[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21660-21664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10719]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 102

T.D. [01-36]
RIN 1515-AC80


Rules of Origin for Textile and Apparel Products

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim rule; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Customs Regulations on an interim 
basis to align the existing country of origin rules for textile and 
apparel products with the statutory amendments to section 334 of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, as set forth in section 405 within Title 
IV of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. Section 405 clarifies the 
text of section 334 by redesignating certain provisions and amends the 
processing operations required to confer country of origin status to 
certain textile fabrics and made-up articles. This document implements 
the statutory changes.

DATES: This interim rule is effective May 1, 2001. Comments must be 
received on or before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (preferably in triplicate) may be submitted 
to and inspected at the Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and 
Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 3rd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Reese, Textile Branch, Office 
of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229, Tel. (202) 927-1361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), Public Law 
103-465, 108 Stat. 4809 (19 U.S.C. 3592), directs the Secretary of the 
Treasury to prescribe rules implementing certain principles for 
determining the origin of textiles and apparel products. Section 102.21 
of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 102.21) implements section 334 of 
the URAA.
    On May 18, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Trade and 
Development Act of 2000 (the Act), Public Law 106-200, 114 Stat. 251. 
Section 405 of Title IV of the Act amends section 334 of the URAA. 
Specifically, section 405(a) amends section 334(b)(2) of the URAA by 
redesignating paragraphs (b)(2)(A) and (B) as paragraphs (b)(2)(A)(i) 
and (ii), and by adding two special rules at new paragraphs (b)(2)(B) 
and (C) that change the rules of origin for certain fabrics and made-up 
textile products.
    Under section 334, certain fabrics, silk handkerchiefs and scarves 
were considered to originate where the base fabric was knit or woven, 
notwithstanding any further processing. As a result of the statutory 
amendment to section 334 effected by section 405 of the Act, the 
processing operations which may confer origin on certain textile 
fabrics and made-up articles are changed to include dyeing, printing, 
and two or more finishing operations. In particular, the amendment to 
section 334 affects the processing operations which may confer origin 
on fabrics classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) as of silk, cotton, man-made fibers or vegetable 
fibers.
    Section 405(b) provides that the amendments to section 334 apply to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
May 18, 2000.

Amendment to the Customs Regulations

    As the statutory amendments to section 334 of the URAA necessitate 
corresponding changes to the Customs Regulations, this document amends 
Sec. 102.21 on an interim basis to implement the rules of origin for 
the textile products specified in section 405(a) of the Act.

Comments

    Before adopting this interim regulation as a final rule, 
consideration will be given to any written comments timely submitted to 
Customs, including comments on the clarity of this interim rule and how 
it may be made easier to understand. Comments submitted will be 
available for public inspection in accordance with the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), Sec. 1.4 of the Treasury Department 
Regulations (31 CFR 1.4), and Sec. 103.11(b) of the Customs Regulations 
(19 CFR 103.11(b)), on regular business days between the hours of 9 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and 
Rulings, U.S. Customs

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Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.

Inapplicability of Prior Public Notice and Comment Procedures

    Because these regulations serve to align the Customs Regulations to 
the statutory amendments to section 334 of the URAA, as set forth in 
section 405 within Title IV of the Act, which went into effect May 18, 
2000, Customs has determined, pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B), that prior public notice and comment procedures on this 
regulation are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. The 
regulatory amendments inform the public of changes to the processing 
operations deemed necessary to confer country of origin status to 
certain textile fabrics or made-up articles by way of amendment to the 
tariff shift rules applicable to select textile goods. For these 
reasons, pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), Customs 
finds that there is good cause for dispensing with a delayed effective 
date.

Executive Order 12866

    This document does not meet the criteria for a ``significant 
regulatory action'' as specified in Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for these 
interim regulations, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of this document was Suzanne Kingsbury, 
Regulations Branch, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs 
Service. However, personnel from other offices participated in its 
development.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 102

    Customs duties and inspection, Imports, Rules of Origin, Trade 
agreements.

Amendment to the Regulations

    For the reasons stated above, part 102 of the Customs Regulations 
(19 CFR part 102) is amended as set forth below.

