OTEXA Trade Preferences

General Information

The Commercial Availability Provisions, Petition(s) and Comment(s).
The Wool TRQ Import Approval System
Trade Data: U.S. Imports under Trade Preference Programs
Utilization of Tariff Rate Quotas:
Presidential Proclamation of March 20, 2007 To Implement Modifications to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes.
The Trade Act of 2002, full text.
The Trade and Development Act of 2000 (H.R. 434; Public Law 106-200) full text.

The Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)

Title VII: (ATPDEA) Andean Trade Preferences Extension Act, 2006.
The Trade Act of 2002 Title XXXI, Andean Trade Preference (ATPDEA) (pdf), (MS Word format)

Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002 To Implement the ATPDEA.
ATPDEA Summary Sheet English Spanish

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

ITC Federal Register Notice Relating to Abundant Supply under AGOA (FR Feb. 2007)
Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006 Title VI: (AGOA IV) .
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. (AGOA III)
AGOA Interim Regulations , March 2003;
Presidential Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (AGOA II).
The Trade Act of 2002 SEC. 3108, (AGOA II)
AGOA Visa Requirements (FR January, 2001);
Delegation_of_Authority (Executive Order 13191 of January 2001) to Implement AGOA I
Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2000 to Implement AGOA I
AGOA Interim Regulations, 2000
The Trade Act of 2000 Title I (AGOA I)(pdf), (MS Word format)

Announcement of Eligibility: Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, South Africa, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Botswana, Malawi, Uganda, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Niger, Benin , Mali , Sierra Leone , Nigeria , Chad , Burkina Faso .

Category 9
- Preferential treatment for Folklore articles, handloomed/handmade articles, and ethnic printed fabrics that are produced in and exported from Kenya, Lesotho, Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Namibia, Zambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone .
- Instructions for eligible AGOA governments to apply for Cateogory 9 Benefits
AGOA Summary Sheet (updated for AGOA II)
AGOA Compliance Guide from U.S. Customs - updated August 2003. "What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: The African Growth and Opportunity Act"
Link to the AGOA Home Page

The United-States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CPTPA)

CBTPA Interim Regulations, 2003.
The Trade Act of 2002 Section 3107 (CBERA).
Presidential Delegation of Authority: Executive Order 13191, January 2001
The Trade Act of 2000, Title II (pdf) , (MS Word format)
CBTPA Presidential Proclamation 7351, October 2000.
CBTPA Interim Regulations, October 2000.
CBTPA Summary, Overview
CBTPA Compliance Guide from U.S. Customs. "What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: The U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act"

Title V - Imports of Certain Wool Articles.

The Wool TRQ Import Approval System
U.S. Imports
Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 for extentions and amendments to the wool TRQ program.
The Trade Act of 2002 Section 5101 (Wool Provisions).
Title V (pdf), (MS Word format)
Presidential Proclamation 7383 - To Implement Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000
Wool Tariff Rate Quota (Interim Final Rule: Request for Comments)
U.S. Customs Service, Interim Rule, Solicitation of Comments, Licenses for Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Subject to Tariff Rate Quota
U.S. Customs Service, General Notice, Manufacturers Payment Clarification and Technical Correction Act
Wool Tariff Rate Quota: Final Rule (Federal Register Notice)
Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2007 (Federal Register Notice)
09/05/2007 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States.
09/05/2007 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United Stat

The Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE)

03/22/2007 Federal Register Notice Limitation of Duty-free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti under the HOPE
Presidential Proclamation of March 20, 2007 delcaring Haiti eligible for preferential tariff treatment.
TBT-07-006, Implementation Information on the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE) for Certain Wiring Sets and Certain Apparel Products.
Title V: (Haiti) HOPE Act.

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