CBP Announces 2004/2005 Caps for Certain CBTPA Knit Apparel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the 2004/2005 quantities of certain knit apparel, described below, that are eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) pursuant to HTS 9820.11.09 and 9820.11.12.
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For the October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 period, CBP states that the capsfor certain knit apparel eligible to receive CBTPA duty-free treatment are as follows:
(CBP states that once these caps are filled, such apparel articles may enter at the otherwise applicable duty rate.)
| Cap for Certain Apparel Knit-to-Shape/Knitted or Crocheted (except 6115 socks and 9820.11.12) |
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| (HTS 9820.11.09) |
| Cap for Certain non-underwear T-shirts |
| (HTS 9820.11.12) |
| HTS 9820.11.09 | Apparel articles (other than socks provided for in HTS 6115) knit to shape in a designated CBTPA beneficiary country from yarns wholly formed in the U.S.; knitted or crocheted apparel articles (except T-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 and described in 9820.11.12) cut and wholly assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics formed in one or more such countries or from fabrics formed in one or more such countries and the U.S., all the foregoing from yarns wholly formed in the U.S. (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in HTS 5602 or 5603 and are formed in one or more such countries) |
| (According to CBP, the above apparel articles also include certain leg warmers in HTS 6406.15; and certain hats and other headgear in HTS 6505.90.)1 | |
| HTS 9820.11.12 | T-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in HTS 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10, made in one or more designated CBTPA beneficiary countries from fabric formed in one or more such countries from yarns wholly formed in the U.S. |
(CBP notes that apparel articles of Chapter 62 are not included in the above caps.)
1 In its notice, CBP refers to "(U.S. fabric)" for certain HTS numbers. BP is checking with sources to determine the applicability of this reference.
(Note that BP has also referred to these caps as tariff preference levels (TPLs).)
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QBT-04-540 (dated 09/22/04) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004_540.ctt/2004_540.doc
BP Notes
- As of September 24, 2004, the 2003/2004 CBTPA cap for HTS 9820.11.09 (which ends September 30, 2004) was 44.63% filled and not estimated to close early.
The 2003/2004 CBTPA cap for HTS 9820.11.12 filled on August 3, 2004, thus closing early. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/10/04 news, 04081010, for BP summary.)
- According to U.S. Note 2(b) and (c) in HTS Subchapter XX, the CBTPA cap for HTS 9820.11.09 has been increased to 970,000,000 SME for 2004/2005 from 850,000,000 SME in 2003/2004. The CBTPA cap for HTS 9820.11.12 has been increased to 12,000,000 dozen for 2004/2005 from 10,000,000 dozen in 2003/2004. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/01/02 news, 02080105 for BP summary.)