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QB 23-407 2024 AGOA Limits

Commodity:

Qualifying goods from designated sub-Saharan African countries that have satisfied the requirements under the provisions of AGOA.

October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Opening Date:

Monday, October 2, 2023.

Restraint Level:

Aggregate 1,830,796,723 square meter equivalents for AGOA claims.  Of this aggregate amount, 915,398,361 square meter equivalents is available to apparel imported under the special rule for lesser developed countries (Grouping 5)

HTS Numbers Lesser Developed Countries Grouping 5
First Tariff Field    Second Tariff Field
9819.11.09 

Chapters 61 and 62, or headings, 6501, 6502, 6503, and 6504, or subheadings 6406.99.15 and 6505.90

9819.11.12 

Chapters 61 and 62, or headings, 6501, 6502, 6503, and 6504, or subheadings 6406.99.15 and 6505.90

Reporting Instructions:

Process via ACE, use entry type code 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52.

Report in unit of measure (UOM) quantity corresponding with the specific HTSUS chapter 61 and 62 numbers, headings 6501, 6502, 6503, and 6504, and subheadings 6406.99.15 and 6505.90 under which the apparel articles are classified.

Special Instructions:

Textile and apparel articles exported from designated sub-Saharan African countries, that have satisfied the requirements under the Act, for which preferential tariff treatment under the AGOA is claimed, requires that the AGOA visa number is transmitted and upon request submitted via the Document Imaging System (DIS). 

The visa grouping for 9819.11.09 is 4.  Therefore, the first data field of the visa must be 4 when AGOA preferential tariff treatment is claimed under 9819.11.09.  The following sub-Saharan African countries have satisfied the requirements under the Act and qualify for benefits under Grouping 4:      

Countries Qualified for Benefits under Grouping 4

Country Name

Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name
Benín  Botswana  Cape Verde Chad   Cote d’Ivoire 
Eswatini Ghana  Kenya      Lesotho Liberia
Madagascar   Mauritius Mozambique Namibia  Nigeria      
Senegal  Sierra Leone  South Africa Tanzania Togo  
  Uganda  Zambia - - -

The visa grouping for 9819.11.12 is 5.  Therefore, the first data field of the visa must be 5 when AGOA preferential tariff treatment is claimed under 9819.11.12. The following sub-Saharan African countries have satisfied the requirements under the Act and qualify for benefits under Grouping 5:

Countries Qualified for Benefits under Grouping 5
Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name
Benin   Botswana  Cape Verde  Chad Cote d’Ivoire 
Eswatini Ghana Kenya  Lesotho  Liberia 
Madagascar Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria  
Senegal  Sierra Leone  Tanzania  Togo   Uganda 
Zambia - - - -

Textile and apparel exported from designated sub-Saharan African countries for which preferential tariff treatment under the AGOA is NOT claimed is subject to the Normal Trade Relations (NTR) rate, formerly Most Favored Nations Rate (MFN). Under these circumstances ONLY the appropriate HTSUS chapter 1-97 number is to be provided in the first tariff field.

Questions from the importing community regarding this electronic message should be referred to the local CBP port. The port may refer their questions through email to HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov.

 

Last Modified: Sep 15, 2023