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Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 9834 of December 21, 2018 

To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

1. In Proclamation 8468 of December 23, 2009, the President designated 

the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania) as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 

African country for purposes of section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended (the ‘‘Trade Act’’), as added by section 111(a) of the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act (title I of Public Law 106–200, 114 

Stat. 251). 

2. Section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)) authorizes 

the President to terminate the designation of a country as a beneficiary 

sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A if he determines 

that the country is not making continual progress in meeting the requirements 

described in section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act. 

3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act, I have determined that 

Mauritania is not making continual progress in meeting the requirements 

described in section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act. Accordingly, I have decided 

to terminate the designation of Mauritania as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 

African country for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act, effective 

January 1, 2019. 

4. On April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel entered into the Agreement 

on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Government of 

the United States of America and the Government of Israel (the ‘‘USIFTA’’), 

which the Congress approved in section 3 of the United States-Israel Free 

Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (the ‘‘USIFTA Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 

2112 note). 

5. Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act provides that, whenever the President 

determines that it is necessary to maintain the general level of reciprocal 

and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for 

by the USIFTA, the President may proclaim such withdrawal, suspension, 

modification, or continuance of any duty, or such continuance of existing 

duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the President 

determines to be required or appropriate to carry out the USIFTA. 

6. In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade with Israel, on July 

27, 2004, the United States entered into an agreement with Israel concerning 

certain aspects of trade in agricultural products during the period January 

1, 2004, through December 31, 2008 (the ‘‘2004 Agreement’’). 

7. In Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, consistent with the 2004 Agreement, President Bush determined, pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA 

Act, that, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually 

advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, 

it was necessary to provide duty-free access into the United States through 

December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of certain agricultural products 

of Israel. 

8. Each year from 2008 through 2017, the United States and Israel entered 

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for 1-year periods to allow additional time for the two governments to 

conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement. 

9. To carry out the extension agreements, the President in Proclamation 

8334 of December 31, 2008; Proclamation 8467 of December 23, 2009; Proclamation 8618 of December 21, 2010; Proclamation 8770 of December 29, 

2011; Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012; Proclamation 9072 of December 23, 2013; Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014; Proclamation 9383 

of December 21, 2015; Proclamation 9555 of December 15, 2016; and Proclamation 9687 of December 22, 2017, modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (‘‘HTS’’) to provide duty-free access into the United 

States for specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel, each 

time for an additional 1-year period. 

10. On November 8, 2018, the United States entered into an agreement 

with Israel to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement is in force through 

December 31, 2019, and to allow for further negotiations on an agreement 

to replace the 2004 Agreement. 

11. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, I have determined that 

it is necessary, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and 

mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by 

the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States through 

the close of December 31, 2019, for specified quantities of certain agricultural 

products of Israel, as provided in Annex I of this proclamation. 

12. Section 915(b) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 

of 2015 (the ‘‘TFTEA’’) (19 U.S.C. 4454(b)) authorizes the President to provide 

preferential treatment for eligible articles imported directly from Nepal into 

the customs territory of the United States. 

13. In Proclamation 9555 of December 15, 2016, the President determined, 

taking into account the factors specified in section 915(b)(1)(B) of the TFTEA, 

that Nepal met the eligibility requirements of that section. Accordingly, 

and after receiving advice from the United States International Trade Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) in accordance with section 503(e) of the Trade 

Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(e)), the President determined to designate certain articles 

as eligible for duty-free treatment when imported from Nepal pursuant to 

section 915(c)(2)(A)(iv) of the TFTEA. 

14. Pursuant to section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), I have 

determined that it is appropriate to update the list of programs under which 

special tariff treatment may be provided, and the programs’ corresponding 

symbols, found in general note 3(c)(i) of the HTS in order to reflect more 

clearly the tariff preference for certain products of Nepal and the symbol 

of that program. 

15. Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, implemented the United StatesPanama Trade Promotion Agreement (the ‘‘PATPA’’) with respect to the 

United States. Section 201(a) of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 

Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘‘PATPA Act’’) (Public Law 112–43, 

125 Stat. 497, 501), authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications 

or continuation of any duty, such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the President determines to be necessary 

or appropriate to carry out or apply Article 3.28 of the PATPA, among 

other portions of that agreement. 

