CBP Issues Notices on 2007 TPLs for Textiles and Apparel from Canada or Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted separate notices to its Web site which list the calendar year 2007 Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for certain textiles and apparel from Canada or Mexico. These 2007 TPLs are set at the same levels as the 2006 TPL levels.
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According to CBP, opening day for these 2007 TPLs will be January 2, 2007 at 12 noon EST, or its equivalent in other time zones.
Canadian TPLs. The eight Canada TPLs, which are implemented under HTS Section XI, Additional U.S. Notes (AUSNs) 3, 4, and 5, and operate as tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), are for Canadian textiles and apparel which do not qualify as "originating goods" under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) preference rules of origin.
"Non-originating" textiles and apparel from Canada which meet the criteria for the TPLs receive the lower Canada/NAFTA preferential rate of duty on imports into the U.S. until the TPL fills. As of December 8, 2006, none of the Canada TPLs had filled and none were estimated to close early.
A valid Certificate of Eligibility is required when making a TPL claim .The first number of the certificate must match the year of presentation (the year when release occurs). Therefore, entry summaries for merchandise released on or after December 16, 2006 must be presented by December 31, 2006. If presented after that date, liquidated damages will be assessed for a late file.
Mexican TPLs. The six Mexican TPLs, which are implemented under HTS Section XI AUSNs 3, 4, and 5, and operate as TRQs, are for Mexican textiles and apparel which do not qualify as "originating goods" under the NAFTA preference rules of origin.
"Non-originating" textiles and apparel from Mexico which meet the criteria for the TPLs receive the lower Mexico/NAFTA preferential rate of duty on imports in to the U.S. until the TPL fills. The 2006 Mexico TPLs that filled as of December 8, 2006 were TPLs 1 and 2.
A valid Certificate of Eligibility is required when making a TPL claim .The first number of the certificate must match the year of exportation (the year exported).
(Each notice also lists the AUSN subpart for most of the listed TPLs, the reporting unit (e.g. kg., no., SME) for various TPLs and/or HTS numbers, the HTS Chapter 99 tariff numbers, etc.)
CBP contact: Christine Kegley (202) 344-2319
Canada 2007 NAFTA TPL QBT-06-032 (dated 12/12/06) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_032.ctt/06_032.doc
Mexico 2007 NAFTA TPL QBT-06-033 (dated 12/12/06) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_033.ctt/06_033.doc