CBP Corrects Final Rule Changing MID Rules for Textiles and Apparel, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is correcting a March 17, 2011 Federal Register notice of a final rule that finalized, with changes, an earlier interim rule that eliminated the textile declaration and added new Manufacturer Identification Code (MID) requirements for…
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textiles and apparel. The final rule contained two errors: (1) a reference to imported “antique Persian carpets” in an example, as Iranian carpets are currently prohibited from importation into the U.S. (the new reference is to antique Turkish carpets); and (2) an outdated Internet address that was provided by CBP relating to certain instructions for the completion of CBP Form 7501. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/16/11 and 03/17/11 news, 11031629 and 11031721, for BP summaries of the final rule, which have been updated to include the correct information.)