WT/L/955  
 
15 July 2015  
(15-3639)  Page: 1/11  
General Council 
27-28 July 2015  Original: English  
 
 UNITED STATES – AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR 2014 
UNDER THE DECISION OF 27 MAY 20091 
The following communication, dated 13 July 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States. 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION 
1.1.  On 27 May 2009, the United States was granted a waiver (WT/L/754) 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 Governme nt 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 be ing required to extend the same duty-free 
treatment to like products of any other Member. This waiver expires 30 September 2015. 
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 tr ade-related provisions of AGOA with a view to 
facilitating the annual review provided for in para graph 4 of Article IX of the WTO Agreement. This 
report covers calendar year 2014. 
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 th e 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 th is authority on 18 December 2000, when he 
designated 1,835 products as eligible for duty-free treatment in the United States when originating 
from an AGOA beneficiary country. Section 103 of the Trade Preferences Act of 2015 extends 
preferences for these products and for GSP products to AGOA beneficiary countries 
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 June 2014, 
President Obama withdrew Swaziland’s eligibility to receive AGOA benefits in 2015. On 
23 December 2014, President Obama reinstated Guinea-Bissau's eligibility for AGOA benefits effective immediately, and withdrew The Gambia and South Sudan’s AGOA eligibility, effective 
1 January 2015. As of 30 June 2015, 39 sub-Saharan African countries were eligible for AGOA 
trade benefits. These countries are:  Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, 
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, 
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. 
                                               
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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.2  
Section 112(c) of AGOA provides duty-free trea tment 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 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 competitive internationally, thereby bolstering African economic growth and helping to alleviate poverty in one of the p oorest regions of the world. In 2014, over 91% of 
US imports from AGOA-eligible countries entered the United States duty-free, under AGOA, GSP, 
or other zero-tariff provisions. 
3.2.  In 2014, US imports under AGOA fell 52.2% from $24.8 billion to $11.8 billion, due in most 
part to a large drops in imports of mineral fuels and motor vehicles and their parts 
(HTS chapter 27 and 87 respectively).  Nevertheless, mineral fuels still accounted for almost 75.9% of US imports under AGOA in 2014, compared to approximately 86% in 2013. Other 
leading categories of US imports include apparel (HTS chapters 61 and 62), iron and steel products 
(HTS chapter 72), and edible fruits and nuts (HTS chapter 8). Non-oil imports under AGOA (not including its related GSP provisions) nearly quadrupled from 2001 to 2014, rising from $752 million in 2001 to $2.9 billion in 2014. South Africa is currently the largest non-oil AGOA 
beneficiary. Other leading beneficiary countries are Angola, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, the 
Republic of Congo, Lesotho, and Mauritius. 
3.3.  Motor vehicles and their parts was the leading AGOA non-oil product sector for most of the 
period 2001-2014. Imports under AGOA in this product sector reached approximately $1.3 billion 
in 2014. US imports of agricultural products, metals, certain footwear, and certain chemicals also grew during this period. 
3.4.  Another leading non-oil sector for the period 2001-2014 was apparel. Apparel represented 
25% to 79% of total non-oil AGOA imports (not including its related GSP provisions) during this period. Imports of apparel under AGOA rose from $356 million in 2001 to $985 million in 2014. Eighteen AGOA beneficiary countries have shipped apparel products to the United States under 
AGOA since 2001, led by Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritiu s, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Botswana. The leading 
category of apparel in 2014 was woven 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, under the four-year, $120 million African Competitiveness and Trade Expansion 
(ACTE) initiative, the US Agency for International Development operates three Regional Hubs for 
Global Competitiveness – in Botswana, Kenya, and Ghana – that assist African governments and 
businesses to identify and develop market opportuni ties in the United States for African products, 
especially value-added and non-traditional products such as those covered under AGOA.   
3.6.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the trade aspects of the 
AGOA programme from 2006 to 2014. 
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Table 1 provides summary information on US imports for consumption under AGOA from 2006 to 
2014. 
                                               
2 As of 22 April 2015, the beneficiary countries eligible for duty-free treatment of certain textile and 
apparel products were: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, 
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. 
3 Of the countries listed in footnote 2, only South Africa has not been designated a "lesser developed" 
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Table 2  provides information on leading US imports for consumption under AGOA provisions from 
2012 to 2014.  
Table 3  provides information on US trade with AGOA countries from 2006 to 2014. 
 
