WT/L/1153  
 
1 November  2022 
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General Council  
19-20 December 2022  Original: English  
 
 
UNITED STATES – AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT  
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR  2021 
UNDER THE DECISION OF 30 NOVEMBER 20151 
The following communication, dated 17 October  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  On 30 November 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 GATT  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 Opportu nity Act (AGOA) without being required to extend the same duty -free treatment 
to like products of any other Member. This waiver expires 30  September  2025.  
1.2.  Under the terms of this waiver, the United States is required to submit to the General Council 
an ann ual 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.2 This report covers calendar year 2021.  
2  DUTY FREE TREAT MENT 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 18  December  2000, when he 
designated 1,835 pro ducts as eligible for duty -free treatment 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. As of the 
beginning of 2022, 36 countries wer e eligible for AGOA trade benefits. These countries are: Angola, 
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ca bo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Republic 
of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (re -instated in 2021), C ôte d'Ivoire, Djibouti,  
Eswatini, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea -Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda (benefits partially suspended), Sao Tome 
and Principe, Senegal, Sierra  Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, To go, Uganda, and Zambia.  
 
1 WT/L/970.  
2 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), consulted at: 
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  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.3 
Section  112(c) of AGOA provides duty -free treat ment 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  2025.4 
3  AGOA PERFORMANCE  
3.1.  Since its inception in 2000, the AGOA program has helped  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 compe titive internationally, thereby bolstering African economic growth and 
helping to alleviate poverty in one of the poorest regions of the world. In 2021, 85 per  cent of the 
value of US imports from AGOA -eligible countries entered the United States duty -free, under AGOA, 
GSP, or other zero -tariff provisions. The AGOA agreement provides additional duty -free tariff lines 
for lesser developed beneficiaries of AGOA. Based on the overall number of US tariff lines, US duty -
free coverage for the AGOA lesser develope d beneficiaries exceeded 97 per  cent and for all other 
AGOA beneficiaries was 85 per  cent. 
3.2.  In 2021, US imports under AGOA increased 86 per  cent from $3.2 billion to $6 billion, due in 
most part to a sharp increase in the value of imports of mineral fuels a nd oils (HTS chapter 27).  In 
2021, mineral fuels accounted for approximately 32 per  cent of US imports under AGOA, compared 
to approximately 21.5  per cent in 2020 and 61.5 per  cent in 2019.   
Other leading categories of US imports which registered a positiv e change, although to a lesser 
degree, include apparel (HTS  chapters 61 and 62); certain iron and steel products and gold (under 
"All Other Products " HTS chapters 71 and 72); and agriculture (HTS  heading 1701, other cane sugar, 
raw, and HTS heading 2105, edible ice, except ice cream).  South Africa is currently the largest 
non-oil AGOA beneficiary. Other leading non -oil beneficiary countries are Kenya, Ghana, Lesotho, 
Madagascar, Zambia, and Maurit ius. 
 
3.3.  The leading non -oil sector for the period 2019 -2021 was represented by "All Other Products " 
(HTS chapters 25 -26; 28 -49; and 64 -97) followed by apparel. The category "All Other Products, " 
including iron and steel, and gold, reached $2.1 billion, or 35  per cent of total US imports for 
consumption under AGOA in 2021, while apparel represented 23 per  cent; and agriculture 10 per  
cent. Iron and steel, and gold products (HTS chapters 71 and 72) recorded among the highest 
increase in value between 2020 and 2 021. Gold neckless and neck chains (HTS heading 7113), for 
instance, recorded an increase of 224.7 per  cent, from $20.5 million in 2020 to $66.7 million in 
2021.  Similarly, certain iron and steel products (HTS chapter 72) recorded an increase of 125 per  
cent, from $21.2 million to $47.8 million during the same period.  
3.4.  Apparel was the second leading AGOA non -oil product sector for the period 2019 -2021 closely 
following "All Other Products ". Imports of apparel under AGOA increased from $1.1  billion in 2020 
to $1.3 billion in 2021. Eighteen AGOA beneficiary countries have shipped apparel products to the 
United States under AGOA since 2001. In 2021, leading apparel exporters under AGOA were Kenya, 
Lesotho, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Ghana and Sou th Africa.  The top apparel 
exports in 2021 include woven trousers and shorts, men 's and boys ' shirts (HTS chapter 62), and 
knit pullovers, T -shirts and trousers and shorts (HTS chapter 61).  
3.5.  Throughout the course of the program, the US  Government, largely t hrough the US Agency for 
International Development, 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 Interna tional Development operates a $73.7 million regional Trade 
and Investment Hub in South Africa (2016 -2022) that assists African governments and businesses 
to identify and develop market opportunities in the United States for African products, especially 
 
