Jan 27 TPL/TRQ Report on Textiles & Apparel, Sugar, Etc.
This summary report highlights the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” It also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
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The data listed below is current as of January 27, 2012.
Textile and Apparel TPLs -- Active or Filled
Bahrain FTA
Fabric and Apparel TPL -- 3.80% (Not estimated to close early)
CBTPA
Non-Underwear T-Shirt TPL -- 14.72% (Not estimated to close early)
DR-CAFTA
Nicaragua Cotton/MMF Apparel TPL -- 7.64% (Not estimated to close early)
Cumulation - Denim (sub-limit) -- 3.42% (Not estimated to close early)
NAFTA
Canada Wool Apparel TPL 3 -- 1.28% (Not estimated to close early)
Canada Cotton/MMF Fabric, Made-Ups TPL 5 -- 2.67% (Not estimated to close early)
Canada Cotton/MMF Fabric, Made-Ups (Woven Sublevel) TPL 6 -- 3.94% (Not estimated to close early)
Mexico Cotton/MMF Apparel TPL 1 -- 13.79% (Estimated to close 07/14/12)
Mexico Wool Apparel TPL 2 -- 6.56% (Not estimated to close early)
Mexico Cotton/MMF Fabrics, Made Ups (Woven Sublevel) TPL 6 -- 3.74% (Not estimated to close early)
Commodity TRQs - Low Rate Close to Filling
Chapter 12 AUSN 2 (Other Countries, Peanuts) 88.92%
Chapter 17 AUSN 5 (Brazil, Raw Sugar) 96.86%
Chapter 24 AUSN 5 (Other Countries, Tobacco) 96.10%
Commodity TRQs - Low Rate Filled
Chapter 16 1604.14 (Country Low, TUNA)
Chapter 17 AUSN 5 (All Countries, Refined / Specialty Sugar)
Chapter 17 AUSN 5 (All Countries, Tranche 1 Specialty Sugar)
Chapter 17 AUSN 5 (All Countries, Tranche 2 Specialty Sugar)
Chapter 17 AUSN 8 (All Countries, Sugar Blends)
Chapter 52 AUSN 5 (Brazil MAQ, Cotton)
1The textile and apparel TPLs listed in this report are those that were the most “active” in their prior control period, i.e., they were more than 40% filled at the end of their period. Coverage expands to other TPLs if their activity is significant in the current control period. Data on the other commodities mirrors CBP’s Threshold to Fill List.