What countries are TAA compliant?

Products from the United States and 127 designated countries are TAA compliant. They include the WTO Government Procurement Agreement members (such as the EU countries, the UK, Japan, Canada, Taiwan and South Korea), US free trade agreement partners (such as Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru), least developed countries and Caribbean Basin countries. The full list is on this page.

Is China a TAA designated country?

No. China is not a designated country, so products made or substantially transformed in China are generally not TAA compliant and can't be offered on contracts that require TAA compliance, such as GSA Schedules.

Is India TAA compliant?

No. India is not a TAA designated country. Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines are not designated either.

Are Mexico and Canada TAA designated countries?

Yes. Mexico qualifies through a free trade agreement (USMCA) and Canada qualifies through the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.

What does "substantially transformed" mean?

A product is substantially transformed in a country when it is changed there into a new and different article with a distinct name, character or use. The country of origin for TAA purposes is where the product was wholly made or last substantially transformed. US Customs and Border Protection issues country-of-origin rulings when it's unclear.

Does the TAA apply to every federal purchase?

The TAA applies to covered federal acquisitions at or above the trade agreement thresholds ($174,000 for supplies under the WTO GPA as of 2026), with exceptions listed in FAR Subpart 25.4. GSA Schedule contracts apply TAA requirements to the products and services on them.

Does the TAA apply to state and local governments?

The TAA governs federal purchasing. State and local governments follow their own procurement laws, though products they buy through a GSA Schedule under cooperative purchasing are already TAA compliant.

TAA Designated Countries List (2026): Trade Agreements Act

Key takeaways

There are 127 TAA designated countries (plus the United States), per GSA's lookup table and FAR 25.003.
A country qualifies through one of four groups: the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (47), free trade agreements (17), least developed countries (47) or the Caribbean Basin (21). Some countries are in two groups.
China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, Türkiye and the UAE are not designated countries.
Products on a GSA Schedule contract are subject to the TAA. The country of origin is where the product was made or last substantially transformed.
List checked November 2, 2026 against GSA's table (last reviewed March 21, 2025) and the eCFR text of FAR 25.003.

What the Trade Agreements Act requires

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA) limits covered federal purchases to US-made products and products from "designated countries," the countries the US has trade agreements with for government purchasing. A product's country of origin is where it was wholly made, or where it was last substantially transformed into a new product. The rules are in FAR Subpart 25.4 and the list of designated countries is in FAR 25.003.

For vendors, the TAA matters most on GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts, which GSA says are subject to the TAA, and on other federal contracts above the trade agreement thresholds. If your product is made in a country that isn't on the list below, you generally can't offer it on those contracts.

Full list of TAA designated countries

All 127 designated countries, with the agreement that makes each one qualify. Filter by agreement or search by name.