16. Sections 500, 514, and 625 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1500, 

1514, and 1625) grant U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) authority 

to determine the tariff classification of articles that have entered, or will 

enter, the commerce of the United States. In 2017, CBP changed the classification of certain guayabera-style shirts subject to Article 3.28 of the PATPA. 

17. In order to ensure the continuation of duty-free treatment for originating 

guayabera-style shirts subject to Article 3.28 of the PATPA, and in accordance 

with section 201 of the PATPA Act, I have determined that it is necessary 

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18. Proclamation 6821 of September 12, 1995, established a tariff-rate quota 

on certain tobacco and eliminated tariffs on certain other tobacco by adding 

additional U.S. note 5 and various subheadings to chapter 24 of the HTS. 

Additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 24 of the HTS provides that the tariffrate quota applies to the aggregate quantity of tobacco entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse for consumption, under enumerated HTS subheadings from 

specified countries or areas, except that the tariff-rate quota does not apply 

to smoking tobacco unless it is manufactured for use in cigarettes. 

19. Proclamation 8771 of December 29, 2011, pursuant to the authority 

provided in section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness 

Act of 1988 (the ‘‘1988 Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)), modified the HTS to 

reflect amendments to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the ‘‘Convention’’). 

20. HTS subheading 2403.11.00, covering water pipe tobacco that is not 

used in cigarettes, was incorrectly added to the subheadings enumerated 

in additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 24. I have determined, in accordance 

with section 604 of the Trade Act, that a modification to the HTS is needed 

to correct this technical error. 

21. In accordance with my direction, the United States Trade Representative 

announced in the Federal Register notice of September 21, 2018, 83 FR 

47974 (the ‘‘USTR Notice’’), his determination to modify the action taken 

in the Section 301 Action: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related 

to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation by imposing 

additional duties on products of China classified in the full and partial 

HTS subheadings set out in Annex A of that notice. The full and partial 

subheadings covered by the USTR Notice include HTS subheading 

2009.89.60. 

22. Subsequently, Proclamation 9813 of October 30, 2018, divided HTS 

subheading 2009.89.60 into two new subheadings, 2009.89.65 and 2009.89.70, 

in order to provide that several countries should no longer be treated as 

beneficiary developing countries with respect to one or more eligible articles 

for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences. In order to maintain 

the scope of the modification to the Section 301 action announced in the 

USTR Notice, and in accordance with section 604 of the Trade Act, I 

have determined that it is necessary to modify U.S. note 20(f) to subchapter 

III of chapter 99 of the HTS. 

23. The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–239, 132 

Stat. 2451), enacted on September 13, 2018, and effective October 13, 2018, 

created three headings in the HTS, 9902.01.15, 9902.01.16, and 9902.01.17, 

that refer to articles provided for in subheading 2009.89.60. As a result 

of the division of that subheading into two new subheadings in Proclamation 

9813, those articles are now provided for in 2009.89.70. In accordance 

with section 604 of the Trade Act, I have determined that it is necessary 

to amend headings 9902.01.15, 9902.01.16, and 9902.01.17 of the HTS to 

reflect the correct new subheading. 

24. On June 30, 2007, the United States signed the United States-Korea 

Free Trade Agreement (the ‘‘KORUS’’). The Congress approved the KORUS 

in section 101(a) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘‘KORUS Act’’) (Public Law 112–41, 125 Stat. 428). 

25. Proclamation 8783 of March 6, 2012, implemented the KORUS with 

respect to the United States and, pursuant to section 201 of the KORUS 

Act, incorporated in the HTS the tariff modifications necessary or appropriate 

to carry out the staged reductions in duty that the President determined 

to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply Articles 2.3, 2.5, and 

2.6 of the KORUS, and the schedule of duty reductions with respect to 

Korea set forth in Annex 2–B, Annex 4–B, and Annex 22–A of the KORUS. 

26. Section 201(b) of the KORUS Act (125 Stat. 433) authorizes the President, 

subject to the consultation and layover requirements of section 104 (125 

Stat. 431–32), to proclaim such modifications or continuation of any duty, 


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such modifications as the United States may agree to with Korea regarding 

the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2–B of the KORUS, 

such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, 

as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain 

the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with 

respect to Korea provided for by the KORUS. 

