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Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)The Issue:
On Thursday, May 18, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Trade and Development Act of 2000. Title I of that law is the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Title II is the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). Click Here to download the full copy of PL 106-200. This page has information on the following topics regarding the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA):
CBTPA Update (Including AAFA Submissions to the U.S. Government on Various Aspects of the CBTPA)
The Latest News:
07.10.06
The US government's interagency Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn-dyed, 3- or 4-thread twill weave, flannel fabrics, of combed, ring spun single yarns, of the specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5208.43.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in products in Categories 340, 341 and 350, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). As a result, woven shirts, robes and dressing gowns made in Central America or the Caribbean from third-country subject fabric can now enter the United States duty-free under CBTPA. website.
03.22.06
The US government's interagency Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) rejected on March 14 an AAFA-opposed petition requesting that CITA revoke a "short supply" designation under the Caribbean Basin Trade Preference Act (CBTPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion & Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). The January 10 petition from the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) urged CITA to revoke the designation that certain compacted, plied, ring-spun cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the range from 42 to 102 metric, classified in subheadings 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020, 5205.46.0020, 5205.47.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under CBTPA, which allows apparel from the Caribbean Basin, Central America and the Andean region using third country subject yarn to enter the United States duty-free. NCTO alleged that a sufficient "substitutable product" was available. CITA rejected NCTO's claims, determining yet again that the subject yarns cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities and in a timely manner and that NCTO has not substantiated that ring spun yarns currently produced by the domestic industry are substitutable for the subject compact, plied yarns.
News Archive
AAFA's FAQ's on CBTPA, updated Feb. 5, 2002
Summary of HR 434 - The Trade and Development Act of 2000 - Prepared by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
U.S. Customs Service's Informed Compliance Guide on CBTPA Legislation, May 2001
CBTPA Benefits at a Glance, Prepared by U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, February 20, 2001
AAFA's Side by Side Comparison Between CBTPA and NAFTA Footwear Provisions
AAFA's Summary of Footwear Provisions for CBTPA/AGOA
Revised Harmonized Tariff Schedule (reflecting changes made by Presidential proclamations on CBTPA and USTR Federal Register notice on CBI), updated July 2001
Embassy Contact List for CBI Countries Declared Eligible under the Trade and Development Act of 2000
Draft Preferential Treatment of Brassieres Under the U.S. CBTPA, June 28, 2001
U.S. Customs Service's Interim Regulations on CBTPA as printed in Federal Register, October 5, 2000
U.S. Customs Service's Regulations Corrections for October 5th Interim CBTPA Regulations, November 8, 2000
The U.S. Customs Service issued new instructions, effective May 22, 2002, requiring all U.S. importers of brassieres claimed under CBTPA to have a unique identifier number. Posted May 3, 2002.
TBT-01-054 New Short Supply Designation, November 19, 2001
TBT-01-053 Brassiere Provision Identifier Numbers, November 15, 2001
Information on Brassiere Provision, October 3, 2001
Descriptive Information on Short Supply Fabrics, October 3, 2001
Instructions for Quotas for CBTPA During Year 2, September 29, 2001
CBTPA Short Supply Designation for Crushed Panne Velour, September 28, 2001
ABI Clarification of CBTPA Country of Origin and Export Requirements
Update of the Automated Commercial System (ACS) for the Processing of Non-Textile Products under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), April 4, 2001
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) Entry Processing Update for Textiles and Textile Products, March 1, 2001
Trinidad and Tobago Eligible for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) for Non-Textile Products, February 27, 2001
Trinidad and Tobago Eligible for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) for Textile and Apparel Products, February 20, 2001
Cotton Fee Exempted on Certain Imported Textile and Apparel Articles, January 28, 2001
Non-Textile Certificate of Origin for CBTPA, Page 1 of Certificate (front), Page 2 of Certificate (back)
Customs Instructions on Implementation Information on the Non-Textile and Apparel "NAFTA Parity" Provisions of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Action, January 11, 2001)
Customs Notice Regarding Addition of Guyana to the countries currently Eligible for Enhanced Trade Benefits Under the Provisions of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), January 6, 2002
Customs Notice Regarding Non-ABI Filing of CBTPA Entries, December 13, 2000
Customs Instructions on Regional Knit Fabrics, December 6, 2000)
Customs Instructions on Guyana, December 4, 2000
Customs Instructions on Proper Filing of Entries, December 4, 2000)
Updated Customs Instructions (to replace ones initially issued on October 20)
Customs Instructions That No Visas are Required for CBTPA Qualifying Goods
U.S. Customs Service Instructions Regarding T-Shirt TRQ for CBTPA Legislation, October 30, 2000
AAFA President and CEO Kevin Burke submitted comments on October 31 in opposition to a petition that would remove Guatemala from the list of countries eligible to benefit from access to the U.S. market under various trade preference programs because of alleged labor rights problems. Burke noted the continual improvement in Guatemala’s labor rights situation, the existence of many factory certification and inspection efforts to supplement government enforcement activities, and the results of a recent International Labor Organization (ILO) report in his letter. A final decision on Guatemala is not expected until the middle of 2004. Posted November 12, 2003.
CBI Federal Register Notice on Initial Eligibility of 10 CBI Countries, October 10, 2000
--- Guatemala Labor Rights Review: Request for Comments, February 14, 2001 --- Trinidad for CBTPA Apparel Benefits, February 12, 2001 --- Guyana as Eligible for CBTPA for Customs Purposes, November 21, 2000 --- Determination on St. Lucia and Barbados for CBTPA Apparel Benefits, June 1, 2001 Delegation of Authority on Short Supply, Folklore, Visas and Other Issues, January 17, 2001
Proclamation that CBTPA Footwear is Now Duty Free (similar to Mexico), January 17, 2001
Proclamation on Non-Textile and Apparel GSP Items for AGOA/Corrections on CBTPA, December 18, 2000
CBTPA Presidential Proclamation, October 2, 2000
Chronology detailing the key dates in the campaign to enact CBI trade enhancement legislation.
To get a copy of the colloquy between Senators Grassley and Coverdell in CBI/Africa legislation.
To get a copy of the technical corrections enrolling resolution. These changes have been incorporated in the version of PL 106-200 that was signed by President Clinton on May 18, 2000.
On the links below to access text -- in a PDF format -- of the conference agreement on H.R. 434, the "Trade and Development Act of 2000." Cover Page, Legislative Text, Errata for pages 68 and 69, and Statement of Managers.
Side by Side Comparison of Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Bills - May 2000
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