TAA Compliance : What does TAA mean and how does it affect you?
Created on: May 14, 2019
General Information
TAA stands for Trade Agreements Act, and is an act of congress passed in 1979 that requires all items sourced for GSA Schedule Contracts to be manufactured or "substantially transformed" in the United States or a TAA designated country. These countries consist of :
- World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement Countries;
- Free Trade Agreement Countries;
- Least Developed Countries; and
- Caribbean Basin Countries
The full list of countries can be found below.
| Afghanistan | Finland | New Zealand |
| Angola | France | Nicaragua |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Gambia | Niger |
| Armenia | Germany | Norway |
| Aruba | Greece | Oman |
| Australia | Grenada | Panama |
| Austria | Guatemala | Peru |
| Bahamas | Guinea | Poland |
| Bahrain | Guinea-Bissau | Portugal |
| Bangladesh | Guyana | Romania |
| Barbados | Haiti | Rwanda |
| Belgium | Honduras | Saba |
| Belize | Hong Kong | Samoa |
| Benin | Hungary | Sao Tome & Principe |
| Bhutan | Iceland | Senegal |
| Bonaire | Ireland | Sierra Leone |
| British Virgin Islands | Israel | Singapore |
| Bulgaria | Italy | Sint Eustatius |
| Burkina Faso | Jamaica | Sint Maarten |
| Burundi | Japan | Slovak Republic |
| Cambodia | Kiribati | Slovenia |
| Canada | Korea (Republic of) | Solomon Islands |
| Central African Republic | Laos | Somalia |
| Chad | Latvia | South Sudan |
| Chile | Lesotho | Spain |
| Colombia | Liberia | St. Kitts & Nevis |
| Comoros | Liechtenstein | St. Lucia |
| Costa Rica | Lithuania | St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Croatia | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| Curacao | Madagascar | Switzerland |
| Cyprus | Malawi | Taiwan |
| Czech Republic | Mali | Tanzania |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Malta | Timor-Leste |
| Denmark | Mauritania | Togo |
| Djibouti | Mexico | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Dominica | Moldova | Tuvalu |
| Dominican Republic | Montenegro | Uganda |
| El Salvador | Montserrat | Ukraine |
| Equatorial Guinea | Morocco | United Kingdom |
| Eritrea | Mozambique | Vanuatu |
| Estonia | Nepal | Yemen |
| Ethiopia | Netherlands | Zambia |
TAA Compliant Power Cords
TAA Compliant power cords are quite commonly requested for use in government projects. World Cord Sets can offer a wide variety of options to keep you in compliance with the Trade Agreements Act. We have the ability to manufacture power cords and data cables in the United States and Taiwan, allowing you to choose the right combination of lead time and price to fit your requirements.
Contact our sales office at (860) 763-2100 to request a TAA compliant power cord quote.
Author:
Brian Sackett
Marketing & Development
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