by Andrea | Nov 18, 2013 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
At the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched four investigations that will examine the impact of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on African exporters and for U.S. businesses. AGOA is the...
by Andrea | Oct 28, 2013 | CSME, informal trade, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In a recent post, we shared information about opportunities that exist for African exporters to access the US market. Using the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programs, African exporters can have their products...
by Andrea | Oct 7, 2013 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
For African exporters interested in the US market, the good news is that US-African trade grew by more than 500 per cent between 2001 and 2011. The U.S. market is wide open for goods that conform to its laws. The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) and the...
