Key Business Links

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): AGOA provides reforming African countries with the most liberal access to the U.S. market available to any country or region with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement. This website has complete information on AGOA eligibility for Companies in Lesotho interested in exporting to the United States.

USAID’s Southern Africa Trade Hub: As a regional program working across the 15 member states of SADC, SATH provides technical assistance and training to support the regional trade agenda while working to promote increased private sector competitiveness along specific value chains within the region: cotton, textiles and apparel, legumes and staple foods.
Department of Commerce: The commerce department’s mission is to help make American businesses more innovative at home and more competitive abroad.
Export.gov: Brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace. Export.gov also hosts information on the National Export Initiative.
National IPR Center: The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) stands at the forefront of the U.S. government’s response to global intellectual property (IP) theft.
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR): USTR is an agency which negotiates directly with foreign governments to create trade agreements, to resolve disputes, and to participate in global trade policy organizations.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides support to U.S. small businesses and small –business owners across the nation through capital (loans), access to federal contracts, and counseling.