Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§3706 Sub-saharan Africa Defined
Title 19 › CHAPTER 23 — EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA › SUBCHAPTER I — TRADE POLICY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA › § 3706
Summary
Defines the names "sub‑Saharan Africa" and the similar phrases to mean the 49 countries listed in the law, or any political entities that later replace them. The list runs from Angola to Zimbabwe and includes countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and others.
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Title 19, §3706
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For purposes of this chapter, the terms “sub-Saharan Africa”, “sub-Saharan African country”, “country in sub-Saharan Africa”, and “countries in sub-Saharan Africa” refer to the following or any successor political entities: Republic of Angola (Angola). Republic of Benin (Benin). Republic of Botswana (Botswana). Burkina Faso (Burkina). Republic of Burundi (Burundi). Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon). Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde). Central African Republic. Republic of Chad (Chad). Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (Comoros). Democratic Republic of Congo. Republic of the Congo (Congo). Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire). Republic of Djibouti (Djibouti). Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea). State of Eritrea (Eritrea). Ethiopia. Gabonese Republic (Gabon). Republic of the Gambia (Gambia). Republic of Ghana (Ghana). Republic of Guinea (Guinea). Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau). Republic of Kenya (Kenya). Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho). Republic of Liberia (Liberia). Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar). Republic of Malawi (Malawi). Republic of Mali (Mali). Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania). Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius). Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique). Republic of Namibia (Namibia). Republic of Niger (Niger). Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria). Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda). Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe (Sao Tomé and Principe). Republic of Senegal (Senegal). Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles). Republic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone). Somalia. Republic of South Africa (South Africa). Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan). Republic of Sudan (Sudan). Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland). United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania). Republic of Togo (Togo). Republic of Uganda (Uganda). Republic of Zambia (Zambia). Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
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Amendments
2012—Pub. L. 112–163 inserted item relating to the Republic of South Sudan.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 3706
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102