Federal – Trade Agreements Act (TAA)

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TAA eligible products are manufactured or substantially transformed in countries having a qualified trade agreement with the U.S.

Government buying contracts such as GSA and SEWP require TAA for product listings. These procurement vehicles influence and guide the federal end-customers purchasing options

The Trade Agreements Act (TAA) is a requirement for US Government procurements greater than $191K and is referenced in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.225-5 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. TAA compliant products are manufactured or substantially transformed in a designated country that has signed a qualifying free trade agreement like NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) or WTO GPA (World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement). Designated Countries Summary (detailed list below): Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Taiwan, and United States are designated countries and China, Malaysia, and Thailand are not designated countries. The majority of Cisco's configured end products are available from a designated country, and ordering processes are in place to ensure that, when available and identified properly, compliant products are shipped for these orders.TAA is mandatory for selling

to the U.S. Government

TAA Compliance Requires Products from Designated Countries

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Afghanistan Dominica Korea, Republic of Solomon Islands

Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Sweden

Netherlands Antilles Estonia Saint Lucia SingaporeAngola Spain Liechtenstein SloveniaAustria Ethiopia Liberia SlovakiaAustralia Finland Lesotho Sierra LeoneAruba France Lithuania SenegalBarbados United Kingdom Luxembourg SomaliaBangladesh Grenada Latvia Sao Tome and PrincipeBelgium Gambia Morocco El SalvadorBurkina Faso Guinea Madagascar ChadBulgaria Equatorial Guinea Mali TogoBahrain Greece Mauritania Timor-LesteBurundi Guatemala Montserrat Trinidad and TobagoBenin Guinea-Bissau Malta TuvaluBahamas Guyana Maldives Taiwan

Bhutan Hong Kong Malawi Tanzania, United Republic of

Belize Honduras Mexico UgandaCanada Haiti Mozambique United StatesCongo, The Democratic Republic of the Hungary Niger Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Central African Republic Ireland Nicaragua Virgin Islands (British)Switzerland Israel Netherlands VanuatuChile Iceland Norway SamoaColombia Italy Nepal YemenCosta Rica Jamaica Oman Zambia Cyprus Japan PeruCzech Republic Cambodia Poland China**Germany Kiribati Portugal Thailand**Djibouti Comoros Romania Malaysia**Denmark Saint Kitts and Nevis Rwanda

Valid TAA Countries

** Non-TAA Countries (Additional 120 Countries)

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