ITC Issues Revision 8 to Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Suspending Rwanda AGOA Apparel Benefits
The International Trade Commission recently posted Revision 8 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. All changes implement the removal of eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits for Rwandan apparel. Special provisions for AGOA apparel benefits under subheadings 9819.11.03 through…
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9819.15.42 are amended so they now apply to all AGOA beneficiary countries “except the Republic of Rwanda.” U.S. Note 2(d) to Subchapter XIX of Chapter 98, which covers classification in one of those subheadings, 9819.11.12, is also amended to remove Rwanda from the list of eligible countries in that note. The removal of AGOA apparel benefits was imposed in response to Rwanda’s ban on imports of used clothing (see 1803290034). These tariff schedule changes took effect July 31.