Product Eligibility and Rules of Origin
For a product to be eligible for duty-free treatment under AGOA, it must comply with the basic rules of origin, established by the GSP to confirm a product’s origin from a beneficiary country:
For a product to be eligible for duty-free treatment under AGOA, it must comply with the basic rules of origin, established by the GSP to confirm a product’s origin from a beneficiary country:
- The product must be included on the list of GSP- or AGOA- eligible products, or qualify under the Special Rule for Apparel (see Product Finder).
- The product must be imported directly from the AGOA beneficiary country into the U.S. It may pass through another country as long as it is kept in a sealed container.
- The product must be grown, produced, or manufactured in the AGOA beneficiary country and accompanied by relevant documentation, including a certificate of origin.
- For non-textile goods, at least 35% of the product’s appraised value at the U.S. entry port must come from the sum of:
- Direct cost or value of materials produced in all AGOA beneficiary countries, and
- Direct costs of processing performed in all the AGOA beneficiary countries.
U.S. may contribute up to 15% of the 35% requirement. - For textile goods, the product must comply with the rules
of origin under the Special Rule for Apparel - To request duty-free treatment under AGOA, the U.S. must
indicate “D” in column 27 of the U.S. customs entry summary Form 7501 against the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number for the AGOA-eligible product.