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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 2006-20144 
Source 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
 Value (1,000 dollars) 
Angola 4,532,941.5 4,767,933.9 9,794,964.5 4,225,139.3 6,293,944.1 11,576,597.8 6,619,092.3 6,000,957.9 3,539,542.2 
Nigeria 25,823,091.1 30,137,133.0 35,366,204.2 17,228,232.2 25,153,807.1 31,170,628.6 17,556,643.6 10,818,896.9 2,799,048.9 
South Africa 717,439.1 1,076,984.9 2,427,689.9 1,642,892.5 1,917,120.3 2,449,926.9 2,383,352.1 2,578,496.1 1,747,632.6 
Chad 1,531,432.6 1,487,551.9 2,309,229.9 1,190,403.4 1,186,313.6 2,991,225.7 2,376,665.2 2,397,799.1 1,632,681.6 
Gabon 1,290,030.8 1,673,604.6 2,143,355.3 1,210,007.2 1,124,243.8 477,521.3 1,271,620.6 924,950.5 607,486.3 
Kenya 265,051.2 250,352.0 252,243.0 204,981.6 220,645.8 288,330.7 287,835.8 336,594.3 417,061.5 
Congo (ROC) 774,536.5 1,487,669.8 2,639,140.5 1,471,657.0 1,935,530.5 1,935,187.1 1,225,538.9 1,039,454.2 360,168.1 
Lesotho 384,451.9 379,592.0 338,796.8 277,046.4 280,341.6 314,311.2 300,688.7 320,806.9 288,888.8 
Mauritius 145,843.0 112,347.1 97,291.5 98,747.2 117,910.9 155,982.1 160,030.0 188,260.4 218,173.3 
Swaziland 135,424.6 135,837.7 125,386.6 94,718.2 92,798.4 77,121.1 62,373.3 53,940.0 59,075.6 
Malawi 29,901.2 27,568.3 26,680.4 39,734.3 47,190.6 56,145.6 46,307.1 47,084.2 57,640.4 
Ghana 34,873.8 56,151.3 31,493.6 2,303.3 2,052.8 414,094.2 16,988.1 60,488.7 57,017.1 
Ethiopia 5,000.4 4,741.3 9,391.5 6,723.4 6,882.5 10,879.1 18,300.9 31,714.1 35,675.1 
Cameroon 152,393.8 169,172.5 441,316.1 96,749.7 113,469.3 137,525.0 111,612.1 36,426.7 23,004.6 
Tanzania 3,022.4 2,814.8 1,527.3 1,006.2 1,850.1 5,130.9 10,445.8 10,359.7 17,485.9 
Botswana 28,224.5 31,331.2 15,803.0 12,361.7 11,558.5 15,478.5 10,426.7 5,856.1 9,457.6 
Mozambique 939.8 825.2 129.1 0.0 183.6 688.6 29.5 1,361.8 802.2 
Côte d'Ivoire 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29,901.5 229.3 554.8 
Djibouti 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 411.5 
Cape Verde 85.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 145.6 154.0 116.9 146.4 333.2 
Rwanda 0.0 0.0 5.3 62.9 10.5 17.3 7.9 9.4 187.0 
Uganda 1,489.5 1,189.4 472.6 221.9 344.8 786.9 64.5 55.9 59.3 
                                               