27. The United States and Korea have agreed to modify the KORUS by 

modifying the staging of duty treatment for specific goods of Korea. I have 

determined that modification of the tariff treatment set forth in Proclamation 

8783 is therefore necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level 

of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Korea 

provided for by the KORUS, and to carry out the agreement with Korea 

modifying the staging of duty treatment for specific goods. 

28. On June 13, 2018, in accordance with section 104 of the KORUS Act, 

the United States Trade Representative submitted a report to the Committee 

on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 

House of Representatives that set forth the proposed modifications to the 

duties for specific goods of Korea under the KORUS. The consultation and 

layover period specified in section 104 expired on August 11, 2018. 

29. Section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) authorizes the President to proclaim modifications to the HTS based on the recommendations 

of the Commission under section 1205 of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3005) 

if he determines that the modifications are in conformity with United States 

obligations under the Convention and do not run counter to the national 

economic interest of the United States. 

30. In Proclamation 9771 of July 30, 2018, pursuant to the authority provided 

in section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act, the President modified the HTS to 

reflect a small number of amendments to the Convention. 

31. In order to ensure the continuation of staged reductions in rates of 

duty for originating goods of Korea as provided in Proclamation 8783, under 

tariff categories that were modified in Proclamation 9771 to reflect the 

amendments to the Convention, I have determined that additional modifications to the HTS are necessary or appropriate. 

32. Proclamation 7971 of December 22, 2005, implemented the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement (the ‘‘USMFTA’’) with respect to the United 

States and, pursuant to the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act (Public Law 108–302, 118 Stat. 1103) (the ‘‘USMFTA 

Act’’), incorporated in the HTS the tariff modifications and rules of origin 

necessary or appropriate to carry out the USMFTA. 

33. Section 203 of the USMFTA Act (118 Stat. 1109–15) provides rules 

for determining whether goods imported into the United States originate 

in the territory of Morocco and thus are eligible for the tariff and other 

treatment contemplated under the USMFTA. Section 203(j)(2)(B)(i) of the 

USMFTA Act (118 Stat. 1115) authorizes the President to proclaim, as a 

part of the HTS, the rules of origin set out in the USMFTA, and to proclaim 

modifications to such previously proclaimed rules of origin, subject to the 

consultation and layover requirements of section 104 of the USMFTA Act 

(118 Stat. 1106). 

34. The United States and Morocco have agreed to modify certain USMFTA 

rules of origin and to apply the modified rules to their bilateral trade. 

On November 21, 2017, in accordance with section 104 of USMFTA Act, 

the United States Trade Representative submitted a report to the Committee 

on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 

House of Representatives that set forth the proposed modifications to specific 

textile and apparel rules of origin of the USMFTA incorporated in the 

HTS. The consultation and layover period specified in section 104 expired 

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35. In order to reflect the agreement between the United States and Morocco 

related to USMFTA rules of origin, I have determined that it is necessary 

to modify the HTS. 

36. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President 

to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that 

Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, 

including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate 

of duty or other import restriction. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States 

of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States of America, including section 506A(a)(3) 

of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)); section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act 

(19 U.S.C. 2112 note); section 201(a) of the PATPA Act (125 Stat. 501); 

section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)); section 201(b) of the 

KORUS Act (125 Stat. 433); section 203(j) of the USMFTA Act (118 Stat. 

1115); and section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), do proclaim 

that: 

(1) The designation of Mauritania as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

country for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act is terminated, effective 

January 1, 2019. 

(2) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning January 1, 2019, Mauritania 

shall no longer be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country, 

general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by deleting ‘‘Islamic Republic 

of Mauritania’’ from the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. 

(3) The modification to the HTS set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

this proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles that are entered 

for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 

after January 1, 2019. 

(4) In order to implement United States tariff commitments under the 

2004 Agreement through December 31, 2019, the HTS is modified as provided 

in Annex I of this proclamation. 

(5) The modifications to the HTS set forth in Annex I of this proclamation 

shall be effective with respect to eligible agricultural products of Israel 

that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2019. 

(6) The provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the HTS, as modified 

by Annex I of this proclamation, shall continue in effect through December 

31, 2019. 

(7) In order to reflect the tariff preference for certain products from Nepal, 

the HTS is modified by adding ‘‘Nepal Preference Program.........NP’’ after 

‘‘United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation 

Act.........PA’’ in general note 3(c)(i). The modification set forth in this paragraph shall be effective with respect to goods that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 

1, 2019, and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2025. 

