On December 26, 2019, President Trump signed Proclamation 9974 of December 26, 2019 To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes. The Proclamation takes the following actions and modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US (HTS or HTSUS) as follows: Terminates the designation of Cameroon as a beneficiary sub‑Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act effective January 1, 2020;Modifies GN 16(a), Note 7(a)…
On December 23, 2014, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014 — To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes (published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2014) The Proclamation: • Designates Guinea-Bissau as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country and revises general note 16(a) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) by inserting in alphabetical sequence in the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan…