CITA Setting FY20 Limits for Duty-Free Imports From Sub-Saharan Africa

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements set fiscal year 2020 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, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under AGOA is capped at 2,146,573,294 square meters equivalent, up from 2,048,357,135 square meters equivalent in FY19. Of that amount, 1,073,286,647 square meters equivalent will be available to apparel imported under AGOA’s third-country fabric provisions.