(8) In order to provide for previously proclaimed duty-free treatment for 

originating guayabera-style shirts under the PATPA, the HTS is modified 

by deleting ‘‘heading 6205 or 6206’’ and by inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘heading 

6205, 6206, or 6211’’ in U.S. note 41 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98. 

The modification set forth in this paragraph shall be effective with respect 

to goods that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, on or after January 1, 2019. 

(9) In order to correct a technical error in the administration of a tobacco 

tariff-rate quota, additional U.S. note 5(a) to chapter 24 is modified by 

deleting ‘‘2403.11.00’’. The modification set forth in this paragraph shall 

be effective with respect to goods that are entered for consumption, or 

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(10) In order to maintain the scope of the modification of the Section 

301 action, U.S. note 20(f) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS 

is modified by deleting ‘‘2009.89.60’’ and inserting ‘‘2009.89.65’’ and 

‘‘2009.89.70’’ in numerical sequence. The modification set forth in this paragraph shall be effective with respect to goods that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after November 

1, 2018. 

(11) In order to reflect modifications to certain HTS subheadings made 

in Proclamation 9813 and to provide the intended tariff treatment under 

the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill of 2018, headings 9902.01.15, 9902.01.16, and 

9902.01.17 of the HTS are each amended by deleting ‘‘subheading 

2009.89.60’’ and inserting ‘‘subheading 2009.89.70’’ in lieu thereof. The 

modification set forth in this paragraph shall be effective with respect to 

goods that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption, on or after November 1, 2018. 

(12) In order to modify the staging of duty treatment for specific goods 

of Korea under the terms of general note 33 to the HTS: 

(a) the tariff treatment set forth in Proclamation 8783 with respect to 

subheadings 8704.21.00, 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, 

and 8704.90.00 is terminated, effective with respect to goods that are 

entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 

on or after January 1, 2019; 

(b) in the Rates of Duty 1–Special subcolumn of column 1 for subheadings 

8704.21.00, 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, and 

8704.90.00, the rate of duty ‘‘25% (KR)’’ shall continue in effect through 

December 31, 2040; and 

(c) effective with respect to goods that are entered for consumption, or 

withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2041, 

subheadings 8704.21.00, 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, 

and 8704.90.00 are hereby modified by inserting, in the Rates of Duty 

1–Special subcolumn of column 1 in the parenthetical expression following 

the ‘‘Free’’ rate of duty, the symbol ‘‘KR’’. 

(13) In order to provide for the continuation of previously proclaimed 

staged duty reductions in the Rates of Duty 1–Special subcolumn for originating goods of Korea under the KORUS that are classifiable in the provisions 

modified by Annex III of Proclamation 9771 and entered for consumption, 

or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after each of the 

dates specified in Proclamation 9771, the HTS is modified as follows: 

(a) effective January 1, 2019, the rate of duty in the HTS set forth in 

the Rate of Duty 1–Special subcolumn for each of the HTS subheadings 

enumerated in Annex II of this proclamation shall be modified by inserting 

in such subcolumn for each subheading the rate of duty specified for 

such subheading in the table column ‘‘2019’’ before the symbol ‘‘KR’’ 

in parentheses; and 

(b) for each of the subsequent dated table columns, the rates of duty 

in such subcolumn for such subheadings set forth before the symbol 

‘‘KR’’ in parentheses are deleted and the rates of duty for such dated 

table column are inserted in each enumerated subheading in lieu thereof. 

(14) In order to implement agreed amendments to certain textile rules 

of origin under the USMFTA, general note 27 to the HTS is modified 

as set forth in Annex III of this proclamation. The modifications set forth 

in Annex III of this proclamation shall enter into effect on the first day 

of the month following the date the United States Trade Representative 

announces in a notice published in the Federal Register that Morocco has 

completed its applicable domestic procedures to give effect to corresponding 

modifications to be applied to goods of the United States. 

(15) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that 

are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded 

to the extent of such inconsistency. 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first 

day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and 

of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred 

and forty-third. 

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ANNEX I 

TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 

THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES 

Effective with respect to eligible agricultural products of Israel which are entered for 

consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2019, and 

through the close of December 31, 2019, subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States is hereby modified as follows: 

1. U.S. note 1 to such subchapter is modified by striking "December 31, 2018," and by inserting 

in lieu thereof "December 31, 20 19". 

