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17. A change to subheading 6110.90 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516 or 6001 through 6006, or other made-up textile articles of heading 9619, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
18. A change to heading 6111 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516 or 6001 through 6006, or other made-up textile articles of heading 9619, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
19. A change to headings 6112 through 6117 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
Chapter 62
Chapter rule 1: Apparel goods of this chapter shall be considered to originate if they are both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries and if the fabric of the outer shell, exclusive of collars or cuffs, is wholly of one or more of the following:
(A) Velveteen fabrics of subheading 5801.23, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton;
(B) Corduroy fabrics of subheading 5801.22, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton and containing more than 7.5 wales per centimeter;
(C) Fabrics of subheadings 5111.11 or 5111.19, if handwoven, with a loom width of less than 76 cm, woven in the United Kingdom in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Harris Tweed Authority, Ltd., and so certified by the Authority;
(D) Fabrics of subheading 5112.30, weighing not more than 340 grams per square meter, containing wool, not less than20 percent by weight of fine animal hair and not less than 15 percent by weight of man-made staple fibers; or
(E) Batiste fabrics of subheadings 5513.11 or 5513.21, of square construction, of single yarns exceeding 76 metric count, containing between 60 and 70 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, of a weight not exceeding 110 grams per square meter.
Such apparel goods shall not be subject to rules 3 through 5 of this chapter.
Chapter rule 2: For the purposes of determining the origin of a good of this chapter, the rule applicable to that good shall only apply to the component that determines the tariff classification of the good and such component must satisfy the tariff change requirements set out in the rule for that good.
Chapter rule 3: Effective January 1, 2022, and notwithstanding chapter rule 2 of this chapter, a good of this chapter containing fabrics of subheading 5806.20 or heading 6002 is originating only if such fabrics are both formed from yarn and finished in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
Chapter rule 4: Effective 12 months from the date of entry into force of the agreement, and notwithstanding chapter rule 2 of this chapter, a good of this chapter containing sewing thread of headings 5204, 5401 or 5508, or yarn of heading 5402 used as sewing thread shall be considered originating only if such sewing thread is both formed and finished in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
Chapter rule 5: For apparel made of blue denim fabric of subheadings 5209.42, 5211.42, 5212.24 and 5514.30, effective 30 months from the date of entry into force of the agreement, and notwithstanding chapter rule 2 of this chapter, if such goods of this chapter contain a pocket or pockets, the pocket bag fabric must be formed and finished in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries from yarn wholly formed in one or more of the USMCA countries.
Chapter rule 6: For all other apparel, effective 18 months from the date of entry into force of the agreement, and notwithstanding chapter rule 2 of this chapter, if a good of this chapter contains a pocket or pockets, the pocket bag fabric must be formed and finished in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries from yarn wholly formed in one or more of the USMCA countries.
1. A change to headings 6201 through 6204 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54, headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided thatthe good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
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Subheading rule: Men’s or boys’ shirts of cotton or man-made fibers shall be considered to originate if they are both cut and assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries and if the fabric of the outer shell, exclusive of collars or cuffs, is wholly of one or more of the following:
(a) Fabrics of subheadings 5208.21, 5208.22, 5208.29, 5208.31, 5208.32, 5208.39, 5208.41, 5208.42, 5208.49, 5208.51, 5208.52 or 5208.59, other than 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, fabric of subheading 5208.59 of average yarn number exceeding 135 metric;
(b) Fabrics of subheadings 5513.11 or 5513.21, not of square construction, containing more than 70 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, of average yarn number exceeding 70 metric;
(c) Fabrics of subheadings 5210.21 or 5210.31, not of square construction, containing more than 70 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, of average yarn number exceeding 70 metric;
(d) Fabrics of subheadings 5208.22 or 5208.32, not of square construction, containing more than 75 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, of average yarn number exceeding 65 metric;
(e) Fabrics of subheadings 5407.81, 5407.82 or 5407.83, weighing less than 170 grams per square meter, having a dobby weave created by a dobby attachment;
(f) Fabrics of subheadings 5208.42 or 5208.49, not of square construction, containing more than 85 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, of average yarn number exceeding 85 metric;
(g) Fabrics of subheading 5208.51, of square construction, containing more than 75 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, made with single yarns, of average yarn number 95 or greater metric;
(h) Fabrics of subheading 5208.41, of square construction, with a gingham pattern, containing more than 85 warp ends and filling picks per square centimeter, made with single yarns, of average yarn number 95 or greater metric, and characterized by a check effect produced by the variation in color of the yarns in the warp and filling; or
(i) Fabrics of subheading 5208.41, with the warp colored with vegetable dyes, and the filling yarns white or colored with vegetable dyes, of average yarn number greater than 65 metric.
