House Lawmakers Introduce Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act Reauthorization Bill

Reps. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., on Sept. 27 introduced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) until 2030, Sewell’s office announced. The trade preferences package is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2020. CBTPA has allowed for duty- and quota-free imports of goods from certain Caribbean countries made with U.S. yarns, fabrics and threads since 2000. Countries eligible for CBTPA include Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.