1. Mauritius Qualified To Quota-Free & Duty Free Exports To The US Market
Mauritius is the second African country, after Kenya, to have been qualified to export textile and other manufacturing products to the United States without any restriction under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.
At the eve of her departure from office, former US Trade Secretary of State, Charlene Barshefsky notified the Mauritian Ministry of Commerce that Mauritius has been qualified under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to export without restriction textile and other manufacturing products to the US.
In her letter addressed to the Minister of Commerce, the US Trade Secretary of State wrote:
"I am determined that Mauritius has adopted an effective visa system and related procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with shipments of textile and apparel items under AGOA and has implemented or is making substantial progress towards
