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3 Month ATPDEA Regional TPL Opens October 1

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the three month duty-free tariff preference level for certain apparel from Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) beneficiary countries (currently Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru), as specified in HTS 9821.11.25.

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The TPL opens October 1, 2010 and is for the three month period of October 1 - December 31, 2010 due to the scheduled expiration of the ATPDEA. However, its level is set at 1,238,203,339 SME, which is the level for a full 12-month period. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/29/10 news, 10092912, for BP summary announcing this TPL.)

(QBT-10-105, dated 09/29/10)