3 As of 3 January 2022, the beneficiary cou ntries eligible for duty -free treatment of certain textile and 
apparel products were: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ca bo Verde, Chad, C ôte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, 
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Ni geria, Senegal, Sierra 
Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.  
4 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/1153  
 
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  value-added and non -traditional products such as those covered under AGOA. In 2019, the United 
States launched Prosper Africa, which seeks to expand two -way trade and investment between the 
United States and Africa. Through Prosper Africa, the United States s eeks opportunities to do 
business in and with Africa, which benefits companies, investors, and workers both in Africa and the 
United States.  
3.6.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the trade aspects of the 
AGOA programme from 2013 to 2021.  
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Table 1 provides summary information on US imports for consumption under AGOA from 2013 to 
2021.  
 
Table 2  provides information on leading US imports for consumption under AGOA provisions from 
2019 to 2021.  
 
Table 3  provides information on US trade with AGOA countries from 2013 to 2021.  
 
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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 2013 -20215 
Source  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
South Africa  2,578,496.1  1,750,421.2  1,730,100.1  1,858,426.3  1,819,104.8  1,498,020.8  1,224,562.2  1,178,223.0  2,072,295.6  
Nigeria  10,818,896.9  2,798,015.3  1,403,195.4  3,180,715.0  5,807,749.4  4,358,630.1  3,167,447.0  477,446.0  1,398,955.4  
Kenya  336,601.2  417,147.7  428,223.9  391,537.2  402,612.2  466,476.1  512,369.5  430,527.7  516,667.0  
Ghana  60,488.7  57,054.8  9,626.2  29,690.6  312,393.8  330,679.4  416,560.2  106,522.6  303,270.2  
Angola  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  134,161.5  300,022.9  
Lesotho  320,806.9  288,888.8  299,313.9  295,345.8  290,312.6  319,589.4  301,567.8  256,759.1  291,867.2  
Madagascar  0.0 42.5 39,830.8  93,827.9  150,624.4  190,145.9  233,920.5  193,284.3  274,373.9  
Ethiopia  31,714.1  35,675.1  40,897.3  61,830.2  86,611.9  154,250.2  240,105.7  238,041.6  271,482.8  
Congo -Kinshasa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 216,556.2  
Zambia  8.3 35.7 265.3  32.1 906.6  806.3  1,250.7  376.7  115,744.9  
Mauritius  188,260.4  218,173.3  207,082.8  188,079.4  141,042.4  144,433.9  128,961.8  77,023.1  61,002.2  
Senegal  11.0 23.6 15,544.0  86.1 5,132.8  32,659.4  50,848.4  45,834.4  57,020.4  
Côte d'Ivoire  229.3  554.8  529.6  120.1  37,716.9  177,430.1  1,347.7  1,859.0  34,066.9  
Tanzania  10,359.7  17,485.9  28,165.6  36,952.3  40,544.5  42,431.4  51,970.7  39,560.1  32,816.1  
Malawi  47,084.2  57,386.2  40,952.5  45,084.5  35,670.2  31,130.5  43,112.8  26,658.4  25,181.2  
Eswatini  53,940.0  59,075.6  0.0 0.0 0.0 4,619.4  1,209.4  12,462.6  17,026.8  
Mozambique  1,361.8  802.2  283.8  1,470.1  2,844.7  823.5  1,730.4  7,522.5  8,770.0  
Uganda  55.9 59.3 144.1  288.0  723.6  1,153.0  1,044.6  3,721.7  5,841.9  
Namibia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.7 338.1  1,325.5  3,382.0  4,408.6  
Cabo Verde  146.4  333.2  522.9  586.3  720.2  844.0  1,980.8  2,015.3  3,335.0  
Benin  0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 17.3 386.4  92.0 131.8  1,050.3  
Rwanda  9.4 187.0  434.7  1,225.9  2,177.0  3,882.6  1,472.1  1,457.7  957.7  
Gabon  924,950.5  607,486.3  167,003.2  60,050.4  99,913.2  147,848.1  311.9  1,077.0  695.2  
Togo 0.0 2.7 10.9 19.6 72.5 10.2 80.1 138.5  528.0  
 
