US Customs To Revise Textiles And Clothing Origin Rules

The customs and Border Protection Agency of the United States adopts the interim rules to revise, update and integrate regulations on origin of textiles and clothing.

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Below are some responses from the customs border protection agency to the operators.

For importers who fail to provide accurate MID numbers, when deciding whether to impose a fine or a fine, the port director of the customs border protection bureau will consider the circumstances of each case, including whether the importer has taken a reasonable and prudent attitude to try to determine the material required for meeting the requirements of MID.

The MID number shall be constituted on the basis of the manufacturer's status of giving the place of origin procedure, but this provision applies only to the textile and clothing products of eleventh categories that coordinate the tax system, and the textile and clothing products with 3 digits of textile category number in any 10 digit conforming number outside the eleventh category, and the import is of commercial nature.

If the imported product is for personal use only, the importer must continue to provide the MID number, but it can be made up of the producer, the carrier or the exporter.

Operators questioned why the MID code of textiles is more stringent than other products that pose a greater threat to public health and safety.

The customs and Border Protection Bureau said that this was because there were very few textile products and clothing products with limited origin.

However, the board will carefully assess the consequences of modifying the MID requirements for textiles and clothing products before deciding whether the MID regulations should also be modified for non textiles.

If the officers of the Border Protection Bureau choose to verify the authenticity of the MID data, they will read more documents and records for this purpose.

What is acceptable evidence depends on the type of import product, because the origin of each product gives different procedures.

In case an electronic visa does not coincide with the MID number on the import document, it is found in accordance with Clause 102.23 (a) that the MID number correctly reflects the name and address of the person giving the procedure to the place of origin, and the Bureau will not refuse to enter the goods.