BREAKING: Rwanda yaondolewa AGOA. Tanzania na Uganda tunahesabiwa siku

Ni kuhusu sakata la mitumba.

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate


FOREIGN POLICY


Issued on: March 29, 2018

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Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President🙂

In accordance with section 506A(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2466a(c)(2)), I am providing advance notification of my intent to suspend the application of duty‑free treatment to all African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)-eligible goods in the apparel sector for the Republic of Rwanda 60 days after the date of this notification.

The Government of Rwanda continues to impose barriers to United States trade, specifically, barriers affecting certain United States exports of apparel products. In spite of intense engagement by United States officials with the Government of Rwanda, the United States has been unable to resolve this matter. I have therefore determined that the Government of Rwanda is not making continual progress toward the elimination of barriers to United States trade and investment, as required by section 104 of the AGOA.

The suspension of duty-free treatment described above is a more appropriate response in these circumstances than the termination of the Government of Rwanda’s designation as a beneficiary sub‑Saharan African country under AGOA, as it promotes the continuation of efforts between the United States and Rwanda to resolve outstanding issues. Although the Government of Rwanda has failed to meet critical benchmarks required to address these issues to date, it continues to express an interest in resolving United States concerns.

I will continue to assess whether the Government of Rwanda is making continual progress toward the elimination of barriers to United States trade and investment in accordance with the AGOA eligibility requirements, as well as whether this suspension of benefits is effective in promoting compliance with those requirements.

Sincerely,

DONALD J. TRUMP

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

Agoa ni nini

AGOA ndio nn mkuu tujuze

Aiseee watu wanakurupuka.

Hatutaki mitumba

BEST ONE BOY said:

AGOA ndio nn mkuu tujuze

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about AGOA
AGOA legislation (Public Law 106)

• Bill H.R.1295 (became Public Law 114-27) - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

For our extensive FAQ section on AGOA, please follow this link.



The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a United States Trade Act, enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress. AGOA has since been renewed to 2025. The legislation significantly enhances market access to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Qualification for AGOA preferences is based on a set of conditions contained in the AGOA legislation. In order to qualify and remain eligible for AGOA, each country must be working to improve its rule of law, human rights, and respect for core labor standards. The AGOA eligibility requirements are listed in more detail at this link.

The Act originally covered the 8-year period from October 2000 to September 2008, but legislative amendments signed into law by US President George Bush in July 2004 served to extend AGOA to 2015. At the same time, a special dispensation relating to apparel was extended by three years to 2007; but in December 2006 these were extended to 2012.

In 2007, the apparel “abundant supply” provisions were enacted, although these were repealed again in 2009.


Their intention was to set requirements for local textile fabric sourcing where it was considered that sufficient quantities were available in AGOA-eligible countries; third country fabric (the provisions related only to denim initially) would thus first have to be sourced locally or regionally before third country imports could be utilised for onward exports of denim garments.

A subsequent legislative revision in September 2012 extended the apparel provisions to the end of 2015 to coincide with the current expiry of the AGOA legislation.

The apparel provisions are unique in that they grant countries defined by the legislation as “lesser developed”, being those that meet certain income thresholds (GNP < $1,500 per annum in 1998) and which have implemented a special apparel visa system, favourable rules of origin (RoO) requirements. Details for these in the ‘Apparel Rules of Origin’ section.

AGOA builds on existing US trade programs by expanding the (duty-free) benefits previously available only under the country’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) program. Duty-free access to the U.S. market under the combined AGOA/GSP program stands at approximately 6,500 product tariff lines, including the tariff lines that were added by the AGOA legislation. Notably, these newly added “AGOA products” include items such as apparel and footwear, wine, certain motor vehicle components, a variety of agricultural products, chemicals, steel and many others.

After completing its initial 15 year period of validity, the AGOA legislation was extended on 29 June 2015 by a further 10 years, to 2025. A related news article can be viewed at the following link.



US President Obama signing the AGOA Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law.

Kama kweli basi hapo naona Tanzania ya viwanda inakuja Kwa kasi kubwa sanaa

Asante sana Paul Kagame,

Robot la Matope said:

Aiseee watu wanakurupuka.

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Nani anakurupuka mkuu?

Agoa ni mkataba wa nchi zetu na marekani juu ya soko lao kuruhusu bidhaa zetu kuingia marekani na zao kuja kwetu na ndio hiyo mitumba nk

Nimekumbuka ile written interview ya TRA na hiyo AGOA

AGOA ina vinasaba vya EPA nikiitazama sana.Kazi ipo.

Hizi act zote sijui EPA mara hii AGOA ni shiida tu.Production ya afrika ni raw matereals na bidhaa ambazo most of them are under quality mfano zile korosho za mawe utamuuzia nani huko ulaya.Leo ulaya wana viwanda vya kuzalisha mayai ya kuku utashindanaje nao wewe unayesububir kuku wako atage hata lishe ni mbovu.Act nyingine viongozi wetu husaini bila kuelewa madhara yake kiuchumi.Economic pertnership agreement ndiyo EPA wote tunajua hela za EPA zilivyoleta shida sasa wameleta AGOA yaani ni wale wale mary,maria,mariam, ni walewale.
Ni vema nchi ikajiimarisha kiuchumi kwa kuinvest ktk kilimo na viwanda vya kati sasa leo mipango iliyopo ni usanii mtupu.EPA na AGOA ni wale wale kujifanya hamuwapendi wakati mlisaini na utimamu wa akili zenu ni ujinga wa viongozi.

MLA PANYA SWANGA said:

Hizi act zote sijui EPA mara hii AGOA ni shiida tu.Production ya afrika ni raw matereals na bidhaa ambazo most of them are under quality mfano zile korosho za mawe utamuuzia nani huko ulaya.Leo ulaya wana viwanda vya kuzalisha mayai ya kuku utashindanaje nao wewe unayesububir kuku wako atage hata lishe ni mbovu.Act nyingine viongozi wetu husaini bila kuelewa madhara yake kiuchumi.Economic pertnership agreement ndiyo EPA wote tunajua hela za EPA zilivyoleta shida sasa wameleta AGOA yaani ni wale wale mary,maria,mariam, ni walewale.
Ni vema nchi ikajiimarisha kiuchumi kwa kuinvest ktk kilimo na viwanda vya kati sasa leo mipango iliyopo ni usanii mtupu.EPA na AGOA ni wale wale kujifanya hamuwapendi wakati mlisaini na utimamu wa akili zenu ni ujinga wa viongozi.

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Nimekupata

na fikiri ni muda wa African countries to establish smart protectionism kulinda viwanda vyetu..

ellymckoye said:

na fikiri ni muda wa African countries to establish smart protectionism kulinda viwanda vyetu..

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Agreed! Mmoja mmoja hatutafika, inabidi tukichukua hatua tuchukue wote..

Sijawahi ona faida ya hilo soko huku Chanzagichiza

Saint Ivuga said:

Agoa ni nini

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DAA!

kibla angle said:

DAA!

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Nilishajua . Tulia

Inakadiriwa Marekani huingiza kiasi cha $400m kwa mwaka kutokana na mauzo ya nguo za mitumba Africa..sasa Twanda imepiga marufuku mitumba...so na wao wamepigwa chini...na mbaya zaidi Marekani wa vhannels nyingi za masoko kwa bidhaa za kutoka Africa.

Hatari sana !!