5 The following countries were not eligible for the corresponding years: Burundi (2016 -21), Cameroon (2020 -21), Central African Republic (2010 -16), Congo -Kinshasa 
(2011 -20), C ôte d'Ivoire (2010), Eswatini (2015 -17), The Gambia (2015 -17), Guinea (2010), Guinea -Bissau (2013 -14), Mada gascar (2010 -13), Mali (2013), Mauritania 
(2019 -2021), Niger (2010), and Seychelles (2017 -21). South Sudan eligibility began in 2013, but the country was not eligible in 2015 -21.  
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- 5 - Source  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
Djibouti  0.0 411.5  463.6  11.0 1,304.4  226.3  120.5  263.7  237.6  
Guinea  5.6 0.0 4.3 6.9 31.7 63.4 47.8 17.5 173.2  
Mali 0.0 6.1 14.4 13.3 20.3 66.1 29.4 24.5 43.6 
Sierra Leone  0.0 0.0 0.0 522.7  92.5 682.3  55.0 0.0 18.4 
The Gambia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 20.0 10.1 13.8 
Burkina Faso  6.6 10.2 2.6 16.9 720.2  587.9  1,866.3  592.1  5.0 
Congo -Brazza  1,039,454.2  360,168.1  254,572.3  61,681.1  79,464.4  294,255.3  409,701.0  2.4 1.4 
Liberia  0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 12.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 
Chad 2,397,799.1  1,632,681.6  1,478,696.9  775,178.3  590,243.8  601,062.1  5,513.3  0.0 0.0 
Central African 
Republic 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.3  0.0 0.0 
Mauritania  0.0 0.0 0.0 47,711.2  54,853.8  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Seychelles  0.0 0.0 0.0 33.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Botswana  5,856.1  9,457.6  8,251.1  4,766.5  990.7  0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 
Guinea -Bissau  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Niger  0.3 2.4 0.0 3.2 1.6 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 
Cameroon  36,426.7  23,004.6  53.1 6,390.2  393.1  63,313.3  8,488.6  0.0 0.0 
Total 24,853,927.1  11,874,135.2  7,984,239.7  9,140,003.2  12,235,590.6  10,816,882.6  7,352,583.4  3,239,096.7  6,014,429.0  
Note:  Because of rounding, figures may not add to totals given. The following countries that were eligible for AGOA for at least part 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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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 201 3-2021 
Source  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 
 Per cent of total  
South Africa  10.4 14.7 21.7 20.3 14.9 13.8 16.7 36.4 34.5 
Nigeria  43.5 23.6 17.6 34.8 47.5 40.3 43.1 14.7 23.3 
Kenya  1.4 3.5 5.4 4.3 3.3 4.3 7.0 13.3 8.6 
Ghana  0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 2.6 3.1 5.7 3.3 5.0 
Angola  24.1 29.8 22.9 21.9 18.6 18.0 7.4 4.1 5.0 
Lesotho  1.3 2.4 3.7 3.2 2.4 3.0 4.1 7.9 4.9 
Madagascar  0.0 (a) 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.8 3.2 6.0 4.6 
Ethiopia  0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.3 7.3 4.5 
Congo -Kinshasa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 
Zambia  (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 
Mauritius  0.8 1.8 2.6 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.4 1.0 
Senegal  (a) (a) 0.2 (a) 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.4 0.9 
Côte d'Ivoire  (a) (a) 0.0 (a) 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 
Tanzania  0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.5 
Malawi  0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 
Eswatini  0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 
Mozambique  0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 
Uganda  (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 
Namibia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) (a) 0.0 0.1 0.1 
Cabo Verde  (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 
Benin  0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.0 
Rwanda  (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gabon  3.7 5.1 2.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 (a) 0.0 0.0 
Togo 0.0 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.0 
Djibouti  0.0 (a) 0.0 (a) 0.0 (a) (a) 0.0 (a) 
Guinea  (a) 0.0 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)  
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 Per cent of total  
Mali 0.0 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Sierra Leone  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 (a) 0.0 (a) 
The Gambia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Burkina Faso  (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) 
Congo -Brazza  4.2 3.0 3.2 0.7 0.6 2.7 5.6 (a) (a) 
Liberia  0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 (a) (a) 0.0 0.0 
Chad 9.6 13.7 18.5 8.5 4.8 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 
Central African Rep ublic 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 0.0 
Mauritania  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Seychelles  0.0 0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Botswana  0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 (a) 0.0 0.0 
Guinea -Bissau  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Niger  (a) (a) 0.0 (a) (a) 0.0 (a) 0.0 0.0 
Cameroon  0.1 0.2 (a) 0.1 (a) 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 
Total 100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  
 
(a)  Less than 0.005%.  
Source:   Compiled from official statistics of the US  Department of Commerce.  WT/L/1153  
 
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  TABLE 2  
LEADING US  IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, 2019 -20216 
HTS 
number  Description  2019  2020  2021  Change 
2020 - 
2021    
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 4,076.5  596.6  1,645.3  175.8  
2709.00.10  Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous 
minerals, crude, testing under 25 degrees 
A.P.I.  340.2  55.5 136.7  146.2  
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  84.4 11.7 69.6 493.5  
2710.19.11  Distillate and residual fuel oil (including 
blends) derived from petroleum oils or oil of 
bituminous minerals, testing 25 degree 
A.P.I. or >  0.0 16.3 52.3 220.5  
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. 12.1 7.4 11.1 51.0 
 
Total of above  4,513.3  687.6  1,914.9  178.5   
All other  12.8 9.6 0.0 -99.9 
  Total for mineral fuels and oils  4,526.1  697.2  1,914.9  174.7  
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  245.3  212.4  245.8  15.7 
6110.30.30  Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, 
knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers, 
nesoi 140.0  88.9 132.3  48.8 
6104.63.20  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  103.0  98.7 113.4  14.8 
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 resi st, 
not rec perf outwear  69.7 64.7 81.0 25.1 
6204.62.80  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton, 
nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  106.1  90.0 77.2 -14.2 
6205.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of cotton, nesoi  168.0  102.6  77.1 -24.9 
6204.63.90  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  57.1 72.4 72.5 0.1 
6109.90.10  T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar 
garments, knitted or crocheted, of man -
made fibers  71.9 51.0 65.1 27.5 
6105.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted, 
of manmade fibers, nesoi  88.6 63.0 58.3 -7.5 
6103.43.15  Men's or boys' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  37.0 35.0 45.0 28.7 
 
