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Stretch Poly-Spandex Woven Fabric Allowed From Outside CAFTA-DR Region
January 2, 2024 |Commerce Dept.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements determined that polyester/spandex woven fabric, covered by Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 5407.51, 5407.52, or 5407.53, of a certain specification sought by Konffetty, can be imported from outside the region, without losing the tariff benefits of the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Konffetty has a factory in El Salvador; a textile mill in Guatemala argued that the fabric wasn't in short supply, that it could supply Konffetty, but CITA ruled that Summitex didn't demonstrate "its ability to supply the subject product in commercial quantities in a timely manner."

Commerce Plans Semiconductor Purchase Survey in 2024
December 21, 2023 |Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department said it will begin a survey of U.S. companies in January to find out where they are sourcing legacy chips, either current generation or mature node. "This analysis will inform U.S. policy to bolster the semiconductor supply chain, promote a level playing field for legacy chip production, and reduce national security risks posed by the People’s Republic of China," Commerce said Dec. 21.

2024 Haiti HOPE Value-Added Apparel TPL Begins Dec. 20
December 18, 2023 |Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department set the 12-month 2024 value-added tariff preference level for certain apparel imported directly from Haiti eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE). For the one-year period Dec. 20, 2023, through Dec. 19, 2024, the recalculated quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added TPL is 313,655,640 square meters equivalent (SME). Apparel articles entered in excess of this TPL will be subject to otherwise applicable duty rates.

Topics:Customs duty, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)