PART 102--RULES OF ORIGIN

    1. The authority citation for part 102 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 22, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314, 3592.


    2. In Sec. 102.21: the introductory text to paragraph (e) is 
redesignated as paragraph (e)(1) and revised; in newly designated 
paragraph (e)(1) the table is amended by revising the entries in the 
``Tariff shift and/or other requirements'' column adjacent to the 
``HTSUS'' column listing for 5007, 5208-5212, 5309-5311, 5407-5408, 
5512-5516, 5602-5603, 5608, 5801-5803, 5804.10, 5804.21-5804.30, 5806, 
5808.90, 5901-5903, 5905, 5906-5907, 5911.10-5911.20, 5911.31-5911.32, 
5911.40, 5911.90, 6001-6002, 6101-6117, 6213-6214, 6301-6306 and 
9404.90; and a new paragraph (e)(2) is added, to read as follows:


Sec. 102.21  Textile and apparel products.

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    (e) Specific rules by tariff classification. (1) The following 
rules will apply for purposes of determining the country of origin of a 
textile or apparel product under paragraph (c)(2) of this section:

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          HTSUS                Tariff shift and/or other requirements
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5007.....................  (1) A change from greige fabric of heading
                            5007 to finished fabric of heading 5007 by
                            both dyeing and printing when accompanied by
                            two or more of the following finishing
                            operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling,
                            napping, decating, permanent stiffening,
                            weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing;
                            or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5007 from any other heading,
                            provided that the change is the result of a
                            fabric-making process.
 
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5208-5212................  (1) A change from greige fabric of heading
                            5208 through 5212 to finished fabric of
                            heading 5208 through 5212 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5208 through 5212 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5309-5311................  (1) A change from greige fabric of heading
                            5309 through 5311 to finished fabric of
                            heading 5309 through 5311 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2)If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5309 through 5311 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5407-5408................  (1) A change from greige fabric of heading
                            5407 through 5408 to finished fabric of
                            heading 5407 through 5408 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5407 through 5408 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5512-5516................  (1) A change from greige fabric of heading
                            5512 through 5516 to finished fabric of
                            heading 5512 through 5516 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5512 through 5516 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 

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5602-5603................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 5602 through 5603 to finished fabric
                            of heading 5602 through 5603 by both dyeing
                            and printing when accompanied by two or more
                            of the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5602 through 5603 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5608.....................  (1)(a) Except for netting of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige netting of
                            heading 5608 to finished netting of heading
                            5608 by both dyeing and printing when
                            accompanied by two or more of the following
                            finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
                            fulling, napping, decating, permanent
                            stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing,
                            or moireing; or
                           (1)(b) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1)(a) above, a change to
                            netting of heading 5608 from any other
                            heading, except from heading 5804, and
                            provided that the change is the result of a
                            fabric-making process.
                           (2) A change to fishing nets or other made up
                            nets of heading 5608:
                           (a) If the good does not contain nontextile
                            attachments, from any other heading, except
                            from heading 5804 and 6002, and provided
                            that the change is the result of a fabric-
                            making process; or
                           (b) If the good contains nontextile
                            attachments, from any heading, including a
                            change from another good of heading 5608,
                            provided that the change is the result of
                            the good being wholly assembled in a single
                            country, territory, or insular possession.
 
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5801-5803................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 5801 through 5803 to finished fabric
                            of heading 5801 through 5803 by both dyeing
                            and printing when accompanied by two or more
                            of the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5801 through 5803 from any other
                            heading, including a heading within that
                            group, except from heading 5007, 5111
                            through 5113, 5208 through 5212, 5309
                            through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, and 6002, and provided that
                            the change is the result of a fabric-making
                            process.
5804.10..................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            subheading 5804.10 to finished fabric of
                            subheading 5804.10 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            subheading 5804.10 from any other heading,
                            except from heading 5608, and provided that
                            the change is the result of a fabric-making
                            process.
5804.21-5804.30..........  (1) Except for lace of wool or of fine animal
                            hair, a change from greige lace of
                            subheading 5804.21 through 5804.30 to
                            finished lace of subheading 5804.21 through
                            5804.30 by both dyeing and printing when
                            accompanied by two or more of the following
                            finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
                            fulling, napping, decating, permanent
                            stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing,
                            or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            subheading 5804.21 through 5804.30 from any
                            other heading, provided that the change is
                            the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5806.....................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 5806 to finished fabric of heading
                            5806 by both dyeing and printing when
                            accompanied by two or more of the following
                            finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
                            fulling, napping, decating, permanent
                            stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing,
                            or moireing; or
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5806 from any other heading, except
                            from heading 5007, 5111 through 5113, 5208
                            through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407
                            through 5408, 5512 through 5516, and 5801
                            through 5803, and provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
 
