Friday, December 22, 2023

CBP Publishes Guidance for USMCA TPL Canada

QB 24-112 USMCA TPL Canada

Commodity:

Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-made Fiber textile products, as provided for in Chapter 98, Sub-chapter XXIII, US Note 11 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
 

Quota Period:

January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024
 

Opening Date:

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
 

Restraint Limits

TPL Number Description Limit UOM
1 Cotton or Man-made Fiber Apparel 40,000,000 UOM
2 Wool Apparel 200,000 UOM
3 Men’s and Boy’s Wool Suits of Category 443 3,800,000 UOM
4 Aggregate total of TPL 5 & 6 71,765,252 UOM
5 Cotton or man-made Fiber Fabrics and Made-up Textile Goods WOVEN 38,642,828 UOM
6 Cotton or man-made Fiber Fabrics and Made-up Textile Goods KNIT 38,642,828 UOM
7 Non-originating Cotton or Man-made Spun Yarn sub: ACRYLIC 3,000,000 UOM
8 Non-originating Cotton or Man-made Spun Yarn sub: OTHER YARNS 3,000,000 UOM


HTS Numbers

First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
98235201 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235202 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235203 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235204 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235205 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235200 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235207 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number
98235208 Appropriate Chapter 1- 1-97 HTS Number


Reporting Instructions:

Place the rate of duty in the "special" sub-column of column 1 followed by the symbol "S+" for ALL entries.

Use entry type code 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52.

SQUARE METERS EQUIVALENT (SME) means that unit of measurement that results from the application of the conversion factors set out in Annex 6-B (Conversion Factors) to a primary unit of measure such as unit, dozen, or kilograms.
 

Special Reporting Instructions:

See Additional U.S. Note 11(a) and (iii) to Subchapter XXIII of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).

TPL (1) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (i)(A) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

TPL (2) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (i)(B) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

TPL (3) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (a)(l) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

TPL (4) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (ll)(C) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

TPL (5) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (ll)(A) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS. For category 222, use NFT

TPL (6) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (ll)(B)(D)(l)(ll) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS. For category, 222 use NFT

TPL (7) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (iii)(A) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

TPL (8) - See Additional U.S. Note 11 (iii)(B) Subchapter XXIII of the HTS.

This note and subheadings 9823.52.01 through 9823.52.08, inclusive, apply to certain textile and apparel goods of Canada that are not originating goods under the terms of general note 11 to the tariff schedule, however, that are eligible for special tariff treatment as provided for herein, USMCA claims involving non-originating textiles and apparel goods subject to TPL provisions must be accompanied by a valid certificate (or its electronic equivalent) of eligibility. For purposes of obtaining preferential tariff treatment, this document must be completed legibly and in full by the exporter and be in the possession of the importer at the time the declaration is made.
 

Certificate Numbering:

The first number of the certificate must match the year of presentation. For example, a 2024 certificate, e.g.4CA (XX) 123456, must accompany merchandise entered in 2024. The certificate must be reflected in column 34 on the CBP 7501. ABI filers can transmit the certificates of eligibility in the certificate field of the line information.

A 2023 certificate of eligibility CANNOT be used for merchandise presented in 2024.  Likewise, a 2024 certificate cannot be used on entries presented in 2023.  Merchandise presented in 2024 will require a 2024 certificate of eligibility and will be charged to the 2024 quota limits. Therefore, 2023 entry summaries for merchandise released on or after December 17, 2023, must be presented by December 31, 2023. If presented after December 31, 2023, liquidated damages may be assessed for late filing.
 

Post-Importation Claims:

Post-importation claims for TPL must be filed with the certificate of eligibility for the year the entry summary, or equivalent documentation, is accepted by CBP.  Post-importation claims will not be granted if the quantitative restraints for the subject TPL are already filled.

Questions from the importing community regarding this electronic message should be referred to the local CBP port. The port may refer questions through email to HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov.

Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

On December 22, 2023, the International Trade Administration published in the Federal Register (88 FR 88573) [A-580-895, A-583-861] Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders.

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on low melt polyester staple fiber (lomeltw melt PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders.

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Army Trouser Contract Awarded

December 21, 2023, Hardwick Tactical Corp.,* Cleveland, Tennessee, has been awarded a maximum $24,371,840 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for men’s trousers. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Puerto Rico, with a Dec. 20, 2028, ordering period end date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2029 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-24-D-0021).

*Small Business

Navy Dress Trousers Contract Awarded

November 20, 2023, Creighton AB Inc., Reidsville, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $8,264,675 modification (P00008) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-20-D-1213), with four one-year option periods, for dress trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is New York, with a Nov. 24, 2024, ordering period end date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From South Korea and Taiwan

On December 19, 2023, the International Trade Commission published in the Federal Register (88 FR 87814) Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From South Korea and Taiwan.

On the basis of the record developed in the subject five-year reviews, the United States International Trade Commission (``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on low melt polyester staple fiber from South Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Limitation of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as Amended by the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE)

On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register (88 FR 87406) the 12-Month Cap on Duty-Free Benefits for the one-year period beginning on December 20, 2022, of 412,506,163 square meters equivalent.

SUMMARY: CBERA, as amended, provides duty-free treatment for certain apparel articles imported directly from Haiti. One of the preferences is known as the ``value-added'' provision, which requires that apparel meet a minimum threshold percentage of value added in Haiti, the United States, and/or certain beneficiary countries. The provision is subject to a quantitativ elimitation, which is calculated as a percentage of total apparel imports into the United States for each 12-month period. For the period from December 20, 2023 through December 19, 2024, the quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added provision is 313,655,640 square meters equivalent. ecember 20, 2022 through December 19, 2023, the quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added provision is 412,506,163 square meters equivalent.

DATES: The new limitations become applicable December 20, 2023.

Navy Slacks Contract Awarded

December 20, 2023, S by S Studio Inc.,* Brooklyn, New York, has been awarded a maximum $13,596,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for women’s Task Force uniform slacks. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods, The ordering period end date is Dec. 19, 2028. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2029 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-24-D-0020). *Small business