Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and Your GSA Schedule Contract
All GSA Schedule contractors must follow the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), meaning they agree that each “final product” they sell has been “substantially transformed” in the U.S. or in a signatory country designated by the TAA. The Trade Agreements Act was created to foster fair and open international trade, but more importantly, it determined that GSA contractors may only acquire U.S. made or TAA designated end products.
You need to keep up TAA compliance throughout the life of your GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, which can last for up to 20 years. Although TAA compliant countries do not change very often, it’s important to routinely check the list to make sure you are abiding by GSA’s regulations.
Related: What Does TAA Compliance Mean?
TAA Designated Countries
The following list was created using the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements. The countries on this list are TAA compliant. If you do not see the country you are looking for on this list, it is not TAA compliant. This list is current as of February 2022.
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AFGHANISTAN |
FINLAND |
NICARAGUA |
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ANGOLOA |
FRANCE |
NIGER |
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
GAMBIA |
NORWAY |
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ARMENIA |
GERMANY |
OMAN |
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ARUBA |
GREECE |
PANAMA |
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AUSTRALIA |
GRENADA |
PERU |
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AUSTRIA |
GUATEMALA |
POLAND |
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BAHAMAS |
GUINEA |
PORTUGAL |
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BAHRAIN |
GUINEA BISSAU |
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH) |
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BANGLADESH |
GUYANA |
ROMANIA |
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BARBADOS |
HAITI |
RWANDA |
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BELGIUM |
HONDURAS |
S. GEORGIANA AND S. SANDWICH ISL |
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BELIZE |
HONG KONG |
SAMOA |
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BENIN |
HUNGARY |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
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BHUTAN |
ICELAND |
SENEGAL |
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BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA |
IRELAND |
SIERRA LEONE |
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
ISRAEL |
SINGAPORE |
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BULGARIA |
ITALY |
SINT MAARTEN |
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BURKINA FASO |
JAMAICA |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
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BURUNDI |
JAPAN |
SLOVENIA |
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CAMBODIA |
KIRIBATI |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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CANADA |
LAOS |
SOMALI |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
LATVIA |
SOUTH SUDAN |
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CHAD |
LESOTHO |
SPAIN |
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CHILE |
LIBERIA |
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS |
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COLOMBIA |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
ST. LUCIA |
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COMOROS |
LITHUANIA |
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES |
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
LUXEMBOURG |
SWEDEN |
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COSTA RICA |
MADAGASCAR |
SWITZERLAND |
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CROATIA |
MALAWI |
TAIWAN |
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CURACAO |
MALDIVES |
TANZANIA |
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CYPRUS |
MALI |
TOGO |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
MALTA |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
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DENMARK |
MAURITANIA |
TUVALU |
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DJIBOUTI |
MEXICO |
UGANDA |
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DOMINICA |
MOLDOVA |
UKRAINE |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
MONTENEGRO |
UNITED KINGDOM |
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EAST TIMOR |
MONTSERRAT |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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EL SALVADOR |
MOROCCO |
VANUATU |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
MOZAMBIQUE |
YEMEN |
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ERITREA |
NEPAL |
ZAMBIA |
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ESTONIA |
NETHERLANDS |
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ETHIOPIA |
NEW ZEALAND |
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If a country is not listed in the table above of TAA Compliant Countries, it is not compliant.
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*Examples of Countries That Are Not TAA Compliant Include (But Are Not Limited To): |
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RUSSIA |
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INDIA |
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CHINA |
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PAKISTAN |
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MALAYSIA |
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INDONESIA |
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IRAQ |
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IRAN |
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SRI LANKA |
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BRAZIL |
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VIETNAM |
