U.S. International Trade Commission

Minerals and metals: U.S. imports from Sub-Saharan Africa under the Generalized System of Preferences and the African Growth and Opportunity Act, year-to-date from Jan -  Sep


(Thousands of dollars, Customs value)
Country AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2009 YTD GSP 2008 GSP 2008 YTD GSP 2009 YTD
South Africa 1,248,532 1,013,544 263,331 878,215 709,592 207,470
Ghana 44 33 2,049 44 33 49
Namibia 3,271 2,415 1,076 3,271 2,415 1,076
Tanzania 16 16 305 12 12 299
Madagascar 211 202 259 211 202 259
Mozambique 134 0 122 134 0 122
Kenya 238 186 122 238 186 122
Sierra Leone 12 12 121 12 12 121
Mali 0 0 62 0 0 0
Ethiopia 33 15 60 33 15 60
Mauritius 11 11 54 11 11 54
Cape Verde 0 0 14 0 0 14
Zambia 10,592 10,588 14 10,592 10,588 14
Congo (ROC) 0 0 12 0 0 12
Nigeria 22 19 5 22 19 5
Burkina Faso 0 0 4 0 0 4
Niger 3 3 3 3 3 3
Togo 0 0 2 0 0 2
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uganda 260 260 0 260 260 0
Swaziland 6 6 0 6 6 0
Senegal 146 0 0 146 0 0
Sao Tome & Prin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda 417 417 0 417 417 0
Mauritania 2 2 0 2 2 0
Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo (DROC) 7 2 0 7 2 0
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 7 7 0 7 7 0
Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1,263,964 1,027,739 267,613 893,642 723,782 209,685

Note -- Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown. AGOA eligibility varies by year. Trade is shown only for countries that are AGOA-eligible for that particular year.

Source: Compiled by the U.S. International Trade Commission from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce


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