TAA Compliance refers to products that meet the requirements of the United States Trade Agreements Act (TAA) of 1979. This Act governs products listed on the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule, ensuring they are manufactured or substantially transformed in the United States or a designated TAA country.
Trade Agreements Act compliance refers to the requirements that certain products must meet in order to be eligible for procurement by the United States government.
Products are considered TAA compliant if they are manufactured or substantially transformed in the United States or any of the TAA designated countries listed in the chart below. The TAA designated country list is sourced from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and is current as of December 2024.
Mr. Erickson continued: “The Trade Agreements Act (TAA) requires federal agencies to buy only goods that are made in America or a TAA designated country with limited exceptions. China is not on that list.”
Although TAA requirements only apply beyond a certain dollar threshold (currently $194,000 for goods and services), it does not mean you can ignore TAA if you typically receive orders below that threshold.
Public interest exceptions under the TAA recognize that certain trade activities or agreements may serve broader public interests that outweigh strict adherence to the TAA's requirements. These exceptions consider factors such as public health, safety, environmental concerns, or economic development.
List of TAA Compliant Countries AfghanistanDenmarkSao Tome and Principe Central African Republic Hong Kong Tuvalu Chad Hungary Uganda Chile Iceland Ukraine Colombia Ireland United Kingdom28 more rows
Products are considered TAA compliant if they are manufactured or substantially transformed in the United States or any of the TAA designated countries listed in the chart below. The TAA designated country list is sourced from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and is current as of December 2024.
Only use products or services from designated countries: To be TAA compliant, a company must ensure that the products or services it sells to the government are manufactured or substantially transformed in a designated country.
The TAA applies a rule-of-origin requirement to the end product being supplied and requires that end products acquired by the Government must be “wholly the growth, product or manufacture” of the U.S. or of a designated country, or “substantially transformed in the U.S. or a designated country . . . into a new and ...