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22 October 2021  
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General Council  
22-23 November 2021  Original: English  
 
 
UNITED STATES – AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT  
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR  2020 
UNDER THE DECISION OF 30 NOVEMBER  2015 
The following communication, dated 19 October  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  On 30 Novemb er 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 A rticle 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 Opportunity A ct (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 annual re port 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 2020.  
2  DUTY FREE TREATMENT U NDER 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 beneficiar y 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 products 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 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. As of the 
beginning of 2021, 39 sub -Saharan African countries were eligible for AGOA trade benefits. These 
countries are: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ca bo Verde, Central African Repu blic, Chad, 
Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (re -instated in 2021), C ôte 
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Kenya, 
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauriti us, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda 
(benefits partially suspended), Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra  Leone, South Africa, 
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.  
 
1 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO),  consulted at: 
https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/04 -wto_e.htm .  WT/L/1117  
 
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  2.3.  Section 112(a) of AGOA provides duty -free treatment for certain textile and appa rel products 
from beneficiary countries that adopt certain procedures to prevent illegal transhipment .2 
Section  112(c) of AGOA provides duty -free treatment 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 o ne of the poorest regions of the world. In 2020, over 97 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 2020, US imports under AGOA fell 56 per cent from $7.3 bi llion to $3.2 billion, due in most 
part to a sharp decrease in the value of imports of mineral fuels and oils (HTS chapter 27).  In 2020, 
mineral fuels accounted for approximately 22 per cent of US imports under AGOA, compared to 
approximately 62  per cent in 2019 and 73  per cent in 2018.  Other leading categories of US imports 
negatively impacted although to a lesser degree include apparel (HTS  chapters 61 and 62); certain 
iron and steel products (under "All Other Products " HTS chapter 72); and agriculture (HTS heading 
08.02 and HTS chapter 24, macadamia nuts and tobacco).  South Africa is currently the largest 
non-oil AGOA beneficiary. Other leading non -oil beneficiary countries are Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius 
and Madagascar.  
3.3.  The leading non -oil sector for th e period 2018 -2020 was apparel. Apparel represented 36  per 
cent of total US imports for consumption under AGOA in 2020. Imports of apparel under AGOA 
decreased from $1.4  billion in 2019 to $1.1 billion in 2020. Eighteen AGOA beneficiary countries 
have ship ped apparel products to the United States under AGOA since 2001. In 2020, leading apparel 
exporters under AGOA were Kenya, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Ghana and 
South Africa. The leading category of apparel in 2020 was cotton men's or boy's trousers and shorts 
(HTS chapter 62).  
3.4.  All Other Products, including motor vehicles, was the second leading AGOA non -oil product 
sector for the period 2018 -2020. Imports under AGOA in this product sector reached $928 million 
in 2020, or 28.5 per ce nt.  Motor vehicles to transport persons (HTS chapter 87) recorded an increase 
of 60.5 per cent, from $336 million to $539 million, between 2019 and 2020.  
3.5.  The US  Government has provided substantial trade -related technical assistance to AGOA 
beneficiary cou ntries to help them make the most of the trade opportunities available under AGOA. 
For example, the US  Agency for International Development operates a Feed the Future $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 value -added and non -traditional products such as those covered under AGOA. 
In 2019, the United States launched Prosper Afr ica, which seeks to expand two -way trade and 
investment between the United States and Africa. Through Prosper Africa, the United States seeks 
opportunities to do business in and with Africa, which benefits companies, investors, and workers 
both in Africa a nd the United States.  
3.6.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the trade aspects of the 
AGOA programme from 2012 to 2020.  
 
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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, C ôte d'Ivoire, 
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Li beria, 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/1117  
 
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  Table 1 provides summary information on US imports for consumption under AGOA from 2012 to 
2020.  
 
Table 2  provides information on leading US imports for consumption under AGOA provisions from 
2018 to 2020.  
 
Table 3  provides information on US trade with AGOA countries from 2012 to 2020.  
 
