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Proclamation 8213

To Implement an Amendment to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement

This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement a 2007 amendment to CAFTA-DR, affecting rules of origin and preferential tariff treatment for goods from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It delegates authority to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to adjust textile quota limits and directs the U.S. Trade Representative to publish related Federal Register notices.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 73555

Impact dates

  1. Modifications under paragraph (1)(a) enter into effect upon USTR Federal Register announcement of Amendment entry into force

  2. Modifications under paragraph (1)(b) enter into effect upon USTR announcement that Amendment in force and footnote 1 conditions fulfilled

  3. USTR to publish Federal Register notice modifying U.S. note 21 following CITA determinations

Key directives

  • Modify HTS as set forth in Annex Sections A, B, C, and D
  • Paragraph (1)(a) modifications effective upon USTR Federal Register announcement of Amendment entry into force
  • Paragraph (1)(b) modifications effective upon USTR announcement that Amendment in force AND conditions in footnote 1 to Appendix 4.1-B fulfilled
  • CITA authorized to determine whether and by what amount to increase quantitative limits in HTS provisions per Appendix 4.1-B
  • USTR shall modify U.S. note 21 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of HTS via Federal Register notice to reflect CITA determinations
  • Supersede inconsistent provisions of prior proclamations and Executive Orders

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation signed and published

Near term (90d)

  • USTR to announce effective date in Federal Register once Amendment enters into force
  • USTR to publish notice modifying U.S. note 21 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of HTS following CITA determinations

Long term

  • Ongoing preferential tariff treatment under modified HTS
  • CITA continued authority to adjust quantitative limits for textile provisions

Risks & tensions

  • Effective dates contingent on USTR discretionary announcement rather than automatic triggers
  • Split effective dates (paragraphs 2 and 3) create compliance complexity for importers
  • Delegation to CITA for textile quotas concentrates discretionary trade authority in interagency committee
  • No specific timeline for USTR Federal Register announcements creates implementation uncertainty
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