Class focuses on textiles and wearing apparel product category, for which special rules of origin have been promulgated under Customs law. This class is a part of LawCustoms exam preparation…
Tag: <span>Textile & Apparel Products</span>
Class continues the discussion of Customs Rules of Origin as they are applicable to textiles and wearing apparel. In the context of real life examples from CBP decisions, discussion differentiates…
Last week entities associated with “Cotton Campaign” filed a petition alleging that entities such as Ikea sell products from Turkmenistan that are made through use of forced labor. The complaint…
Yesterday, Mr. Obama approved law affecting trade generally, and customs law particularly. The Act is available at this link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/644/text The law will affect informal entries under 19 U.S.C. 1321…
Members of international trade community know that harmonized tariff schedule is construed according to the principles of General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs). GRI 1 states that “classification shall be determined…
Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) International Tariff Links Webinars Glossary of Textiles (courtesy of Textiles Intelligence)
Under the Flammable Fabrics Act, CPSC can issue mandatory flammability standards. Standards have been established for the flammability of clothing textiles, vinyl plastic film (used in clothing), carpets and rugs,…
CBP “updates” to its website that came this August do not bring much new. There is still work to be done for “Other Agencies” section, for example, that does not…