Textile & Apparel Rules Under Free Trade Agreements & Preference

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Textile & Apparel Rules Under Free
Trade Agreements & Preference
Programs
July 2012
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Priority Trade Issues (PTIs)
 Agriculture Programs
 Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (ADCVD)
 Intellectual Property Rights
Textiles The goal of the Textiles PTI is to ensure that textile
 Import Safety
imports, which generate more than 40% of the duties collected by
CBP, fully comply with applicable laws, regulations, quotas, Free
 Penalties Trade Agreement requirements, and Intellectual Property provisions.
 Revenue Trade Agreements The objective of the Trade Agreements PTI
is to advance CBP’s mission by working with internal and external
stakeholders to facilitate legitimate trade and address areas of
 Textiles
non-compliance while effectively communicating the terms of our
free trade agreements and preferential trade legislation. The TA
PTI is limited to goods other than textiles and apparel, as textiles
 Trade Agreements
and apparel products are handled under a separate Textiles PTI.
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CBP Textiles Priority Trade Issue
 U.S. Imports of Textile and Apparel Goods Total $115 Billion
 Account for Approximately 43% of All Duties Collected
 Key Industry for the U.S. Economy
 Highly Regulated and Legislated
 FTAs (17% of Textile and Apparel Imports Claim a Preference)
 Key Industry for Free Trade Agreements
 Key Industry for Administration’s Trade Policy
 Key Industry for Congressional Legislation
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Textile/Apparel Supplier Countries by Value
FY10
FY11
1 China 42%
1 China 41%
2 Vietnam 6%
2 Vietnam 6%
3 Mexico 6%
3 India 6%
4 India 5%
4 Mexico 5%
5 Indonesia 4%
5 Indonesia 5%
6 Bangladesh 4%
6 Bangladesh 4%
7 Pakistan 3%
7 Pakistan 3%
8 Honduras 2%
8 Honduras 2%
9 Canada 2%
9 Cambodia 2%
10 Cambodia 2% 10 Canada 2%
11 Italy 2% 11 Italy 2%
12 Thailand 2% 12 El Salvador 2%
13 El Salvador 2% 13 Thailand 1%
14 Sri Lanka 1% 14 Sri Lanka 1%
15 Guatemala 1% 15 Guatemala 1%
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CBP Textiles Priority Trade Issue
Enforcement Efforts
 Unilateral/Bilateral/Multilateral Preference Programs
 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
 Qualifying Industrial Zones; Jordan/Israel/Egypt
 Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, Haiti HOPE and HELP
 Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act
 Free Trade Agreements (Australia, Bahrain, CAFTA, Colombia, Chile, Israel, Jordan,
Korea, Morocco, NAFTA, Oman, Peru, Singapore)
 Trade Agreements Have Become a Critical Element in the Overall
Foreign Policy of the United States
 Unique Qualifying Rules for Each for Textile and Apparel Goods
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Textile & Apparel Rules Under Free Trade
Agreements & Preference Programs
 U.S. Legal Concepts of “Shared Responsibility,” “Informed
Compliance,” and “Reasonable Care” Apply to Importers
 By Making a Claim for Preferential Treatment Under a FTA or
Preference Program, the Importer of Record is Declaring to CBP
They KNOW, UNDERSTAND and MEET the Preference Rule
 No Special Documents are Needed for Entry Purposes
 If Asked, the Importer of Record Must Substantiate the Claim is
Valid
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Textile & Apparel Rules Under Free Trade
Agreements & Preference Programs
CBP and Other U.S. Government Public Resources:
Where to find information, instructions and guidance about Free Trade
Agreements and preference programs.
FTA & Preference Rules:
Basic summary of the types
preference rules for preferential treatment, how to file a claim for
preferential treatment.
CBP Verification Procedures:
Review of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection procedures for implementing and enforcing the terms of
the agreement or program.
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CBP and Other U.S.
Government Public Resources
Where to find information, instructions and guidance
about Free Trade Agreements and preference
programs.
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