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HOPE/HELP Trade Preference Program

Authority: US Congress / CBPRenewedEnacted 2010-05-24Expires 2026-12-31tradetextileduty-freeretroactiverefund
Joint HOPE (2006) + HELP (2010) framework — the principal US economic instrument for Haiti, historically sustaining an apparel sector that at peak employed 50,000+ workers. Retroactive duty-refund window for Oct 2025 → Feb 2026 lapse currently open through Dec 31, 2026.

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2026-08-29 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… of millions of eligible voters; the registration window closes October 13. HOPE/HELP trade preferences expire December 31 with no confirmed legislative vehicle for renewal, threatening the primary export employment sector during a political transition. DEVELOPME …

2026-08-29 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… since that peak. Top business development: Congress retroactively extended HOPE/HELP trade preferences through December 31, 2026, preserving duty-free U.S. market access for Haiti's apparel sector, which accounts for approximately 90 percent of total export valu …

2026-08-28 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… 25 Supreme Court ruling, with no Senate floor date confirmed for H.R. 1689. The HOPE/HELP trade preference acts expire December 31, 2026, giving any post-election government weeks from inauguration to secure renewal before tens of thousands of garme …

2026-08-28 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… informal liquidity at the street level. Top Business Development: The HOPE/HELP retroactive extension through December 31, 2026 provides continued duty-free U.S. market access for Haitian apparel, but with no post-December renewal framework legislated …

2026-08-27 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… September 3, candidate registration open through October 2, and no post-2026 HOPE/HELP framework in place, three simultaneous structural deadlines converge this week. Decision-makers should treat the December 13 first-round election as operationa …

2026-08-27 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… markets. PRIMARY SOURCES Haitian Times February 6, 2026 reporting on HOPE/HELP retroactive restoration; July 9, 2025 reporting on one-percent remittance tax provision under Big Beautiful Bill. JD Supra and International Trade Insights February 2026 …

2026-08-26 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… for families inside Haiti; the Senate has not acted on H.R. 1689. The HOPE/HELP Act expires 31 December 2026 with no enacted renewal legislation; the garment sector, Haiti's largest formal private employer, faces immediate tariff exposure …

2026-08-26 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… Q3 2026 is currently available from open sources. Top Business Development: HOPE/HELP retroactive extension through December 31, 2026, restored garment sector duty-free access, but the post-2026 legal framework is unresolved and Senate renewal is not confir …

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