If you work with customers in the Federal Government space, you’re probably familiar with the term “TAA-Compliant”. For those curious, “TAA” refers to the Trade Agreements Act, and its statute requires that products purchased through government contracts are:
- Articles [products] that are wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of the U.S. or a designated country, or
- Articles [products] that are “substantially transformed” in the U.S. or a designated country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed.
The Trade Agreements Act (TAA) was enacted to encourage fair and open international trade, but in practice it has implemented the requirement that the US government may only acquire US- or “designated end country”-made end products.
While this statute can seem quite limiting on first glance, in practice there are plenty of products available to meet your customers’ needs while remaining TAA-compliant. The list of “designated countries” outside of the US is substantial, and includes countries you may not have considered compliant, including Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, and Singapore.
To assist with identifying TAA-compliant products, Exertis Almo has recently added a new field to Almo Access which readily shows whether a product is compliant:
So what are some examples of TAA-compliant products available through Exertis Almo? The list might surprise you, and give you ideas of opportunities you may not have considered before: 
AMPLIFIERS
AV OVER IP ENCODERS/DECODERS
CABLES
- C2G 501-series HDMI cables
- C2G TAA-compliant ethernet cables
CAMERAS
- Vaddio RoboSHOT, IntelliSHOT, EasyIP, ConferenceSHOT, HuddleSHOT, and DocCAM series
- Lumens VC-TR30, VC-TR40, VC-TR40N, VC-TR60A (full list available here)
- Sony BRCX1000, BRC-AM7, BRCX400, SRG-A12, many more
CONFERENCING
CONTROL
- AMX MU-series control processors
- AMX NX-series control processors
- AMX Varia touch panels
AMX Massio button control panels
DISPLAYS
- Sharp 4P-B and 4W-B (interactive) series
- Christie SUHD series
- Planar UltraRes X series
LOUDSPEAKERS
- JBL VLA, VTX, PRX, SRX, Control CRV, AW, AE Compact, AE, AM, PD, VRX, JRX, and EON 700 series
Atlas FAP62T-USA
MICROPHONES
- AKG gooseneck and condenser microphones
- Audix M3G6 ceiling microphone
- Shure ceiling, wall, table array microphones, wireless microphones, Intellimix P300 and ANIUSB-MATRIX audio interfaces, and MicroFlex microphones with the “-TA” suffix
MOUNTS
NETWORK SWITCHES
- Netgear -TAANAS and -TAANES series
PROJECTORS
- Christie DWU-, Jazz-, GS-, and HS-series projectors
- Panasonic PT-REQ and PT-REZ series DLP projectors
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
- Brightsign XT1144-T 4K media player
VIDEO EXTENSION AND PROCESSING
- AMX DVX-2265-4K-TAA and DVX-3266-4K-TAA presentation switchers
- AMX DX-TX-4K60-TAA & DX-RX-4K60-TAA HDMI transmitters and receivers
AMX DGX modular matrix switchers- Eaton HDMI matrix switchers and HDMI over CAT extenders
- Vaddio AV Bridge USB encoders and conferencing products
This is just a sampling of the many products Exertis Almo has available for your projects which require TAA compliance. If you have questions regarding whether or not a certain product is TAA-compliant or have any technical questions, reach out to your Business Development Manager or to any of our Account Managers for assistance!
About the Author
John Rossman | CTS
BDM II – Technical Specialist
Supported Manufacturers: Harman Professional – AKG, AMX, BSS, Crown, DBX, JBL, Lexicon, Martin, & Soundcraft
