The State Department has issued a press release announcing that the Government of Haiti, the U.S. Government, and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed an agreement with Sae-A Trading Co. Ltd., a Korean garment manufacturer, to develop a 623-acre industrial park in Haiti’s North Corridor.

Broker Power has listed the 2011 "General" Column 1 rates of duty for certain knit apparel that is subject to a silk blend (SB) and/or a non-cotton vegetable fiber (NCVF) category number (833-859). The “Special” Column 1 rates of duty (e.g. under the NAFTA or DR-CAFTA, etc.) are not included.)

Broker Power has listed the 2011 "General" Column 1 rates of duty for certain knit wool or fine animal hair (wool) apparel, and their associated categories. (The “Special” Column 1 rates of duty (e.g. under the NAFTA or DR-CAFTA, etc.) are not included.)

The Labor Department reports that clothing manufacturer Joe's Jeans, in Commerce, Calif. has paid $158,952 in back wages owed to 110 garment workers who worked for one of the company's Los Angeles-based sewing contractors. The contractor failed to pay the workers minimum wage and overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employees produced jeans sold at major nationwide retailers.

Broker Power has listed the 2011 "General" Column 1 rates of duty for certain man-made fiber knit apparel, and their associated categories. (The “Special” Column 1 rates of duty (e.g. under the NAFTA or DR-CAFTA, etc.) are not included.)

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing an error with the 2011 Certificate of Eligibility for the DR-CAFTA tariff preference level for certain non-originating Nicaragua apparel of cotton or man-made fiber, or subject to cotton or MMF restraints, as provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter XV, U.S. Note 15.

Broker Power has listed the 2011 "General" Column 1 rates of duty for certain woven apparel that is 70% or more by weight silk or silk waste and is subject to a silk category number (7XX). (The “Special” Column 1 rates of duty (e.g. under the NAFTA or DR-CAFTA, etc.) are not included.)

The International Trade Administration has issued a notice announcing the allocation of the calendar year 2011 tariff-rate quotas for the importation of two types of worsted wool fabrics suitable for use in making suits, suit-type jackets, and trousers (HTS 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.15)¹ and one type of worsted wool fabric suitable for use in making men's and boys' suits (HTS 9902.51.16)².

Broker Power has listed the 2011 "General" Column 1 rates of duty for certain woven apparel that is subject to a silk blend (SB) and/or a non-cotton vegetable fiber (NCVF) category number (833-859). (The “Special” Column 1 rates of duty (e.g. under the NAFTA or DR-CAFTA, etc.) are not included.)

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has issued a notice extending the tariff preference level for certain apparel from Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) beneficiary countries (currently only Colombia and Ecuador)¹, as specified in HTS 9821.11.25, for an additional six weeks (from January 1, 2011 through February 12, 2011).