# 2026-10398: US Extends Duty-Free Trade Benefits for Africa

2026-10398, To Implement Certain Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and for Other Purposes, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-05-22, effective 2026-01-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-10398
- Title: To Implement Certain Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and for Other Purposes
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 30469
- Published: 2026-05-22
- Effective: 2026-01-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

US Extends Duty-Free Trade Benefits for Africa

## Summary

This proclamation extends special trade benefits for certain sub-Saharan African countries through the end of 2026, helping them keep duty-free access to U.S. markets. It also continues important programs supporting African apparel and fabric industries. These changes affect businesses and workers involved in trade with Africa and keep the benefits active until December 31, 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- AGOA Duty-Free Access Extended: benefit, medium. The proclamation keeps duty-free treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in effect through December 31, 2026. That means beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries can continue to export qualifying goods to the United States without U.S. tariffs until December 31, 2026.
- Apparel and Fabric Programs Extended: benefit, medium. The regional apparel article program and the third-country fabric program under AGOA are extended through December 31, 2026. These program extensions keep eligibility rules in place that support apparel and textile operations that use regional or approved third-country fabrics for exports to the U.…
- Gabon Designated AGOA Beneficiary: benefit, medium. The proclamation designates the Gabonese Republic (Gabon) as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for AGOA effective January 1, 2026. As a result, Gabon is eligible for AGOA duty-free treatment effective January 1, 2026.
- Haiti Preferential Treatment Extended and Limit Set: benefit, medium. Duty-free treatment for Haiti under the Haiti Economic Lift Program is extended through December 31, 2026, and the applicable percentage limit for preferential treatment after the initial year is set to not more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imp…

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## Sources
- [2026-10398 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/22/2026-10398/to-implement-certain-provisions-in-the-consolidated-appropriations-act-2026-and-for-other-purposes)
- [2026-10398 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-22/pdf/2026-10398.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10398 (as of 2026-06-08).