Low-Duty Mexico TPL (1) Is On Hold
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the low-duty tariff preference level (1) for Mexico is currently "on hold."
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CBP's quota weekly commodity status report, as of May 14, 2010, states that Mexico TPL (1) is 98.12% filled.
(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.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 11/06/09 news, 09110635, for BP summary of CBP’s notice announcing the 2010 TPL quota limits for Mexico.)
CBP’s weekly TRQ and TPL commodity status report for 05/17/10 (start at page 35 for textiles and apparel), available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/cr_05172010.ctt/cr_05172010.pdf
BP Note
In 2009, Mexico TPL (1) closed on June 9, 2009. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/17/09 news, 09061715, for BP summary of CBP notice announcing that Mexico TPL 1 filled on June 9, 2009.)