USTR Wants to Extend AGOA 3rd Country TPL Sublimit Past Sept
On December 7, 2011, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk met with members of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA1) to discuss his plans to advance the Obama Administration’s African trade policy agenda, including progress on extending the Tariff Preference Level Sublimit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for apparel made from third country fabric or yarn beyond September 30, 2012. USTR also stated that his agency wants to make progress on the eleven Trade and Investment Frameworks Agreements (TIFAs) in Africa; and the seven Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with African nations, including the most recent one with Rwanda.
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(Only lesser-developed AGOA beneficiary countries are eligible for this TPL Sublimit. See ITT's Online Archives 11102702 and 11102619 for summaries on the restoration of AGOA eligibility to Cote d'Iviore, Guinea and Niger as lesser-developed AGOA beneficiary countries.
See ITT's Online Archives 11092717 for summary of CITA's notice announcing the fiscal year TPL and third country sublimit levels for FY 2012. See ITT's Online Archives 11071415 for summary of bill that would extend the third country sublimit through September 30, 2015.
Though the Administration is now targeting September 30, 2015 as the extension date, it had previously wanted to extend AGOA and the TPL through 2025, the third country TPL Sublimit through 2022, add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for AGOA benefits, etc. See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/06/11 and 06/10/11, 11060619 and 11061026 for summaries.)
1The TACA, comprised of 19 representatives from the private sector, civil society, and academia, is tasked with providing the USTR with policy advice on issues involving trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa.