GUIDANCE: Reauthorization of Preferential Trade Legislative (PTL) Programs - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Haiti Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE), and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP)

Summary

CBP provides guidance on the reauthorization of AGOA, Haiti HOPE, and Haiti HELP trade preference programs through December 31, 2026, including instructions for filing SPI codes, resuming quota claims, and requesting retroactive duty refunds for entries made during the program lapse from October 1, 2025 through February 3, 2026. It clarifies that refunds apply only to general ad valorem duties and not to AD/CVD, Section 232, MPF, or IEEPA-related duties, and sets an August 2, 2026 deadline for refund requests.