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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 2012 -20204 
Source  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
South Africa  2,383,352.1  2,578,496.1  1,750,421.2  1,730,100.1  1,858,426.3  1,819,104.8  1,498,020.8  1,224,567.6  1,182,401.6  
Nigeria  17,556,643.6  10,818,896.9  2,798,015.3  1,403,195.4  3,180,715.0  5,807,749.4  4,358,630.1  3,167,447.0  477,454.1  
Kenya  287,835.8  336,601.2  417,147.7  428,223.9  391,537.2  402,612.2  466,476.1  512,369.5  429,355.1  
Lesotho  300,688.7  320,806.9  288,888.8  299,313.9  295,345.8  290,312.6  319,589.4  301,567.8  253,263.0  
Ethiopia  18,300.9  31,714.1  35,675.1  40,897.3  61,830.2  86,611.9  154,250.2  240,105.7  238,052.5  
Madagascar  0.0 0.0 42.5 39,830.8  93,827.9  150,624.4  190,145.9  233,920.5  195,080.9  
Angola  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  144,243.9  
Ghana  16,988.1  60,488.7  57,054.8  9,626.2  29,690.6  312,393.8  330,679.4  416,560.2  106,515.8  
Mauritius  160,030.0  188,260.4  218,173.3  207,082.8  188,079.4  141,042.4  144,433.9  128,961.8  74,961.1  
Senegal  5,634.0  11.0 23.6 15,544.0  86.1 5,132.8  32,659.4  50,848.4  45,533.1  
Tanzania  10,445.8  10,359.7  17,485.9  28,165.6  36,952.3  40,544.5  42,431.4  51,970.7  39,555.0  
Malawi  46,307.1  47,084.2  57,386.2  40,952.5  45,084.5  35,670.2  31,130.5  43,112.8  26,658.4  
Eswatini  62,373.3  53,940.0  59,075.6  0.0 0.0 0.0 4,619.4  1,209.4  12,462.6  
Mozambique  29.5 1,361.8  802.2  283.8  1,470.1  2,844.7  823.5  1,730.4  7,522.5  
Uganda  64.5 55.9 59.3 144.1  288.0  723.6  1,153.0  1,044.6  3,721.7  
Namibia  215.6  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.7 338.1  1,325.5  3,382.0  
Cabo Verde  116.9  146.4  333.2  522.9  586.3  720.2  844.0  1,980.8  2,015.3  
Côte d'Ivoire  29,901.5  229.3  554.8  529.6  120.1  37,716.9  177,430.1  1,347.7  1,896.9  
Rwanda  7.9 9.4 187.0  434.7  1,225.9  2,177.0  3,882.6  1,472.1  1,453.5  
Gabon  1,271,620.6  924,950.5  607,486.3  167,003.2  60,050.4  99,913.2  147,848.1  311.9  1,077.0  
Burkina Faso  5.0 6.6 10.2 2.6 16.9 720.2  587.9  1,866.3  592.1  
Zambia  6.8 8.3 35.7 265.3  32.1 906.6  806.3  1,250.7  376.7  
Djibouti  0.0 0.0 411.5  463.6  11.0 1,304.4  226.3  120.5  263.7  
Togo 44,448.4  0.0 2.7 10.9 19.6 72.5 10.2 80.1 138.5  
 
