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component of the good that determines the tar-
iff classification of the good do not undergo an 
applicable change in tariff classification set out 
in Annex 4–A of the Agreement shall be consid-
ered to be an originating good if the total 
weight of all such fibers or yarns in that com-
ponent is not more than 7 percent of the total 
weight of that component. 
(B) 
CERTAIN
TEXTILE
OR
APPAREL 
GOODS.—A textile or apparel good containing 
elastomeric yarns in the component of the good 
that determines the tariff classification of the 
good shall be considered to be an originating 
good only if such yarns are wholly formed in 
the territory of Australia or the United States. 
(C) YARN, FABRIC, OR FIBER.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, in the case of a textile 
or apparel good that is a yarn, fabric, or group 
of fibers, the term ‘‘component of the good that 
determines the tariff classification of the good’’ 
means all of the fibers in the yarn, fabric, or 
group of fibers. 
(d) ACCUMULATION.— 
(1) ORIGINATING MATERIALS USED IN PRODUC-
TION OF GOODS OF OTHER COUNTRY.—Originating
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materials from the territory of Australia or the 
United States that are used in the production of a 
good in the territory of the other country shall be 
considered to originate in the territory of the other 
country. 
(2) MULTIPLE PROCEDURES.—A good that is 
produced in the territory of Australia, the United 
States, or both, by 1 or more producers, is an origi-
nating good if the good satisfies the requirements of 
subsection (b) and all other applicable requirements 
of this section. 
(e) REGIONAL VALUE-CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(b)(2), the regional value-content of a good referred 
to in Annex 5–A of the Agreement, except for goods 
to which paragraph (4) applies, shall be calculated 
by the importer, exporter, or producer of the good, 
on the basis of the build-down method described in 
paragraph (2) or the build-up method described in 
paragraph (3). 
(2) BUILD-DOWN METHOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The regional value-con-
tent of a good may be calculated on the basis 
of the following build-down method: 
AV–VNM
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RVC = ———— × 100 
AV 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (A): 
(i) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value-content of the good, ex-
pressed as a percentage. 
(ii) AV.—The term ‘‘AV’’ means the 
adjusted value of the good. 
(iii) VNM.—The term ‘‘VNM’’ means 
the value of nonoriginating materials that 
are acquired and used by the producer in 
the production of the good, but does not 
include the value of a material that is self- 
produced. 
(3) BUILD-UP METHOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The regional value-con-
tent of a good may be calculated on the basis 
of the following build-up method: 
VOM 
RVC = ———— × 100 
AV 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (A): 
(i) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value-content of the good, ex-
pressed as a percentage.
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(ii) AV.—The term ‘‘AV’’ means the 
adjusted value of the good. 
(iii) VOM.—The term ‘‘VOM’’ means 
the value of originating materials that are 
acquired or self-produced, and used by the 
producer in the production of the good. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN AUTOMOTIVE 
GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (b)(2), the regional value-content of an 
automotive good referred to in Annex 5–A of 
the Agreement shall be calculated by the im-
porter, exporter, or producer of the good, on the 
basis of the following net cost method: 
NC–VNM 
RVC = ———— × 100 
NC 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (A): 
(i) AUTOMOTIVE
GOOD.—The term 
‘‘automotive good’’ means a good provided 
for in any of subheadings 8407.31 through 
8407.34, subheading 8408.20, heading 
8409, or in any of headings 8701 through 
8708.
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(ii) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value-content of the auto-
motive good, expressed as a percentage. 
(iii) NC.—The term ‘‘NC’’ means the 
net cost of the automotive good. 
(iv) VNM.—The term ‘‘VNM’’ means 
the value of nonoriginating materials that 
are acquired and used by the producer in 
the production of the automotive good, but 
does not include the value of a material 
that is self-produced. 
(C) MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(i) BASIS
OF
CALCULATION.—For 
purposes of determining the regional value- 
content under subparagraph (A) for an 
automotive good that is a motor vehicle 
provided for in any of headings 8701 
through 8705, an importer, exporter, or 
producer may average the amounts cal-
culated under the formula contained in 
subparagraph (A), over the producer’s fis-
cal year— 
(I) with respect to all motor vehi-
cles in any one of the categories de-
scribed in clause (ii); or