Such apparel goods shall not be subject to rules 3 through 5 of this chapter.
2. A change to any other good of subheadings 6205.20 through 6205.30 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
3. A change to subheading 6205.90 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
4. A change to heading 6206 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, or 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
Subheading rule: Men’s or boys’ boxer shorts of cotton of subheading 6207.11 shall be considered to originate if they are both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries, and if the plain weave fabric of the outer shell, exclusive of waistbands, is wholly of one or more of the following:
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a) Fabrics of subheading 5208.41, yarn-dyed, with a fiber content of 100 percent cotton, 95 to 100 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 37 to 42 metric;
(b) Fabrics of subheading 5208.42, yarn-dyed, with a fiber content of 100 percent cotton, weighing not more than 105 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 47 to 53 metric;
(c) Fabrics of subheading 5208.51, printed, with a fiber content of 100 percent cotton, 93 to 97 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 38 to 42 metric;
(d) Fabrics of subheading 5208.52, printed, with a fiber content of 100 percent cotton, 112 to 118 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 38 to 42 metric;
(e) Fabrics of subheading 5210.11, greige, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 100 to 112 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 55 to 65 metric;
(f) Fabrics of subheading 5210.41, yarn-dyed, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 77 to 82 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 43 to 48 metric;
(g) Fabrics of subheading 5210.41, yarn-dyed, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 85 to 90 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 69 to 75 metric;
(h) Fabrics of subheading 5210.51, printed, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 107 to 113 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 33 to 37 metric;
(i) Fabrics of subheading 5210.51, printed, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 92 to 98 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 43 to 48 metric; or
(j) Fabrics of subheading 5210.51, printed, with a fiber content of 51 to 60 percent cotton, 49 to 40 percent polyester, 105 to 112 grams per square meter, of average yarn number 50 to 60 metric.
Such apparel goods shall not be subject to rules 3 through 5 of this chapter.
5. A change to any other good of subheading 6207.11 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, or other made-up textile articles of heading 9619, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
6. A change to subheadings 6207.19 through 6207.99 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006,provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
7. A change to headings 6208 through 6211 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54, headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
8. A change to subheading 6212.10 from any other chapter, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries. Such goods shall not be subject to rules 3 through 5 of this chapter.
9. A change to subheadings 6212.20 through 6212.90 from any other chapter, except from heading 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
10. A change to headings 6213 through 6217 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapter 54 or headings 5508 through 5516, 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
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Chapter 63
Chapter Rule 1: For the purposes of determining the origin of a good of this chapter, the rule applicable to that good shall only apply to the component that determines the tariff classification of the good and such component must satisfy the tariff change requirements set out in the rule for that good.
Chapter Rule 2: Effective January 1, 2022, and not withstanding chapter rule 1 of this chapter, for the purposes of determining the origin of a good of this chapter, a good of this chapter containing fabrics of heading 5903 shall be considered originating only if all fabrics used in the production of the fabrics of heading 5903 are formed and finished in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries. This note shall not apply to goods of heading 6305, goods of subheadings 6306.12 or 6306.22 or goods of subheading 6307.90 that are not surgical drapes or national flags.
