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Executive Order 12475

Textile Import Program Implementation

This executive order directs the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations within 120 days to strengthen enforcement of textile import agreements, including tighter country-of-origin rules and bonded warehouse oversight. It also creates a new Textile and Apparel Task Force within Customs to coordinate enforcement, with CITA providing policy guidance.

49 FR 19955
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Impact dates

  1. Initial regulations promulgated under Section 1(a)

  2. Order effective upon Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Secretary of Treasury shall issue regulations governing entry/withdrawal of textiles subject to Section 204
  • Initial regulations promulgated no later than 120 days after effective date
  • Regulations shall include country of origin rule clarifications/revisions to prevent circumvention
  • Regulations shall govern bonded warehouse withdrawals of transformed articles
  • Regulations may require additional importer documentation
  • Commissioner of Customs shall establish Textile and Apparel Task Force within Customs Service
  • CITA shall provide information and recommendations to Task Force through Treasury
  • Treasury shall inform CITA Chairman of investigation progress and ruling requests

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Order effective upon Federal Register publication (May 11, 1984)
  • Textile and Apparel Task Force to be established

Near term (90d)

  • Treasury regulations due no later than 120 days after effective date (by approximately September 8, 1984)

Long term

  • Ongoing enforcement coordination between Customs, Treasury, and CITA
  • Continued implementation of textile import program under Section 204

Risks & tensions

  • 120-day regulatory deadline is relative to 'effective date' (publication, May 11), not signing date—slight ambiguity in exact deadline
  • Task Force creation has no explicit deadline; 'shall establish' implies prompt action but no date certain
  • CITA-Treasury coordination requirements ('to the extent practicable') create soft obligations that may limit accountability
  • Country-of-origin rule changes could face trade partner disputes or WTO challenges
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