The Act provides tariff preferences for U.S. imports of Haitian apparel until 2018.

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However, the truth is that thanks to restrictive rules, tariff preferences, particularly the EU's, are less generous than they look.

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If Congress and the governments of other nations were willing to have tariff preferences that covered more than apparel, Haiti could experience steady growth that would rival other developing nations and put it on a path to success.

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