{"id":30510,"date":"2026-08-12T15:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/us-senate-passes-two-year-agoa-haiti-hope-help-extension\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:44:05","slug":"us-senate-passes-two-year-agoa-haiti-hope-help-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/us-senate-passes-two-year-agoa-haiti-hope-help-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate passes two-year AGOA, Haiti HOPE\/HELP extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/312\/chatgpt-image-aug-12-2026-05-17-33-pm_324169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">The US Senate has passed the bipartisan two-year extension of the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act and the AGOA Extension Act, a move relevant for apparel and textile companies using duty-free preference programmes for sourcing and trade.<\/p>\n<p>The extensions were passed as part of the Continuing Resolution and the programmes are now set to expire on December 31, 2028. The trade preference programmes had lapsed on September 30, 2025 and were restored retroactively for only 15 months on February 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>US Senate approval advances a two-year extension of AGOA and Haiti HOPE\/HELP, keeping key duty-free apparel and textile preferences alive until December 31, 2028.&#13;<br \/>\nThe programmes had lapsed on September 30, 2025 and were restored retroactively for only 15 months.&#13;<br \/>\nAAFA says the move supports sourcing stability for US firms and workforces in sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>According to the American Apparel &amp; Footwear Association (AAFA), for 25 years, AGOA has provided eligible Sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access, strengthening American exports in textiles and agriclture. The Haiti HOPE\/HELP programmes have, for more than 15 years, supported US and Haitian textile industries by granting Haiti duty-free access for apparel and textile products and building business ties between the two neighbouring nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Beth Hughes, vice president of trade and customs policy, AAFA<\/em><\/strong> said: &#8220;The industry welcomes the continued renewal of these critical trade preference programmes before expiration. This two-year extension will help stabilise these partnerships, providing time to build towards a predictable, long-term continuation of these programmes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We now encourage swift passage of this extension in the House and for the president to sign it expeditiously into law,&#8221; Hughes added.<\/p>\n<p>AAFA said it has consistently urged Congress and the US administration to renew both AGOA and Haiti HOPE\/HELP, including testimony before the Office of the US Trade Representative on AGOA\u2019s renewal in July.<\/p>\n<p>Both AGOA and Haiti HOPE\/HELP have been backed for decades by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, AAFA said, adding that long-term renewal would provide needed certainty for US companies and stability for workforces in sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-right f2fdesk\">Fibre2Fashion News Desk<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/us-senate-passes-two-year-agoa-haiti-hope-help-extension-312592-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Senate has passed the bipartisan two-year extension of the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act and the AGOA Extension Act, a move relevant for apparel and textile companies using duty-free preference programmes for sourcing and trade. 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