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5808.90..................  (1) For ornamental fabric trimmings: (a) A
                            change from a greige good of subheading
                            5808.90 to a finished good of subheading
                            5808.90 by both dyeing and printing when
                            accompanied by two or more of the following
                            finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
                            fulling, napping, decating, permanent
                            stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing,
                            or moireing; or,
                           (b) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (a) above, a change to
                            subheading 5808.90 from any other chapter,
                            except from heading 5007, 5111 through 5113,
                            5208 through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407
                            through 5408, and 5512 through 5516, and
                            provided that the change is the result of a
                            fabric-making process.
                           (2) For nonfabric ornamental trimmings: (a)
                            If the trimming is of continuous filaments,
                            including strips, a change to subheading
                            5808.90 from any other heading, except from
                            heading 5001 through 5007, 5401 through
                            5408, 5501 through 5502, and 5604 through
                            5607, and provided that the change is the
                            result of an extrusion process; or
                           (b) If the trimming is of staple fibers, a
                            change to subheading 5808.90 from any other
                            heading, except from heading 5106 through
                            5113, 5204 through 5212, 5306 through 5311,
                            5401 through 5408, 5508 through 5516, and
                            5604 through 5607, and provided that the
                            change is the result of a spinning process.
                           (3) For tassels, pompons and similar
                            articles: (a) If the good has been wholly
                            assembled in a single country, territory, or
                            insular possession, a change to subheading
                            5808.90 from any other heading;
                           (b) If the good has not been wholly assembled
                            in a single country, territory, or insular
                            possession and the good is of staple fibers,
                            a change to subheading 5808.90 from any
                            other heading, except from heading 5004
                            through 5006, 5106 through 5110, 5204
                            through 5207, 5306 through 5308, and 5508
                            through 5511, and 5604 through 5607, and
                            provided that the change is the result of a
                            spinning process; or
                           (c) If the good has not been wholly assembled
                            in a single country, territory, or insular
                            possession and the good is of filaments,
                            including strips, a change to subheading
                            5808.90 from any other heading, except from
                            heading 5001 through 5007, 5401 through
                            5406, and 5501 through 5502, and provided
                            that the change is the result of an
                            extrusion process.
 

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5901-5903................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 5901 through 5903 to finished fabric
                            of heading 5901 through 5903 by both dyeing
                            and printing when accompanied by two or more
                            of the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5901 through 5903 from any other
                            heading, including a heading within that
                            group, except from heading 5007, 5111
                            through 5113, 5208 through 5212, 5309
                            through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, 5803, 5806, 5808, and 6002,
                            and provided that the change is the result
                            of a fabric-making process.
 
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5905.....................  (1) Except for wall coverings consisting of
                            textile fabric of wool or of fine animal
                            hair treated on the back or affixed by any
                            means to a backing of any material, a change
                            from wall coverings of greige fabric of
                            heading 5905 to wall coverings of finished
                            fabric of heading 5905 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5905 from any other heading, except
                            from heading 5007, 5111 through 5113, 5208
                            through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407
                            through 5408, 5512 through 5516, 5603, 5803,
                            5806, 5808, and 6002, and provided that the
                            change is the result of a fabric-making
                            process.
5906-5907................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 5906 through 5907 to finished fabric
                            of heading 5906 through 5907 by both dyeing
                            and printing when accompanied by two or more
                            of the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 5906 through 5907 from any other
                            chapter, except from heading 5007, 5111
                            through 5113, 5208 through 5212, 5309
                            through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, 5803, 5806, 5808, and 6002,
                            and provided that the change is the result
                            of a fabric-making process.
 
