixt. of hydrocarbons fr petro oils 
& bitum min(o/than crude) or prep 70%+ 
wt. fr petro oils, nesoi,n/o 50% any single 
hydrocarbon  64.7 79.8 12.8 -84.0 
2707.99.55  Metacresol/orthocresol/paracresol/metapar
acresol (from dist.of hi -temp coal tar or wt. 
of aromatic > nonaromatic), w/purity of 
75%+ by wt.  1.4 9.3 12.1 29.8 
 
Total of above  9,140.9  7,786.5  4,487.2  -42.4  
All other  92.8 104.4  0.0 -100.0  
  Total for mineral fuels and oils  9,233.6  7,890.9  4,487.2  -43.1 
Textiles and apparel (HTS chapters 50 -63) 
6203.42.45  Men's/boys' trousers &shorts, not bibs, not 
knit/crochet, cotton, not containing 15% or 
more by weight of down, etc, o/than rec perf 
outwear  201.5  219.8  245.3  11.6 
6205.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of cotton, nesoi  119.6  146.0  167.4  14.7 
6110.30.30  Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, 
knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers, 
nesoi 122.8  138.7  139.9  0.9 
6204.62.80  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton, 
nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  83.9 99.2 106.4  7.3 
6104.63.20  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  94.9 113.3  103.0  -9.1 
6105.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted, 
of manmade fibers, nesoi  76.9 81.0 88.6 9.4 
6109.90.10  T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar 
garments, knitted or crocheted, of 
man-made fibers  54.8 56.6 71.9 27.1 
6203.43.90  Men's/boys' trousers, breeches, shorts, not 
k/c, synth fibers, con under 15% wt down 
etc, cont und 36% wt wool, n/water resist, 
not rec perf outwear  29.0 50.4 69.7 38.4 
6204.63.90  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  42.5 50.2 57.1 13.6 
6103.43.15  Men's or boys' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  28.9 34.2 36.7 7.3 
 
Total of above  854.8  989.2  1,086.0  9.8  
All other  173.9  225.3  311.4  38.2  
Total for textiles and apparel  1,028.7  1,214.6  1,397.4  15.1 
 
5 Not all countries were eligible for AGOA preferences in all years. See AGOA table 1 for periods of program 
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  HTS 
number  Description  2017 2018 2019 Change 
2018- 
2019   
Value (millions of dollars)  Per cent 
Agriculture (HTS chapters 1 -24) 
0802.62.00  Macadamia nuts, shelled  107.9  140.4  172.5  22.9 
1604.14.30  Tunas and skipjack, not in oil, in airtight 
containers, n/o 7 kg, not of US possessions, 
over quota  4.9 28.4 45.4 59.8 
2204.21.50  Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), 
not over 14% alcohol, in containers not over 
2 liters  35.6 34.0 34.0 0.1 
0805.10.00  Oranges, fresh or dried  37.8 43.4 25.9 -40.2 
2401.20.85  Tobacco, partly or wholly 
stemmed/stripped, threshed or similarly 
processed, not from cigar leaf , described in 
addl US note 5 to chap 24  19.4 17.9 20.7 15.6 
1701.14.10  Other cane sugar, raw, in solid form, w/o 
added flavoring or coloring, subject to 
add. US 5 to Ch.17  21.5 16.8 18.3 9.1 
0805.21.00  Mandarins, including tangerines and 
satsumas, fresh or dried  8.3 8.8 14.2 61.2 
2207.10.60  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80  per cent  
vol. alcohol or higher, for nonbeverage 
purposes  11.4 14.3 13.5 -5.8 
0714.30.10  Fresh or chilled yams (Dioscorea spp.), 
whether or not sliced or in the form of 
pellets  0.5 9.5 11.5 20.6 
0802.90.98  Nuts nesoi, fresh or dried, shelled  9.4 12.3 10.1 -17.8  
Total of above  256.7  325.8  366.2  12.4  
All other  93.1 121.8  100.8  -17.3 
  Total for agriculture  349.9  447.7  466.9  4.3 
All other products (HTS chapters 25 -26, 28 -49, and 64 -97) 
8703.23.01  Motor vehicles to transport persons, 
w/spark -ign. IC recip. piston engine, w/cyl 
capacity >1, 500cc but <=3, 000cc  1,178.5  534.5  335.7  -37.2 
7202.30.00  Ferrosilicon manganese  31.5 85.9 86.1 0.2 
7202.41.00  Ferrochromium containing by weight more 
than 4  per cent  of carbon  27.1 86.3 76.7 -11.1 
3823.70.60  Industrial fatty alcohols other than derived 
from fatty substances of animal or 
vegetable origin  63.2 58.4 66.7 14.2 
7606.12.30  Aluminum alloy, plates/sheets/strip, 
w/thick. o/0.2mm, rectangular (incl. sq), 
not clad  92.4 84.6 50.1 -40.8 
7202.19.50  Ferromanganese containing by weight more 
than 1  per cent  but not more than 2  per 
cent of carbon  20.6 51.9 31.9 -38.7 
7202.11.50  Ferromanganese containing by weight more 
than 4  per cent  of carbon  85.0 60.9 31.5 -48.2 
2914.12.00  Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone)  0.0 0.0 29.8 NA 
2916.12.50  Nonaromatic esters of acrylic acid  0.0 0.0 27.0 NA 
7113.19.29  Gold necklaces and neck chains (o/than of 
rope or mixed links)  12.1 32.7 24.9 -24.0 
 
