Monrovia – Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID,) West Africa ASSESS Project aimed at covering the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits, product eligibility criteria, documentation and export procedures, and US import requirement for agricultural products. The workshop highlighted the broader objective of AGOA, a piece of the United States Legislation that was approved by the US Congress in May 2000 to increase trade between the United States and participating African countries. The law provides duty-free preferences for thousands of products manufactured and processed throughout the region. Liberia in 2006 signed as a key shareholder in the trade domain. Addressing participants, Mr. Diallo making specific reference to the importation of textile abroad, explained that the Textile Visa System and Export procedures and rules which he noted require an AGOA Textile Visa arrangement with the U.S. to prevent illegal transshipment and use of counterfeit documentation, as well as effective enforcement and verification procedures.

Source: Front Page Africa April 17, 2019 21:11 UTC