4 The following countries were not eligible for the corresponding years: Central African Republic (2006-14), Comoros (2006-07), Congo (DROC) (2011-14), Côte d'Ivoire 
(2006-10), Eritrea (2005-14), Guinea (2010), Guinea-Bissau (2013-14), Liberia (2006), Madagascar (2010-13), Mali (2013), Maurit ania (2006, 2009), Niger (2010), and Togo 
(2006-07). South Sudan eligibility began in 2013. 
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 2005-2013 did not register 
any trade under AGOA provisions during this  period:  Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Guinea -Bissau, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe, Se ychelles, Sierra Leon e, and South Sudan.  
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Source 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
 Value (1,000 dollars) 
Madagascar 229,541.2 281,443.3 277,050.7 210,003.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.5 
Zambia 8.1 73.0 4.8 6.7 0.4 10.3 6.8 8.3 35.7 
Senegal 14,239.5 13.5 10,228.9 1,585.1 6.7 2.7 5,634.0 11.0 23.6 
Burkina Faso 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 5.0 6.6 10.2 
Mali 2.9 8.5 3.9 61.6 3.6 1.6 20.6 0.0 6.1 
Togo 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44,448.4 0.0 2.7 
Niger 0.7 26.6 0.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 2.4 
Congo (DROC) 0.0 39,478.3 65,234.2 35,651.5 147,041.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gambia 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Guinea 0.0 26.6 0.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 
Guinea-Bissau 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 26,395.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Namibia 33,018.7 28,579.2 6.2 0.0 5.3 12.8 215.6 0.0 0.0 
Sierra Leone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total 36,132,990.2 42,152,450.3 56,373,650.9 28,050,317.9 38,679,804.2 52,077,762.9 32,538,373.0 24,853,920.2 11,872,510.5 
  
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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 2006-2014 
Source 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
 % of total 
Angola 12.55 11.31 17.38 15.06 16.27 22.23 20.34 24.14 29.81 
Nigeria 71.47 71.50 62.74 61.42 65.03 59.85 53.96 43.53 23.58 
South Africa 1.99 2.55 4.31 5.86 4.96 4.70 7.32 10.37 14.72 
Chad 4.24 3.53 4.10 4.24 3.07 5.74 7.30 9.65 13.75 
Gabon 3.57 3.97 3.80 4.31 2.91 0.92 3.91 3.72 5.12 
Kenya 0.73 0.59 0.45 0.73 0.57 0.55 0.88 1.35 3.51 
Congo (ROC) 2.14 3.53 4.68 5.25 5.00 3.72 3.77 4.18 3.03 
Lesotho 1.06 0.90 0.60 0.99 0.72 0.60 0.92 1.29 2.43 
Mauritius 0.40 0.27 0.17 0.35 0.30 0.30 0.49 0.76 1.84 
Swaziland 0.37 0.32 0.22 0.34 0.24 0.15 0.19 0.22 0.50 
Malawi 0.08 0.07 0.05 0.14 0.12 0.11 0.14 0.19 0.49 
Ghana 0.10 0.13 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.80 0.05 0.24 0.48 
Ethiopia 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.13 0.30 
Cameroon 0.42 0.40 0.78 0.34 0.29 0.26 0.34 0.15 0.19 
Tanzania 0.01 0.01 (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.15 
Botswana 0.08 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.08 
Mozambique (a) (a) (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 
Côte d'Ivoire 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 (a) (a) 
Djibouti 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 
Cape Verde (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Rwanda 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Uganda (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Madagascar 0.64 0.67 0.49 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 
Zambia (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Senegal 0.04 (a) 0.02 0.01 (a) (a) 0.02 (a) (a) 
Burkina Faso (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a)  (a) (a) 
Mali (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.00 (a) 0.00 (a)  
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 % of total 
Togo 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 (a) 
Niger (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) 
Congo (DROC)  0.00 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Gambia 0.00 (a) 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Guinea 0.00 (a) (a) (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 
Guinea-Bissau 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 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Namibia 0.09 0.07 (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) 0.00 0.00 
Sierra Leone 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Grand 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 offi cial statistics of the US Department of Commerce. 
 
