U.S. Customs Border Protection Revises Rules of Origin for Textiles and Apparel

Business News Agency April 6th The U.S. Customs Border Protection Bureau adopted the Provisional Rules to revise, update and integrate regulations on the origin of textiles and clothing. The main regulatory amendment is to cancel the requirement that all textile and apparel imports be submitted for declaration. In addition, the importer must identify the manufacturer of textiles and apparel products through the manufacturer identification number (MID number).

The following are some of the responses from the Customs Border Protection Agency to the opinions of the industry.

For importers who are unable to provide accurate MID numbers, the Port Director of the Customs Border Protection Bureau will consider the circumstances of each case when deciding whether to impose fines and fines, including whether the importer has tried to judge compliance with a reasonable and cautious approach. MID specifies the required information.

The MID number shall be based on the identity of the producer who has performed the process of assigning origin, but this provision only applies to the textile and apparel products of the eleventh category of the harmonized tax system and to any 10-digit co-production number outside the eleventh category. In China, textiles and apparel products with a three-digit textile category number were imported, and the import was of a commercial nature. If the imported product is for personal use only, the importer must continue to provide the MID number, but it may be based on information from the manufacturer, shipper or exporter.

The industry questioned why the MID numbering criteria for textiles are more stringent than other products that pose greater public health and safety. According to the Customs and Border Protection Bureau, this is because very few non-textiles have existing restrictions on the origin of textiles and apparel products. However, the Bureau will carefully evaluate the consequences of the modification of the MID provisions for textiles and apparel products before deciding whether non-textiles should also modify the MID regulations.

If Customs Border Protection personnel choose to verify the authenticity of MID data, they will request more documents and records for this purpose. What is meant by "acceptable evidence" depends on the type of imported product because the process of originating the various products is different.

In case the MID number on the e-visa and the import document does not match, but according to Article 102.23(a), if the MID number correctly identifies the name and address of the person performing the originating process, the CA does not refuse to enter the country. .

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