Total of above  1,510.4  995.3  760.3  -23.6  
All other  113.0  268.7  200.3  -25.5 
  Total for all other products  1,623.4  1,264.0  960.6  -24.0   
    
  Grand total  12,235.6  10,817.1  7,312.1  -32.4 
a Tariff line was valid for only part of the year.  
Note:  Because of rounding, figures may not add to totals given. The abbreviations "nesoi" and "nesi" stand for "not 
elsewhere specified or otherwise included." NV indicates the tariff line was not valid in that year. NA indicates a 
calculation was not appl icable.  
Source:  Compiled from official statistics of the US Department of Commerce.  WT/L/109 7 
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  TABLE  3 
US TRADE WITH AGOA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, 20 11-20196 
 
Year US exports7 Share of US 
exports to 
the world  US imports8 Share of US 
imports from 
the world  US trade 
balance  
 
Millions dollars  Percent  Millions dollars  Percent  Millions dollars  
2011 19,711.1  1.5 68,842.2  3.2 -49,131.1  
2012 20,859.3  1.5 47,276.3  2.1 -26,417.0  
2013 21,692.1  1.6 38,203.9  1.7 -16,511.8  
2014 23,041.9  1.6 25,572.7  1.1 -2,530.8  
2015 16,419.2  1.3 19,147.6  0.9 -2,728.4  
2016 12,024.5  1.0 20,015.2  0.9 -7,990.8  
2017 12,654.1  1.0 24,866.7  1.1 -12,212.5  
2018 14,258.6  1.0 24,523.7  1.0 -10,265.1  
2019 13,992.1  1.0 20,743.5  0.8 -6,751.4  
Note:  Because of rounding, figures may not add to totals given.  
Source:  Compiled from official statistics of the US Department of Commerce.  
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6 Trade figures in this table include all i mports, not just AGOA eligible imports and all exports, and reflects 
countries AGOA eligible in the specified year. The following countries were not eligible for the corresponding 
years: Burundi (2016 -18), Cameroon (2020), Central African Republic (2010 -16), Congo -Kinshasa (2011 -18), 
Cote d 'Ivoire (2010), Eswatini (2015 -17), The Gambia (2015 -17), Guinea (2010), Guinea -Bissau (2013 -14), 
Madagascar (2010 -13), Mali (2013), Mauritania (2019 -2020), Niger (2010), and Seychelles (2017 -18). South 
Sudan eligibility began in 2013, but the country was not eligible in 2015 -17. 
7 Domestic exports, f.a.s. basis.  
8 Imports for consumption, customs value.