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), 
Côte d'Ivoire (2010), Eswatini (2015 -17), The Gamb ia (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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- 5 - Source  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  
 Value (1,000 dollars)  
Benin  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 17.3 386.4  92.0 131.8  
Mali 20.6 0.0 6.1 14.4 13.3 20.3 66.1 29.4 24.5 
Guinea  0.0 5.6 0.0 4.3 6.9 31.7 63.4 47.8 17.5 
Gambia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 20.0 10.1 
Congo -Brazza  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  2.4 
Seychelles  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Botswana  10,426.7  5,856.1  9,457.6  8,251.1  4,766.5  990.7  0.0 3.6 0.0 
Guinea -Bissau  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Niger  1.2 0.3 2.4 0.0 3.2 1.6 0.0 10.3 0.0 
Chad 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  0.0 
Sierra Leone  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 522.7  92.5 682.3  55.0 0.0 
Cen African Rep  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.3  0.0 
Congo -Kinshasa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Liberia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 12.1 0.4 0.0 
Cameroon  111,612.1  36,426.7  23,004.6  53.1 6,390.2  393.1  63,313.3  8,488.6  0.0 
Mauritania  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 47,711.2  54,853.8  0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total 32,538,373.0  24,853,927.1  11,874,135.2  7,984,239.7  9,140,003.2  12,235,590.6  10,816,882.6  7,352,588.8  3,248,163.0  
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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US IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION UNDER AGOA PROVISIONS, BY SOURCES, 2012 -2020 
Source  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  
 Per cent  of total  
South Africa  7.32 10.37  14.74  21.67  20.33  14.87  13.85  16.65  36.40  
Nigeria  53.96  43.53  23.56  17.57  34.80  47.47  40.29  43.08  14.70  
Kenya  0.88 1.35 3.51 5.36 4.28 3.29 4.31 6.97 13.22  
Lesotho  0.92 1.29 2.43 3.75 3.23 2.37 2.95 4.10 7.80 
Ethiopia  0.06 0.13 0.30 0.51 0.68 0.71 1.43 3.27 7.33 
Madagascar  0.00 0.00 (a) 0.50 1.03 1.23 1.76 3.18 6.01 
Angola  20.34  24.14  29.81  22.92  21.86  18.56  18.03  7.39 4.44 
Ghana  0.05 0.24 0.48 0.12 0.32 2.55 3.06 5.67 3.28 
Mauritius  0.49 0.76 1.84 2.59 2.06 1.15 1.34 1.75 2.31 
Senegal  0.02 (a) (a) 0.19 (a) 0.04 0.30 0.69 1.40 
Tanzania  0.03 0.04 0.15 0.35 0.40 0.33 0.39 0.71 1.22 
Malawi  0.14 0.19 0.48 0.51 0.49 0.29 0.29 0.59 0.82 
Eswatini  0.19 0.22 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.38 
Mozambique  (a) 0.01 0.01 (a) 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.23 
Uganda  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.11 
Namibia  (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) 0.02 0.10 
Cabo Verde  (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.06 
Côte d'Ivoire  0.09 (a) (a) 0.01 (a) 0.31 1.64 0.02 0.06 
Rwanda  (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.04 
Gabon  3.91 3.72 5.12 2.09 0.66 0.82 1.37 (a) 0.03 
Burkina Faso  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 
Zambia  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 
Djibouti  0.00 0.00 (a) 0.01 (a) 0.01 (a) (a) 0.01 
Togo 0.14 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Benin  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Mali (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)  
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 Per cent  of total  
Guinea  0.00 (a) 0.00 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 
Gambia  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) (a) (a) 
Congo -Brazza  3.77 4.18 3.03 3.19 0.67 0.65 2.72 5.57 (a) 
Seychelles  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Botswana  0.03 0.02 0.08 0.10 0.05 0.01 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 
Niger  (a) (a) (a) 0.00 (a) (a) 0.00 (a) 0.00 
Chad 7.30 9.65 13.75  18.52  8.48 4.82 5.56 0.07 0.00 
Sierra Leone  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 (a) 0.01 (a) 0.00 
Cen African Rep  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 
Congo -Kinshasa  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Liberia  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (a) 0.00 (a) (a) 0.00 
Cameroon  0.34 0.15 0.19 (a) 0.07 (a) 0.59 0.12 0.00 
Mauritania  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.45 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, 2018 -20205 
HTS 
number  Description  2018  2019  2020  Change 
2019 - 
2020    
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 6,820.8  4,076.5  606.7  -85.1 
2709.00.10  Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous 
minerals, crude, testing under 25 degrees 
A.P.I.  740.8  340.2  55.5 -83.7 
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 0.0 16.3 0.0 
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  135.7  84.4 11.7 -86.1 
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  79.8 12.8 9.6 -24.8 
 
Total of above  7,777.1  4,514.0  699.9  -84.5  
All other  113.8  12.1 7.4 -38.9 
  Total for mineral fuels and oils  7,890.9  4,526.1  707.3  -84.4 
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  219.8  245.3  212.9  -13.2 
6205.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, not knitted or 
crocheted, of cotton, nesoi  146.0  168.0  100.7  -40.1 
6104.63.20  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  113.3  103.0  98.4 -4.5 
6204.62.80  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton, 
nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  99.1 106.1 90.0 -15.2 
6110.30.30  Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, 
knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers, 
nesoi 138.6  140.0  88.7 -36.7 
6204.63.90  Women's or girls' trousers, breeches  and 
shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi, o/than rec perf outwear  50.2 57.1 72.4 26.9 
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  50.4 69.7 64.7 -7.1 
6105.20.20  Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted, 
of manmade fibers, nesoi  81.0 88.6 62.6 -29.4 
6109.90.10  T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar 
garments, knitted or crocheted, of man -
made fibers  56.6 71.9 51.0 -29.1 
6103.43.15  Men's or boys' trousers, breeches and 
shorts, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic 
fibers, nesoi  34.2 37.0 33.7 -9.0 
 
