They were widely seen as the death knell for the quarter-century-old Agoa deal, putting millions of livelihoods at risk. A Lesotho trade delegation visited the US from 15 September 2025 to 19 September 2025. Lesotho qualifies for textile and apparel benefits under Agoa, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. US goods and services trade with Lesotho totaled $276m in 2024, up 4.6% from a year earlier. A spokesman for Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, who are led by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, noted: "The Trump administration hasn't informed Finance Committee Democrats [of] its position on renewing Agoa.