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  TABLE 2 
LEADING US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, 2012-20145 
HTS number Description 2012 2013 2014 Change 
2013-
2014 
  Value (millions of dollars) % 
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 24,712.4  15,773.5  5,825.0 -63.1  
2709.00.10 Petroleum oils and oils from 
bituminous minerals, crude, testing 
under 25 degrees A.P.I. 3,192.7  4,265.6  2,093.6 -50.9  
2710.19.06 Distillate and residual fuel oil 
(including blends) derived from 
petroleum or oils from bituminous 
minerals, testing > 25 degrees 
A.P.I. 452.4  433.0  506.3 16.9 
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
 554.9  644.5  312.1 -51.6  
2710.12.45 Light oil mixt. of hydrocarbons fr 
petro oils & bitumin (o/than crude) 
or prep 70%+ wt. fr petro oils, 
nesoi, n/o 50% any single 
hydrocarbon 252.4  88.8 263.2 196.3  
 Total of above 29,164.8  21,205.4  9,000.2 -57.6  
 All other 88.3 69.8 13.1 -81.2  
 Total for mineral fuels and oils 29,253.0  21,275.2  9,013.4 -57.6  
Textiles and apparel (HTS chapters 50-63) 
6203.42.40 Men's or boys' trousers and shorts, 
not bibs, not knitted or crocheted, 
of cotton, not containing 15% or more by weight of down, etc. 134.6
 139.8  166.1 18.8  
6205.20.20 Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of cotton, nesoi 128.9  148.9  148.1 -0.6 
6110.30.30 Sweaters, pullovers and similar 
articles, knitted or crocheted, of 
man-made fibers, nesoi 68.3 99.0 97.9 -1.1  
6204.62.40 Women's or girls' trousers, breeches 
and shorts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of cotton, nesoi 105.2  87.8 94.6 7.7 
6104.63.20 Women's or girls' trousers, breeches 
and shorts, knitted or crocheted, of 
synthetic fibers, nesoi 47.2 83.8 83.3 -0.6  
6109.90.10 T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and 
similar garments, knitted or 
crocheted, of man-made fibers 27.3 39.8 52.8 32.7 
6105.20.20 Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or 
crocheted, of man-made fibers, nesoi 35.1
 48.6 52.7 8.5  
                                               
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  HTS number Description 2012 2013 2014 Change 
2013-
2014 
  Value (millions of dollars) % 
6204.63.35 Women's or girls' trousers, breeches 
and shorts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of synthetic fibers, nesoi 19.7 30.5 36.3 19.2 
6103.43.15 Men's or boys' trousers, breeches 
and shorts, knitted or crocheted, of 
synthetic fibers, nesoi 25.8 28.4 31.7 11.4  
6110.20.20 Sweaters, pullovers and similar 
articles, knitted or crocheted, of 
cotton, nesoi 32.0 24.1 28.2 16.7 
 Total of above 624.3  730.7  791.7 8.3  
 All other 188.5  173.0  194.1 12.2 
 Total for textiles and apparel 812.8  903.8  985.8 9.1  
Agriculture (HTS chapters 1-24) 
0802.62.00 Macadamia nuts, shelled 57.0  52.1 70.9 36.1  
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 34.4 31.9 44.2 38.3 
0805.10.00 Oranges, fresh or dried 39.2  51.0 41.2 -19.3  
2204.21.50 Wine other than Tokay (not 
carbonated), not over 14% alcohol, 
in containers not over 2 liters 29.5 33.5 33.2 -1.0 
2207.10.60 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80% 
vol. alcohol or higher, for 
nonbeverage purposes 17.0 16.8 16.9 1.0  
0805.20.00 Mandarins (including tangerines and 
satsumas); clementines, wilkings 
and similar citrus hybrids, fresh or 
dried 7.2 5.2 9.5 83.9 
0802.90.98 Nuts nesi, fresh or dried, shelled 7.5  5.9 7.1 21.5  
2105.00.50 Edible ice, except ice cream, not 
described in add US note 1 to Ch. 4, 
nesoi 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.2 
2009.31.60 Citrus juice of any single citrus fruit 
(other than orange, grapefruit or lime), of a Brix value not exceeding 20, concentrated, unfermented 4.2
 2.9 5.8 102.1  
2005.99.50 Pimientos, prepared or preserved 
otherwise than by vinegar or acetic 
acid, not frozen 3.2 4.1 5.2 27.2 
 Total of above 204.9  208.9  239.8 14.8  
 All other 40.5 51.7 38.7 -25.1  
 Total for agriculture 245.4  260.6  278.5 6.9  
All other products (HTS chapters 25-26, 28-49, and 64-97) 
8703.23.00 Mtr cars & o/mtr. vehicles for 
transport of persons, w/spark-ign. int. combust. recip. piston engine 
w/cyl. cap. o/1500 cc n/o 3000 cc 1,871.6
 2,098.1  1,297.6 -38.2  
7202.11.50 Ferromanganese containing by 
weight more than 4% of carbon 197.4  180.0  180.8 0.4 
3823.70.60 Industrial fatty alcohols other than 
derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin 54.4
 60.7 46.0 -24.2  
8111.00.47 Unwrought manganese flake 
containing at least 99.5% by weight 
manganese 23.7 22.7 25.1 10.7 WT/L/955 
 