2. U.S. note 3 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the "Applicable time 

period" column in the table "Calendar year 2019" and by adding at the end of the "Quantity 

(kg)" column opposite such year the quantity "466,000". 

3. U.S. note 4 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the "Applicable time 

period" column in the table "Calendar year 20 19" and by adding at the end of the "Quantity 

(kg)" column opposite such year the quantity "1,304,000". 

4. U.S. note 5 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the "Applicable time 

period" column in the table "Calendar year 2019" and by adding at the end of the "Quantity 

(kg)" column opposite such year the quantity "1,534,000". 

5. U.S. note 6 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the "Applicable time 

period" column in the table "Calendar year 20 19" and by adding at the end of the "Quantity 

(kg)" column opposite such year the quantity "131 ,000". 

6. U.S. note 7 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the "Applicable time 

period" column in the table "Calendar year 20 19" and by adding at the end of the "Quantity 

(kg)" column opposite such year the quantity "707,000". 
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ANNEX II 

TO PROVIDE STAGED REDUCTIONS IN CERTAIN RATES OF DUTY 

FOR PURPOSES OF THE UNITED STATES- KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

Effective with respect to goods of Korea, under the terms of general note 33 to the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), entered for consumption, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, as provided herein on January 1 of each of the successive years, for 

each of the enumerated subheadings of the HTS in the following table, the Rates of Duty 1-

Special subcolumn is modified (i) by inserting in such subcolumn for each subheading the rate of 

duty specified for such subheading in the table column titled 2019 before the symbol "KR" in the 

parentheses, and (ii) for each of the subsequent dated table columns on January 1 in each year, 

the rates of duty in such subcolumn for such subheadings set forth before the symbol "KR" in 

parentheses are deleted and the rates of duty for such dated table column are inserted in each 

enumerated subheading in lieu thereof: 

Subheading 2019 2020 2021 

4412.33.26 1% 0.5% Free 

4412.33.32 1.6% 0.8% Free 

4412.33.57 1.6% 0.8% Free 

4412.34.26 1% 0.5% Free 

4412.34.32 1.6% 0.8% Free 

4412.34.57 1.6% 0.8% Free 
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ANNEX III 

TO MODIFY CERTAIN RULES OF ORIGIN FOR PURPOSES OF THE UNITED 

STATES- MOROCCO FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

Effective the first day of the month following the date announced by the United States Trade 

Representative in a notice published in the Federal Register, with respect to goods originating in 

the territory of Morocco, under the terms of general note 27 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTS), that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption, general note 27 to the HTS is modified as follows: 

The product specific rules for chapter 62 set forth in general note 27(h) to the HTS are modified 

by inserting the following new chapter rule immediately after chapter rule 3: 

"Chapter ride 4: The products listed in this rule are read in conjunction with the product -

specific rules set out in this note. For purposes of determining whether a 

good is originating, a product listed in this rule shall be considered 

originating, notwithstanding the origin of the input mentioned in the rule, 

provided the good meets any specified requirement, including any end use 

requirement: 

(a) Women's or girls' cotton corduroy skirts and divided skirts classified in subheading 

6204.52, of cotton corduroy fabrics classified in subheading 5 80 1.22; 

(b) Women's or girls' man-made fiber blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses classified in 

subheading 6206.40, of polyester corduroy fabrics classified in subheading 5801.32; 

(c) Women's trousers classified in subheading 6204, of synthetic hi-stretch fabric 

containing 45 to 52 percent by weight of polyester, 45 to 52 percent by weight of 

rayon and 1 to 7 percent by weight of spandex, classified in subheading 5515.11; 

(d) Women's trousers classified in subheading 6204, of woven fabric containing 60 to 68 

percent by weight of polyester, 29 to 37 percent by weight of rayon and 1 to 7 percent 

by weight of spandex, classified in subheading 5 515.11; 

(e) Women's trousers classified in subheading 6204, of woven herringbone fabric 

containing 31 to 3 7 percent by weight of viscose rayon, 1 7 to 23 percent by weight of 

polyester, 17 to 23 percent by weight of cotton, 13 to 19 percent by weight of wool, 5 

to 11 percent by weight of nylon and 1 to 6 percent by weight of spandex, classified 

in subheading 5408.33".