Notice2026-02852
Limitations of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries From Regional and Third-Country Fabric
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Published
February 12, 2026
Effective
February 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6623-6624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02852]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Limitations of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in
Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries From Regional and Third-
Country Fabric
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Publishing the new quantitative limit on duty-free benefits for
certain apparel assembled in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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DATES: The new limitations became effective February 3, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Newberg, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202)-482-7578.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 (TDA 2000), Public Law (P.L.) 106-200, as amended by
Division B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002, P.L. 107-
210; Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, P.L. 108-
274; Division D, Title VI, section 6002 of the Tax Relief and Health
Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), P.L. 109-432, and section 1 of The
African Growth and Opportunity Amendments (P.L. 112-163), August 10,
2012; Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 (65 FR 59321);
Presidential Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459);
Title I, Section 103(b)(2) and (3) of the Trade Preferences Extension
Act of 2015, P.L. 114-27, June 29, 2015; and Division I, Section 5019
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75).
Title I of TDA 2000 provides for duty- and quota-free treatment for
certain textile and apparel articles imported from designated
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Section 112(b)(3) of TDA
2000 provides duty-free treatment for apparel articles wholly assembled
in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric
wholly formed in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
from yarn originating in the United States or one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries or former beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries, subject to quantitative limitations. This preferential
treatment is also available for apparel articles assembled in one or
more lesser-developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries,
regardless of the country of origin of the fabric used to make such
articles, subject to quantitative limitation. P.L. 119-75 extended
preferential treatment under these programs through December 31, 2026.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 provides that the
quantitative limitation will be an amount not to exceed seven percent
of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles
imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for
which data are available. See Section 112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000,
as amended by Section 5019(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2026. Of this overall amount, apparel imported
during the same period under the special rule for lesser-developed
countries is limited to an amount not to exceed 3.5 percent of all
apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-
month period for which data are available. See Section
112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section
5019(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. CITA
calculated these quantitative limitations by prorating imports on a
monthly basis to account for the lapse in authorization for this
treatment from October 1, 2025 to February 2, 2026. Per Section
5019(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, qualifying
apparel imported during the lapse in authorization (from October 1,
2025 to February 2, 2026) is eligible for such preferential treatment
upon an appropriate request for liquidation or reliquidation to United
States Customs and Border Protection. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of
October 2, 2000 directed CITA to publish the aggregate quantity of
imports allowed during each 12-month period in the Federal Register.
For the period beginning on February 3, 2026, and extending through
September 30, 2026, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for
preferential treatment under these provisions is 1,046,888,893 square
meters equivalent. Of this amount, 523,444,446 square meters equivalent
is available to apparel articles imported under the special rule for
lesser-developed countries. Apparel articles entered in excess of these
quantities will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs.
These quantities are calculated using the aggregate square meter
equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States,
derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to
the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC),
and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter
equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC.
Joshua Kroon,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2026-02852 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am]
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