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  HTS number Description 2012 2013 2014 Change 
2013-
2014 
  Value (millions of dollars) % 
6403.99.90 Footwear w/outer soles of 
rubber/plastics/comp. leather & 
uppers of leather, n/cov. ankle, for women/child./infants, val. over 
$2.50/pair 2.3
 7.2 13.5 87.1  
8708.92.50 Pts. & access. of mtr. vehic. of 
8701, nesoi, and 8702-8705, 
mufflers & exhaust pipes 6.0 5.1 4.4 -12.7  
4203.29.08 Gloves, wholly of horsehide or 
cowhide (except calfskin) leather, not specially designed for use in 
sports, nesi 1.1
 2.1 3.8 84.1  
8707.10.00 Bodies (including cabs), for mtr. 
vehicles for transport of persons of 
heading 8703 4.6 2.6 3.2 26.0 
7202.49.10 Ferrochromium containing by 
weight more than 3% but not more than 4% of carbon 0.0
 0.0 3.0 NA  
6403.99.60 Footwear w/outer soles of 
rubber/plastics/comp. leather & 
uppers of leather, n/cov. ankle, 
n/welt, for men, youths and boys, 
nesoi 1.2 1.3 1.8 41.1 
 Total of above 2,162.3  2,379.7  1,579.3 -33.6  
 All other 64.9 34.7 15.5 -55.3  
 Total for all other products 2,227.2  2,414.4  1,594.8 -33.9  
      
 Grand total 32,538.4  24,853.9  11,872.5 -52.2  
 
Note:  Because of rounding, figures may not add to totals  given. NA indicates a calculation was not applicable. 
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  TABLE 3 
US TRADE WITH AGOA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, 2006-20146 
Year US exports7 Share of US 
exports to 
the world US imports8 Share of US 
imports 
from the 
world US trade 
balance 
 Millions dollars % Millions dollars  % Millions dollars  
2006 10,572.4 1.1 52,787.5  2.9 -42,215.1  
2007 12,967.6 1.2  61,583.7  3.2 -48,616.1  
2008 17,239.7 1.5 77,490.1  3.7 -60,250.4  
2009 13,873.1 1.5  41,580.9  2.7 -27,707.7  
2010 15,620.9 1.4 57,141.8  3.0 -41,520.8  
2011 19,711.1  1.5 68,842.2  3.2 -49,131.1  
2012 20,860.1 1.5 47,276.3  2.1 -26,416.3  
2013 21,652.8 1.6  38,203.8  1.7 -16,550.9  
2014 22,930.5 1.6 25,545.3  1.1 -2,614.8  
 
Note: Because of rounding, figure s may not add to totals given . 
Source:  Compiled from offi cial statistics of the US Department of Commerce. 
 
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6 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: Central African Republic (2006-14), Comoros (2006-07), Congo (DROC) (2011-14), Côte d’Ivoire (2006-10), Eritrea (2005-14), Guinea (2010), Guinea-Bissau (2013-14), Liberia (2006), Madagascar (2010-13), Mali (2013), Mauritania (2006, 2009), Niger (2010), and Togo (2005-07). South Sudan eligibility 
began in 2013, although there were no imports under AGOA provisions from this country during 2013-14. 
7 Domestic exports, f.a.s. basis. 
8 Imports for consumption, customs value.