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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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2026-10-28 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… operational strength, the December 13 election date has collapsed, and the HOPE/HELP trade preferences expire in 64 days. Stakeholders should treat the DR cabinet statement today as the single highest-priority intelligence signal of the week. QUICK SUMMARY FOR S …

2026-10-28 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… parallel market pressure below the official rate. TOP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: HOPE/HELP trade preferences expire December 31, 2026. No confirmed U.S. congressional renewal legislation exists. Garment exporters must treat this as a confirmed operational discontinuit …

2026-10-27 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… unusual but potentially temporary stabilization. Top business development: HOPE/HELP trade preferences expire December 31, 2026 with no confirmed extension legislation, creating immediate existential risk for Haiti's garment export sector and apparel supply chai …

2026-10-26 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… into a record IDP environment represent compounding humanitarian risks. HOPE/HELP trade preferences are extended through December 31, 2028, but Section 122 import surcharges continue to suppress garment sector investment, yielding net-zero factory trend in th …

2026-10-26 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… most consequential near-term variable is the 31 December 2026 expiry of HOPE/HELP trade preferences. Diaspora investors should monitor transfer tax developments, lock remittance send strategies ahead of regulatory implementation, and treat Cap-Haïtien provinc …

2026-10-25 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… in NovemberDecember 2026, layered onto GSF force-protection failures, HOPE/HELP expiration, peak hurricane exposure, and record displacement, constitutes a multi-vector compound crisis without a stabilizing institution capable of absorbing …

2026-10-25 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… GDP, with behavioral contraction already documented at the household level. HOPE/HELP trade preferences expire in 67 days, threatening the garment sector's primary export engine. Fuel price shocks are transmitting inflationary pressure throughout the supply chain …

2026-10-24 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… States; judicial and legislative relief pathways are both closed or stalled. HOPE/HELP trade preference expiration at end-2026, compounded by a 46 percent minimum wage increase and U.S. Section 122 surcharges, places Haiti's apparel sector at acu …

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