Total of above  1,086.7  878.8  967.6  10.1 
 
6 Not all countries were eligible for AGOA preferences in all years. See AGOA  table 1 for periods of 
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  HTS 
number  Description  2019  2020  2021  Change 
2020 - 
2021    
Value (millions of dollars)  Per cent  
All other  312.4  306.3  409.3  33.6  
Total for textiles and apparel  1,399.0  1,185.0  1,376.9  16.2 
Agriculture (HTS chapters 1 -24) 
0802.62.00  Macadamia nuts, shelled  172.3  96.4 97.6 1.3 
1604.14.30  Tunas and skipjack, not in oil, in airtight 
containers, n/o 7 kg, not of US possessions, 
over quota  45.4 43.8 50.8 16.1 
0805.10.00  Oranges, fresh or dried  25.9 48.3 46.0 -4.9 
1701.14.10  Other cane sugar, raw, in solid form, w/o 
added flavoring or coloring, subject to add. 
US 5 to Ch.17  18.3 19.3 43.5 125.3  
0805.21.00  Mandarins, including tangerines and 
satsumas, fresh or dried  14.2 24.6 36.3 47.3 
2204.21.50  Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), 
not over 14% alcohol, in containers not over 
2 liters  33.9 35.6 33.9 -5.0 
1803.20.00  Cocoa paste, wholly or partly defatted  0.0 0.0 32.1 NA 
2105.00.50  Edible ice, except ice cream, not described 
in add US note 1 to Ch. 4, nesoi  6.7 10.7 20.7 93.8 
2207.10.60  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80 per  cent 
vol. alcohol or higher, for nonbeverage 
purposes  13.5 15.3 17.6 15.4 
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  20.0 15.2 15.9 5.2 
 
Total of above  350.2  309.2  394.4  27.6  
All other  115.7  123.7  206.6  67.0 
  Total for agriculture  465.9  432.9  601.1  38.8 
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  335.7  538.9  753.5  39.8 
7403.11.00  Refined copper cathodes and sections of 
cathodes  0.4 0.0 327.9  NA 
7202.41.00  Ferrochromium containing by weight more 
than 4 per  cent of carbon  76.7 0.0 141.3  NA 
7202.30.00  Ferrosilicon manganese  86.1 54.8 84.8 54.8 
3823.70.60  Industrial fatty alcohols other than derived 
from fatty substances of animal or 
vegetable origin  66.7 56.9 70.7 24.2 
8409.99.91  Parts nesoi, used solely or principally with 
the engines of heading 8408, for vehicles of 
heading 8701.2, 8702, 8703, 8704  0.4 0.0 68.2 NA 
7113.19.29  Gold necklaces and neck chains (o/than of 
rope or mixed links)  24.9 20.5 66.7 224.7  
7202.19.50  Ferromanganese containing by weight more 
than 1 per  cent but not more than 2 per  cent 
of carbon  31.9 21.2 47.8 125.0  
7801.10.00  Refined lead, unwrought  0.0 0.0 37.0 NA 
2914.12.00  Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone)  29.8 28.5 34.4 20.6  
Total of above  652.5  720.9  1,632.2  126.4   
All other  309.1  203.1  489.3  140.9  
  Total for all other products  961.6  924.0  2,121.5  129.6    
    
  Grand total  7,352.6  3,239.1  6,014.4  85.7 
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 applicable.  
Source:  Compiled from official statistics of the US Department of Commerce.  WT/L/1153  
 
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  TABLE 3  
US TRADE WITH AGOA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, 2013 -20217 
Year US exports8 Share of US 
exports to 
the world  US imports9 Share of US 
imports from 
the world  US trade balance  
 
Millions dollars  Per cent Millions dollars  Per cent Millions dollars  
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 14,254.6  1.0 24,526.4  1.0 -10,271.8  
2019 13,987.9  1.0 20,675.5  0.8 -6,687.6  
2020 11,898.5  1.0 18,401.7  0.8 -6,503.2  
2021 14,539.6  1.0 27,347.4  1.0 -12,807.9  
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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7 Trade figures in this table include all imports, 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), 
Côte 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. 
8 Domestic exports, f.a.s. basis.  
9 Imports for consumption, customs value.