ITA Says 306 Million Square Meters of Haitian Apparel Eligible for Preferential Treatment Under HOPE

The International Trade Administration provided its notification of annual quantitative limit on certain apparel under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE), effective Dec. 20. It said that, for the one-year period beginning Dec. 20, the quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added program is 306,742,329 square meters equivalent, and apparel articles entered in excess of that will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs.