A Proclamation has been published in the Federal Register changing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) status for certain items from Ukraine and Thailand, and granting new status to the Republic of Mali.
Ukraine: The Proclamation restores the duty-free treatment accorded under GSP to certain products from Ukraine because the country has made progress towards providing adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights. This action will take effect October 30, 2019. The list of affected items is found in Annex 1 to the Proclamation.
Thailand: The US Trade Representative has determined that Thailand is not taking steps to afford its workers internationally recognized worker rights. Therefore, certain items that are the product of Thailand will be suspended from the GSP program effective April 25, 2020. The list of affected items (about one third of goods currently eligible for GSP from Thailand) is found in Annex 2 to the Proclamation.
Republic of Mali: For the purposes of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Republic of Mail is designated a “lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country” effective November 24, 2019.