The document summarizes rules and regulations for textile and apparel imports under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). It outlines seven preference groups qualifying for duty-free treatment, including apparel made from US or ATPDEA fabrics/yarns/components (Group A), apparel made from llama/alpaca fibers (Group B), NAFTA short supply fabrics (Group C), additional designated short supply items (Group D), combinations of the prior groups (Group E), handloomed/handmade items (Group F), and brassieres assembled in the US or ATPDEA countries (Group G). Specific production and certification requirements are defined for each group.

1. ATPDEA Textile Provisions U.S. Customs & Border Protection 2003

54. 19 CFR 10.248(b) Limitations on Preferential Treatment (1)(ii) In a case in which the 75% requirement set forth in (b)(1)(i) of this section was not met during a year & therefore those articles of that producer or entity controlling production were not eligible for preferential treatment during the following year, the aggregate cost of fabrics (exclusive of all findings and trimmings) formed in the US that were used in the production of all those articles of that producer or that entity controlling production that conform to the production standards set forth in §10.243(a)(4) and that were entered during the immediately preceding year was at least 85% of the aggregate declared customs value of the fabric (exclusive of all findings and trimmings) contained in all of those articles of that producer or that entity controlling production that conform to the production standards set forth in §10.243(a)(4) and that were entered during that year.

96. ATPDEA Questions

97. ATPDEA Question 1 A knit shirt is assembled in Peru using 100% alpaca fabric, which was formed in the U.S. with alpaca yarns from Bolivia. Knit-to-shape collars and cuffs for the shirts are made in Peru using the same Bolivian alpaca yarns. The knit fabric for the shirt is cut and assembled in Peru. The finished shirts are dyed and finished in Peru. After completion, the shirts are exported to the U.S. Are these shirts eligible for ATPDEA treatment and under what grouping?

98. ATPDEA Question 1 - Answer YES! Grouping E The shirt is made U.S. fabric, from ATPDEA yarns. The knit-to-shape collars and cuffs were made in APTDEA country using ATPDEA yarns. The shirts are garment dyed, thus the dyeing printing provision would not apply.

99. ATPDEA Question 2 Knitted tracksuits are cut and assembled in Colombia from knitted nylon fabric formed in the U.S. with nylon filament yarns that were formed either in the U.S. or Canada and if yarns were imported they were classified under 5402.10.30. The tracksuit also contains woven pocketing fabric which is woven in Colombia using U.S. formed cotton yarns. After completion, the tracksuits are exported to the U.S. Are these tracksuits eligible for ATPDEA treatment and under what grouping?

100. ATPDEA Question 2 - Answer YES! Grouping I The tracksuits are made from fabric formed in the U.S. using nylon filament yarns either made in the U.S. or made in Canada (using the exception for nylon filament yarn) that is permitted. The pocketing fabric is woven in Colombia using U.S. formed yarns.

104. Questions? Elise Shibles International Trade Specialist US Customs & Border Protection Textile Policy Branch 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 4.2E Washington, DC 20229 tel. (202) 927-1249 fax (202)927-0308 [email_address] Kelly Herman Attorney Advisor US Customs & Border Protection Office of Rulings and Regulations 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20229 tel. (202) 572-8713 fax (202) 572-8799 [email_address]

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