On January 14, 2016, the Federal Register published Proclamation 9388 of January 11, 2016 – To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The proclamation:

    • Suspends the application of duty-free treatment for all AGOA-eligible goods in the agricultural sector from South Africa  effective on March 15, 2016.
    • Modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) as set forth in the Annex to the proclamation in order to reflect in the HTS that beginning on March 15, 2016, the application of duty-free treatment for all AGOA-eligible goods in the agricultural sector from South Africa shall be suspended.
    • Supersedes any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in the proclamation to the extent of such inconsistency.