Low Duty" Mexico TPL (1) Filled on May 9, 2005
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (1) for Mexico filled on May 9, 2005 at 1:40 p.m.
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Mexico TPL (1), established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is the annual low-duty quota for cotton or man-made fiber apparel imported from Mexico as described in HTS Section XI, Additional U.S. Notes (AUSNs) 3(b), (d), and (e).
U.S. government sources have previously indicated that Mexico TPL (1) is not eligible to be increased.
BP Notes
Mexico TPL (2) filled on April 19, 2005. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/25/05 news, 05042510, for BP summary.) According to Broker Power's May 13, 2005 quota status report, there are no other Mexico TPLs estimated to close early in 2005.
In 2004, Mexico TPL (1) also filled early, on April 27, 2004.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 01/05/05 news, 05010520, for BP summary of CBP's notice announcing the 2005 TPL quota limits for Mexico.)