Total of above  989.2  1,086.7  875.0  -19.5  
All other  225.3  312.4  305.2  -2.3  
Total for textiles and apparel  1,214.5  1,399.0  1,180.2  -15.6 
 
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  2018  2019  2020  Change 
2019 - 
2020    
Value (millions of dollars)  Per cent  
Agriculture (HTS chapters 1 -24) 
0802.62.00  Macadamia nuts, shelled  140.4  172.3  96.4 -44.1 
0805.10.00  Oranges, fresh or dried 43.4 25.9 48.3 86.4 
1604.14.30  Tunas and skipjack, not in oil, in airtight 
containers, n/o 7 kg, not of U.S. 
possessions, over quota  28.4 45.4 43.5 -4.2 
2204.21.50  Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), 
not over 14% alcohol, in containers not over 
2 liters  33.9 33.9 35.9 5.7 
0805.21.00  Mandarins, including tangerines and 
satsumas, fresh or dried  8.8 14.2 24.6 74.1 
1701.14.10  Other cane sugar, raw, in solid form, w/o 
added flavoring or coloring, subject to add. 
US 5 to Ch.17  16.8 18.3 19.3 5.4 
2207.10.60  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80 percent vol. 
alcohol or higher, for nonbeverage purposes  14.3 13.5 15.3 13.4 
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 17.9 20.0 15.2 -24.4 
0805.22.00  Clementines, fresh or dried  8.6 7.3 13.9 90.2 
0714.30.10  Fresh or chilled yams (Dioscorea spp.), 
whether or not sliced or in the form of 
pellets  9.5 11.5 13.0 13.1 
 
Total of above  322.1  362.3  325.4  -10.2  
All other  125.4  103.6  107.3  3.6 
  Total for agriculture  447.5  465.9  432.7  -7.1 
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  534.5  335.7  538.9  60.5 
3823.70.60  Industrial fatty alcohols other than derived 
from fatty substances of animal or 
vegetable origin  58.4 66.7 56.9 -14.8 
7202.30.00  Ferrosilicon manganese  85.9 86.1 54.8 -36.3 
2914.12.00  Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone)  0.0 29.8 28.5 -4.3 
7202.19.50  Ferromanganese containing by weight more 
than 1 percent but not more than 2 percent 
of carbon  51.9 31.9 21.2 -33.4 
2916.12.50  Nonaromatic esters of acrylic acid  0.0 27.0 20.6 -23.7 
7113.19.29  Gold necklaces and neck chains (o/than of 
rope or mixed links)  32.7 24.9 20.5 -17.5 
7202.11.50  Ferromanganese containing by weight more 
than 4 percent of carbon  60.9 31.5 17.4 -44.8 
2905.12.00  Propan -1-ol (Propyl alcohol) and Propan -2-
ol (isopropyl alcohol)  0.0 10.7 13.7 28.5 
4011.10.10  New pneumatic radial tires, of rubber, of a 
kind used on motor cars (including station 
wagons and racing cars)  1.5 8.7 11.8 35.7 
 
Total of above  826.0  652.9  784.4  20.1  
All other  438.0  308.6  143.6  -53.5 
  Total for all other products  1,264.0  961.6  928.0  -3.5   
    
  Grand total  10,817  7,353  3,248  -55.8 
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 applicable.  
Source:  Compiled from official statistics of the US Departme nt of Commerce.  WT/L/1117  
 
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  TABLE 3  
US TRADE WITH AGOA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, 2012 -20206 
Year  US exports7 Share of US 
exports to 
the world  US imports8 Share of US 
imports from 
the world  US trade 
balance  
 
Millions dollars  Per cent Millions dollars  Per cent Millions dollars  
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 14,254.6  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 11,904.4  1.0 18,409.7  0.8 -6,505.3  
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 imports, not just AGOA eligible imports and all exports, and reflects 
countries AGOA eligible in the specified yea r. 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), Guine a-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 consu mption, customs value.  