CITA Setting FY18 Limits for Duty-Free Imports From Sub-Saharan Africa

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements set fiscal year 2018 limits on imports of apparel articles from sub-Saharan Africa qualifying for preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, CITA said in a notice. For the year running Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2018, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under AGOA is capped at 2,022,822,376 square meters equivalent, up from 1,966,511,796 square meters equivalent in FY17. Of that amount, 1,011,411,188 square meters equivalent will be available to apparel imported under AGOA’s third-country fabric provisions.