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Low Duty Mexico TPL (1) is Filled

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the low-duty tariff preference level (1) for Mexico has filled.

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The TPL filled on April 22, 2011, at 8:30.

(Mexico TPL (1), established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is the annual low-duty quota for cotton or man-made fiber apparel imported from Mexico as described in HTS Section XI, Additional U.S. Notes (AUSNs) 3(b), (d), and (e).)

U.S. government sources have previously indicated that Mexico TPL (1) is not eligible to be increased.

CBP’s weekly TRQ and TPL commodity status report for 04/25/11 available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/commodity_report.ctt/commodity_report.pdf

BP Notes

In 2010, Mexico TPL (1) closed on May 17, 2010. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/26/10 news, 10052669, for BP summary.)

In 2009, Mexico TPL (1) closed on June 9, 2009. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/17/09 news, 09061715, for BP summary.)