AGOA

If you wish to take advantage of the provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) enacted by the US Government to allow more than 1800 tariff line items duty-free access into the USA from certain sub-Saharan countries including South Africa, then you will need to complete the following documents:

  • Form DA 185 – Application Form for Registration Licensing of Customs and Excise Clients
  • Form DA 185.4A2 – Registration Client Type 4A2 – Exporter (this is an annexure to form DA 185)
  • Form DA 46A1.02 – Exporter’s Application for Registration for the Purposes of the AGOA (this is Section A of form DA 185.4A2 mentioned above – you need not complete Sections B & C of form DA 185.4A2)
  • Form DA 185.4A4 – Registration Client Type 4A4 – Manufacturer (this is also an annexure to form DA185, but is available as a separate document and only needs to be completed if you are a manufacturer and your products are being exported directly or indirectly to the US under the AGOA agreement)
  • Form DA 46A1.03 – Manufacturer’s Application for Registration for the Purposes of the AGOA (this is Section A of form DA 185.4A4 and only needs to be completed if you are a manufacturer and plan to export to the US under the AGOA agreement)