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Yes: 340 • No: 54
HR6500119th CongressWALLET
AGOA Extension Act
Sponsored By: Representative Smith (MO)
Passed House
Summary
Extends duty-free treatment for imports from eligible sub‑Saharan African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 31, 2028. The bill also keeps related customs user fee authorities in place through December 31, 2031 and creates a process to retroactively liquidate or reliquidate entries that would have qualified if made by September 30, 2025.
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- Families and businesses in beneficiary African countries keep guaranteed duty‑free access for eligible goods and continued eligibility for regional apparel and third‑country fabric programs through December 31, 2028. This supports exporters and textile producers that rely on AGOA preferences.
- U.S. importers and apparel manufacturers gain a retroactive relief path for shipments made after September 30, 2025. They must file liquidation or reliquidation requests within 180 days of enactment and pay any owed amounts within 90 days after liquidation, with no interest.
- U.S. customs operations and fee collection authorities remain extended through December 31, 2031, including the Merchandise Processing Fee rate rules tied to the U.S.‑Korea trade implementation act.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Longer AGOA duty breaks for importers
If enacted, AGOA duty-free access would run through December 31, 2028. Apparel program timelines would be updated, including a counting change from 21 to 24 succeeding years. If you imported covered AGOA goods after September 30, 2025 and before enactment, you would be able to ask Customs to liquidate or reliquidate the entry. You would need to file within 180 days after enactment and include enough data to locate or rebuild the entry. Any refund would be paid without interest within 90 days after liquidation. A covered article is from a country that was an AGOA beneficiary the day before enactment. Entries include withdrawals from warehouse for consumption.
Customs processing fees extended to 2031
Importers and brokers would keep paying customs user fees, including the Merchandise Processing Fee, through December 31, 2031. The bill would not change fee rates. It would only keep the authority to collect these fees in place until that date.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith (MO)
MO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 1/12/2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 340 • No: 54
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