1. A change to headings 6301 through 6302 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212 5310 through 5311, chapters 54 through 55, or headings 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
2. A change to subheadings 6303.12 through 6303.91 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapters 54 through 55 or headings 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
3. (A) A change to curtains of subheading 6303.92 made of fabrics wholly of non-textured polyester filaments from yarn, with a twist of 900 or more turns per meter, wholly of polyesters other than partially oriented, measuring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, and having 24 filaments per yarn of subheadings 5402.44, 5402.47 or 5402.52, provided that the good is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries, and such goods will not be subject to chapter rule 2 of this chapter;
(B) A change to any other good of subheading 6303.92 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapters 54 through 55 or headings 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
4. A change to subheading 6303.99 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapters 54 through 55 or headings 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
5. A change to headings 6304 through 6310 from any other chapter, except from headings 5106 through 5113, 5204 through 5212, 5310 through 5311, chapters 54 through 55 or headings 5801 through 5802 or 6001 through 6006, or other made-up textile articles of heading 9619, provided that the good is both cut (or knit to shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.
Chapter 64
1 A change to headings 6401 through 6405 from any heading outside that group, except from subheading 6406.10, provided there is a regional value content of not less than 55 percent under the net cost method.
2. A change to subheading 6406.10 from any other subheading, except from headings 6401 through 6405, provided there is a regional value content of not less than 55 percent under the net cost method.
3. A change to subheadings 6406.20 through 6406.90 from any other chapter.
Chapter 65
1. A change to headings 6501 through 6502 from any other chapter.
2. A change to headings 6504 through 6507 from any heading outside that group.
Chapter 66
1. A change to heading 6601 from any other heading, except from a combination of both:
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(A) subheading 6603.20; and
(B) headings 3920 through 3921, 5007, 5111 through 5113, 5208 through 5212, 5309 through 5311, 5407 through 5408, 5512 through 5516, 5602 through 5603, 5801 through 5811, 5901 through 5911 or 6001 through 6006.
2. A change to heading 6602 from any other heading.
3. A change to heading 6603 from any other chapter.
Chapter 67
1. (A) A change to heading 6701 from any other heading; or
(B) A change to a good of feather or down of heading 6701 from within that heading or any other heading.
2. A change to headings 6702 through 6704 from any other heading, including another heading within that group.
Chapter 68
1. A change to headings 6801 through 6811 from any other chapter.
2. (A) A change to clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear of subheading 6812.80 from any other subheading;
(B) A change to fabricated crocidolite fibers or mixtures with a basis of crocidolite or with a basis of crocidolite and magnesium carbonate of subheading 6812.80 from any other chapter;
(C) A change to yarn or thread of subheading 6812.80 from any other good of subheading 6812.80 or any other subheading;
(D) A change to cords or string, whether or not plaited, of subheading 6812.80 from any other good of subheading 6812.80 or any other subheading, except from woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.80;
(E) A change to woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.80 from any other good of subheading 6812.80 or any other subheading, except from cords or string, whether or not plaited, of subheading 6812.80; or
(F) A change to any other good of subheading 6812.80 from fabricated crocidolite fibers or mixtures with a basis of crocidolite and magnesium carbonate, yarn or thread, cords or string, whether or not plaited, or woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.80 or from any other subheading.
3. A change to subheading 6812.91 from any other subheading.
4. (A) A change to fabricated asbestos fibers or mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate of subheading 6812.99 from any other chapter;
(B) A change to yarn or thread of subheading 6812.99 from any other good of subheading 6812.99 or any othersubheading;
(C) A change to cords or string, whether or not plaited, of subheading 6812.99 from any other good of subheading 6812.99 or any other subheading, except from woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.99;
(D) A change to woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.99 from any other good of subheading 6812.99 or any other subheading, except from cords or string, whether or not plaited, of subheading 6812.99; or
(E) A change to any other good of subheadings 6812.92 through 6812.99 from fabricated asbestos fibers or mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate, yarn or thread, cords or string, whether or not plaited, or woven or knitted fabric of subheading 6812.99 or from any subheadingoutside that group.
5. A change to heading 6813 from any other heading.
6. A change to headings 6814 through 6815 from any other chapter.