AGOA extension could prompt opportunity for Kenya apparel sector
It had been bracing for lost orders from the expiry of the protocol last September (2025) and the prospect of 10% tariffs being charged on Kenyan exports to the US. Yesterday…
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AAFA applauds AGOA Extension Act, Haiti Lift Program enaction
The announcement sees the restoration of the critical trade preference programs that lapsed on 30 September 2025. For 25 years,…
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AGOA renewal offers boost to secondhand clothing export sector
The AGOA bill was approved on 12 January by a bipartisan vote of 340–54 and now moves to the US…
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US textile sector applauds renewal of AGOA, HOPE/HELP trade agreements
AGOA, which initially enacted in 2000, expired on 30 September 2025. This initiative provides qualifying sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free entry to the…
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US apparel, retail sectors urge US to renew AGOA, Haiti Help
In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, the associations asked for the passage of both the…
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US renewal of AGOA, HELP acts will ‘restore diversified sourcing’
Both measures are set to be reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee on 10 December 2025. The African…
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Mauritius looks beyond US to keep apparel sector relevant
Mauritius’ apparel sector - long seen as a reliable sourcing hub in Africa - is navigating its most severe disruption…
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US fashion sector concerned over AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP lapse
AAFA has shared its "deep disappointment" on the US administration allowing both the AGOA and Haiti trade preference programmes to…
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SMART joins urgent call to renew AGOA to protect US recycling
SMART, which represents US companies engaged in the global trade of secondhand clothing and reclaimed textile products, has written a…
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US failure to renew AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP will ‘add to trade chaos’
The AAFA is calling on US Congress to immediately renew the AGOA and HOPE/HELP programmes, which are scheduled to expire…
