TAA Designated Countries List (2026)
There are 131 TAA designated countries. A product is TAA compliant if it was manufactured or substantially transformed in the United States or in one of these countries. The list comes from four categories defined in FAR 25.003: WTO Government Procurement Agreement parties, Free Trade Agreement partners, Least Developed Countries and Caribbean Basin countries. China, India and Russia are not on it.
The complete list, by category
Current as of 2026. The controlling source is FAR 25.003 on acquisition.gov.
WTO Government Procurement Agreement 45
Parties to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Free Trade Agreement Countries 18
Countries with a bilateral or regional free trade agreement with the United States.
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Oman
- Panama
- Peru
- Republic of Korea
- Singapore
Least Developed Countries 47
Designated least developed countries under the Trade Agreements Act.
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Zambia
Caribbean Basin Countries 21
Beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Curacao
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
Countries that are NOT TAA compliant
Any country absent from the list above is non-designated. These are the largest manufacturing countries that do not qualify — this is where most GSA Schedule sourcing problems start:
- China
- India
- Russia
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Brazil
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
- Belarus
How to check whether your product qualifies
Two questions decide it, and neither one is about where your company is based:
- Where was the product manufactured? If the answer is the United States or a designated country above, you are compliant.
- If it was assembled elsewhere, was it substantially transformed? Substantial transformation means the final production step created a new article with a different name, character and use. Assembling Chinese components in Mexico does not automatically make a product Mexican.
Your supplier should be able to give you a country-of-origin statement for every item. If they cannot, treat the product as non-compliant until proven otherwise — a TAA violation on a GSA Schedule can mean repayment, cancellation, or a False Claims Act case.
For the full rules, thresholds and a compliance checklist, see our complete guide to TAA compliance.
TAA Designated Countries FAQ
How many TAA designated countries are there?
There are 131 TAA designated countries across four categories: WTO Government Procurement Agreement parties (45), Free Trade Agreement partners (18), Least Developed Countries (47) and Caribbean Basin countries (21). The controlling list is published in FAR 25.003 on acquisition.gov.
Is China a TAA compliant country?
No. China is not a TAA designated country. A product manufactured or substantially transformed in China cannot be sold under a GSA Schedule contract above the Trade Agreements Act threshold. The same applies to India, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil.
Is Taiwan TAA compliant?
Yes. Taiwan, listed in the regulations as the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), is a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and is therefore a TAA designated country.
Is Mexico a TAA compliant country?
Yes. Mexico is a designated country through the free trade agreement category, so products manufactured or substantially transformed in Mexico qualify for GSA Schedule sales.
Does the country of the company matter, or the country of manufacture?
The country of manufacture is what counts, not where your company is headquartered. A U.S. company selling a laptop assembled in China is not TAA compliant. What matters is where the product was manufactured or substantially transformed.
What does substantially transformed mean?
Substantial transformation means the final production step in a designated country changed the item into a new article with a different name, character and use. Simply assembling foreign-made components in a designated country does not automatically qualify; the transformation must be genuine.
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