Haiti Economic Lift Program Act

… 12, 2026. 9. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Quota Bulletin 26-134: HOPE/HELP Program Administration and Retroactive Duty Refund Filing Instructions. CBP, 2026. 10. FEWS NET Food Security Outlook Update: Haiti. April 2026. Fuel price shock and …

… FUEL SHOCK PERSISTENCE, AND SECTORAL FRAGILITY ANALYTICAL BODY The HOPE Act and HELP Act trade preferences, which provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for Haiti-manufactured textiles and apparel, were restored on February 3, 2026 after a lap …

… HOPE/HELP EXPIRATION ECONOMIC CLIFF EDGE IN 67 DAYS ANALYTICAL BODY The HOPE/HELP Act trade preferences were extended retroactively through December 31, 2026 only. No renewal mechanism is confirmed. IMF's Third Staff-Monitored Program Review doc …

… fiscal discipline framework but no balance-of-payments financing. The HOPE/HELP Act trade preferences, which underpin Haiti's apparel export sector, are set to expire at end-2026. The IMF explicitly identifies uncertainty around extension, com …

… proceeding; the operative planning horizon is June 2027 at the earliest. HOPE/HELP Act expiration at end-2026 is the single highest-probability near-term economic shock to Haiti's garment sector and formal employment base. TPS termination effecti …

… has produced measurable employment disruption. The 2010 post-earthquake HELP Act expansion set a high watermark for the sector's strategic importance. The 2026 renewal debate echoes structurally the 2008 and 2012 renewal debates, but with a …

… USTR 2026 HOPE Report to Congress (authoritative public document on HOPE/HELP program status) Haïti Policy House L'Ouverture Investment Plan analysis (sovereignty framing; $5 billion authorization versus $19.3 billion assessed need; diaspora up …

… their own preferential access arrangements. HISTORICAL CONTEXT The HOPE/HELP program has operated since 2006 under an assumption of rolling renewal that was institutionalized by successive extensions in 2008, 2010, and subsequent years. The gar …