Showing all 127 designated countries

Country	Why it qualifies
Afghanistan	Least developed country
Angola	Least developed country
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean Basin country
Armenia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Aruba	WTO Government Procurement Agreement; Caribbean Basin country
Australia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement; Free Trade Agreement
Austria	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Bahamas	Caribbean Basin country
Bahrain	Free Trade Agreement
Bangladesh	Least developed country
Barbados	Caribbean Basin country
Belgium	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Belize	Caribbean Basin country
Benin	Least developed country
Bhutan	Least developed country
Bonaire	Caribbean Basin country
British Virgin Islands	Caribbean Basin country
Bulgaria	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Burkina Faso	Least developed country
Burundi	Least developed country
Cambodia	Least developed country
Canada	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Central African Republic	Least developed country
Chad	Least developed country
Chile	Free Trade Agreement
Colombia	Free Trade Agreement
Comoros	Least developed country
Costa Rica	Free Trade Agreement
Croatia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Curacao	Caribbean Basin country
Cyprus	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Czechia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Least developed country
Denmark	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Djibouti	Least developed country
Dominica	Caribbean Basin country
Dominican Republic	Free Trade Agreement
El Salvador	Free Trade Agreement
Equatorial Guinea	Least developed country
Eritrea	Least developed country
Estonia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Ethiopia	Least developed country
Finland	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
France	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Gambia	Least developed country
Germany	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Greece	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Grenada	Caribbean Basin country
Guatemala	Free Trade Agreement
Guinea	Least developed country
Guinea-Bissau	Least developed country
Guyana	Caribbean Basin country
Haiti	Least developed country; Caribbean Basin country
Honduras	Free Trade Agreement
Hong Kong	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Hungary	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Iceland	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Ireland	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Israel	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Italy	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Jamaica	Caribbean Basin country
Japan	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Kiribati	Least developed country
Laos	Least developed country
Latvia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Lesotho	Least developed country
Liberia	Least developed country
Liechtenstein	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Lithuania	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Luxembourg	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Madagascar	Least developed country
Malawi	Least developed country
Mali	Least developed country
Malta	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Mauritania	Least developed country
Mexico	Free Trade Agreement
Moldova	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Montenegro	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Montserrat	Caribbean Basin country
Morocco	Free Trade Agreement
Mozambique	Least developed country
Nepal	Least developed country
Netherlands	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
New Zealand	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Nicaragua	Free Trade Agreement
Niger	Least developed country
North Macedonia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Norway	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Oman	Free Trade Agreement
Panama	Free Trade Agreement
Peru	Free Trade Agreement
Poland	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Portugal	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Romania	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Rwanda	Least developed country
Saba	Caribbean Basin country
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean Basin country
Saint Lucia	Caribbean Basin country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean Basin country
Samoa	Least developed country
Sao Tome and Principe	Least developed country
Senegal	Least developed country
Sierra Leone	Least developed country
Singapore	WTO Government Procurement Agreement; Free Trade Agreement
Sint Eustatius	Caribbean Basin country
Sint Maarten	Caribbean Basin country
Slovakia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Slovenia	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Solomon Islands	Least developed country
Somalia	Least developed country
South Korea	WTO Government Procurement Agreement; Free Trade Agreement
South Sudan	Least developed country
Spain	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Sweden	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Switzerland	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Taiwan	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Tanzania	Least developed country
Timor-Leste	Least developed country
Togo	Least developed country
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean Basin country
Tuvalu	Least developed country
Uganda	Least developed country
Ukraine	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
United Kingdom	WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Vanuatu	Least developed country
Yemen	Least developed country
Zambia	Least developed country

Countries that are not TAA designated

These countries are listed as non-designated in GSA's table. Products made or last substantially transformed in them generally can't be sold on contracts that require TAA compliance. Some common sourcing countries on this list: China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Russia.

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Burma
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
China
Cook Islands
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Holy See
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Namibia
Nauru
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

Trade agreement thresholds for 2026

The TAA and trade agreements apply to federal contracts at or above these dollar thresholds, set by FAC 2026-01 (91 FR 12488, March 13, 2026). GSA Schedule contracts apply TAA requirements regardless of order size.

Agreement and contract type	Threshold
WTO GPA, supplies	$174,000
WTO GPA, construction	$6,683,000
Australia, Chile, Colombia, Singapore and CAFTA-DR FTAs, supplies and services	$105,767
Korea FTA, supplies and services	$100,000
USMCA (Mexico), supplies and services	$105,767
Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Panama and Peru FTAs, supplies and services	$174,000
Israeli Trade Act, supplies	$50,000

Construction thresholds under the free trade agreements range from $6,683,000 to $13,749,689. See the Federal Register notice for the full table.

TAA countries in the Americas

For companies in Latin America and the Caribbean, the TAA status of the home country often decides whether they can sell on federal contracts. Designated: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago. Not designated: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, along with Cuba and Venezuela.

If you're entering the US public sector from one of these countries, see our guide to selling to the US government as an international company and our country-by-country market entry guides.

TAA vs. other domestic-content rules

Buy American Act: a preference for US-made products on federal contracts below the trade agreement thresholds.
Build America, Buy America (BABA): applies to infrastructure projects funded by federal grants, often bought by states, cities and utilities. See selling water technology to government.
Berry Amendment: requires US-made clothing, textiles and food for Defense Department purchases. See selling uniforms to government.

For how these rules play out by product type, see selling to government by category.

How KSG helps

Kensington Sales Group helps companies, including international manufacturers, sell to federal, state and local government. Our SDRs find the agencies that buy your product, confirm how they buy it and book meetings with the people who decide. We run outreach in English and Spanish across the Western Hemisphere. See our US market entry service.

Sources

This page is for general information, not legal advice. Confirm country of origin and contract requirements with your contracting officer or trade counsel.

TAA designated countries: the full list for 2026.