CBP Issues Notice on 2005 TPL for Apparel from Singapore
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site which lists the calendar year 2005 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for imports from Singapore of certain cotton or MMF apparel goods, or apparel goods subject to cotton or MMF restraints, the foregoing that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in Singapore from fabric or yarn produced or obtained outside the territory of Singapore or of the U.S. ("3rd Country").
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CBP states that this TPL is pursuant to the Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SFTA), and is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter X, U.S. Note 13. It opened for 21,875,000 square meter equivalents (SME) on January 3, 2005 at 12:0,0 noon, E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones, for exports during the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
(According to Presidential Proclamation 7747 on the SFTA, this TPL covers subject apparel goods provided for in 282 eight-digit HTS Chapters 61 and 62 tariff numbers, which are assigned variously, to one of 25 different duty rate subdivisions, as specified in HTS 9910.61.01 through 9910.61.89. These duty rates decrease each year, until they are zero in 2008. See ITT's Online Archives or 01/06/04 news, 04010605 for BP summary of proclamation).
In its notice, CBP also provides instructions regarding the Certificate of Origin/Eligibility ,which is required to make an SFTA TPL claim.
CBP Contact - Christine DeRiso (202) 344-2319
CBP notice on 2005 SFTA TPL (QBT-04-030, dated 12/13/04) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/04_030.ctt/04_030.doc