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5911.10-5911.20..........  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            subheading 5911.10 through 5911.20 to
                            finished fabric of subheading 5911.10
                            through 5911.20 by both dyeing and printing
                            when accompanied by two or more of the
                            following finishing operations: bleaching,
                            shrinking, fulling, napping, decating,
                            permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent
                            embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            subheading 5911.10 through 5911.20 from any
                            other heading, except from heading 5007,
                            5111 through 5113, 5208 through 5212, 5309
                            through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, 5602 through 5603, 5801
                            through 5804, 5806, and 6001 through 6002,
                            and provided that the change is the result
                            of a fabric-making process.
5911.31-5911.32..........  (1)(a) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            subheading 5911.31 through 5911.32 to
                            finished fabric of subheading 5911.31
                            through 5911.32 by both dyeing and printing
                            when accompanied by two or more of the
                            following finishing operations: bleaching,
                            shrinking, fulling, napping, decating,
                            permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent
                            embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (1)(b) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1)(a) above, for goods not
                            combined with nontextile components, a
                            change to subheading 5911.31 through 5911.32
                            from any other heading, except from heading
                            5007, 5111 through 5113, 5208 through 5212,
                            5309 through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, 5602 through 5603, 5801
                            through 5804, 5806, and 6001 through 6002,
                            and provided that the change is the result
                            of a fabric-making process.
                           (2) For goods combined with nontextile
                            components, a change to subheading 5911.31
                            through 5911.32 from any other heading,
                            provided that the change is the result of
                            the good being wholly assembled in a single
                            country, territory, or insular possession.
5911.40..................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            subheading 5911.40 to finished fabric of
                            subheading 5911.40 by both dyeing and
                            printing when accompanied by two or more of
                            the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            subheading 5911.40 from any other heading,
                            except from heading 5007, 5111 through 5113,
                            5208 through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407
                            through 5408, 5512 through 5516, 5602
                            through 5603, 5801 through 5804, 5806, and
                            6001 through 6002, and provided that the
                            change is the result of a fabric-making
                            process.
5911.90..................  (1) For goods of yarn, rope, cord, or braid:
                           (a)If the good is of continuous filaments,
                            including strips, a change of those
                            filaments, including strips, to subheading
                            5911.90 from any other heading, except from
                            heading 5001 through 5006, 5401 through
                            5406, and 5501 through 5502, and provided
                            that the change is the result of an
                            extrusion process; or
                           (b) If the good is of staple fibers, a change
                            of those fibers to subheading 5911.90 from
                            any other heading, except from heading 5106
                            through 5110, 5204 through 5207, 5306
                            through 5308, and 5508 through 5511, and
                            provided that the change is the result of a
                            spinning process.
                           (2)(a) If the good is a fabric, except for
                            fabric of wool or of fine animal hair, a
                            change from greige fabric of subheading
                            5911.90 to finished fabric of subheading
                            5911.90 by both dyeing and printing when
                            accompanied by two or more of the following
                            finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking,
                            fulling, napping, decating, permanent
                            stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing,
                            or moireing; or,
                           (2)(b) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (2)(a) above, if the good
                            is a fabric, a change to subheading 5911.90
                            from any other heading, except from heading
                            5007, 5111 through 5113, 5208 through 5212,
                            5309 through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512
                            through 5516, 5602 through 5603, 5801
                            through 5804, 5806, 5809, and 6001 through
                            6002, and provided that the change is the
                            result of a fabric-making process.
                           (3) If the good is a made up article other
                            than a good of yarn, rope, cord, or braid, a
                            change to subheading 5911.90 from any
                            heading, including a change from another
                            good of heading 5911, provided that the
                            change is the result of the good being
                            wholly assembled in a single country,
                            territory, or insular possession.

