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Proclamation 9072

To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes

This proclamation reinstates Mali as a beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extends duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2014, modifies rules of origin under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, designates Curaçao as a beneficiary country under Caribbean Basin trade programs, reflects the expiration of Andean Trade Preference Act benefits, and corrects a typographical error in the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement implementation.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 80417

Impact dates

  1. Israeli agricultural duty-free access expires

  2. Israeli agricultural products duty-free access effective; USKFTA rules of origin modifications effective

  3. ATPA expiration modifications effective

  4. USCFTA typographical correction effective retroactively

Key directives

  • Designate Mali as beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA
  • Modify HTS general note 16(a) to include Mali
  • Modify HTS to implement U.S. tariff commitments under 2004 U.S.-Israel agricultural agreement through December 31, 2014
  • Modify HTS general note 33 to reflect USKFTA rules of origin changes
  • Designate Curaçao as eligible beneficiary country under CBERA and CBTPA
  • Modify HTS general note 7(a) to include Curaçao
  • Authorize USTR to determine Curaçao's CBTPA eligibility and publish notice in Federal Register
  • Modify HTS to reflect ATPA expiration
  • Modify HTS to correct typographical error in USCFTA implementation
  • Supersede inconsistent provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Mali designated as AGOA beneficiary country
  • Curaçao designated as CBERA beneficiary country
  • ATPA expiration reflected in HTS

Near term (90d)

  • Duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products effective January 1, 2014
  • USKFTA rules of origin modifications effective January 1, 2014
  • USTR determination on Curaçao's CBTPA eligibility to be published in Federal Register

Long term

  • Israeli agricultural duty-free access expires December 31, 2014 unless extended
  • Potential replacement agreement negotiations with Israel
  • Ongoing AGOA benefits for Mali contingent on continued eligibility compliance

Risks & tensions

  • Mali's AGOA reinstatement follows 2012 termination due to political instability; continued eligibility depends on sustained governance progress
  • Israel agricultural agreement represents short-term extension through 2014, creating pressure for longer-term replacement agreement
  • Curaçao's CBTPA benefits remain contingent on USTR determination of customs procedures compliance, creating implementation uncertainty
  • Retroactive effective date for Chile correction (January 1, 2004) suggests long-unnoticed error with potential past trade impact
  • Multiple simultaneous HTS modifications increase complexity and compliance burden for customs administration
Proclamation 9072: To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes · Executive Orders