Revenue eBrief No. 004/19

 

11 January 2019

Changes to the Generalised System of Preferences country lists

Changes made to the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) - Appendix 2 came into effect on 1 January 2019. The Tax and Duty Manual Customs Manual on Preferential Origin – Appendix 2 has been updated accordingly.

 The changes are as follows: 

  • Samoa is removed from the list of GSP Everything But Arms (EBA) countries but remains an ordinary GSP beneficiary.  
  • Paraguay is removed from the list of GSP+ beneficiaries.
  • Ivory Coast, Ghana, Paraguay and Swaziland are removed from the list of GSP beneficiary countries.