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6001-6002................  (1) Except for fabric of wool or of fine
                            animal hair, a change from greige fabric of
                            heading 6001 through 6002 to finished fabric
                            of heading 6001 through 6002 by both dyeing
                            and printing when accompanied by two or more
                            of the following finishing operations:
                            bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping,
                            decating, permanent stiffening, weighting,
                            permanent embossing, or moireing; or,
                           (2) If the country of origin cannot be
                            determined under (1) above, a change to
                            heading 6001 through 6002 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the change
                            is the result of a fabric-making process.
6101-6117................  (1) If the good is not knit to shape and
                            consists of two or more component parts,
                            except for goods of subheading 6117.10
                            provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of this
                            section, a change to an assembled good of
                            heading 6101 through 6117 from unassembled
                            components, provided that the change is the
                            result of the good being wholly assembled in
                            a single country, territory, or insular
                            possession.
                           (2) If the good is not knit to shape and does
                            not consist of two or more component parts,
                            except for goods of subheading 6117.10
                            provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of this
                            section, a change to heading 6101 through
                            6117 from any heading outside that group,
                            except from heading 5007, 5111 through 5113,
                            5208 through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407
                            through 5408, 5512 through 5516, 5806, 5809
                            through 5811, 5903, 5906 through 5907, and
                            6001 through 6002, and subheading 6307.90,
                            and provided that the change is the result
                            of a fabric-making process.
                           (3) If the good is knit to shape, except for
                            goods of subheading 6117.10 provided for in
                            paragraph (e)(2) of this section, a change
                            to 6101 through 6117 from any heading
                            outside that group, provided that the knit
                            to shape components are knit in a single
                            country, territory, or insular possession.
 
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6213-6214................  Except for goods of heading 6213 through 6214
                            provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of this
                            section, the country of origin of a good
                            classifiable under heading 6213 through 6214
                            is the country, territory, or insular
                            possession in which the fabric comprising
                            the good was formed by a fabric-making
                            process.
 
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6301-6303................  Except for goods of heading 6302 through 6304
                            provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of this
                            section, the country of origin of a 17 good
                            classifiable under heading 6301 through 6306
                            is the country, territory, or insular
                            possession in which the fabric comprising
                            the good was formed by a fabric-making
                            process.
 
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9404.90..................  Except for goods of subheading 9404.90
                            provided for in paragraph (e)(2) of this
                            section, the country of origin of a good
                            classifiable under subheading 9404.90 is the
                            country, territory, or insular possession in
                            which the fabric comprising the good was
                            formed by a fabric-making process.
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    (2) For goods of HTSUS headings 6213 and 6214 and HTSUS subheadings 
6117.10, 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 
6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 9404.90.85 and 
9404.90.95, except for goods classified under those headings or 
subheadings as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends 
containing 16 percent or more by weight of cotton:
    (i) The country of origin of the good is the country, territory, or 
insular possession in which the fabric comprising the good was both 
dyed and printed when accompanied by two or more of the following 
finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, 
permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing;
    (ii) If the country of origin cannot be determined under (i) above, 
except for goods of HTSUS subheading 6117.10 that are knit to shape or 
consist of two or more component parts, the country of origin is the 
country, territory, or insular possession in which the fabric 
comprising the good was formed by a fabric-making process; or
    (iii) For goods of HTSUS subheading 6117.10 that are knit to shape 
or consist of two or more component parts:
    (A) If the good is knit to shape, the country of origin of the good 
is the country, territory, or insular possession in which a change to 
HTSUS subheading 6117.10 from yarn occurs, provided that the knit to 
shape components are knit in a single country, territory, or insular 
possession; or
    (B) If the good is not knit to shape and consists of two or more 
component parts, the country of origin of the good is the country, 
territory, or insular possession in which a change to an assembled good 
of HTSUS subheading 6117.10 from unassembled components occurs, 
provided that the change is the result of the good being wholly 
assembled in a single country, territory, or insular possession.

Charles W. Winwood,
Acting Commissioner of Customs.
    Approved: April 13, 2001.
Timothy E. Skud,
 Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 01-10719 Filed 4-30-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4820-02-P