USITC Releases Report Concerning Whether Certain Textile and Apparel Articles from Nepal are Import Sensitive | United States International Trade Commission

October 24, 2016
News Release 16-135
Inv. No(s). 332-558
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819

USITC Releases Report Concerning Whether Certain Textile and Apparel Articles from Nepal are Import Sensitive

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released a public version of its confidential report on whether certain textile and apparel articles from Nepal are import sensitive.

The investigation, Nepal: Advice Concerning Whether Certain Textile and Apparel Articles Are Import Sensitive, was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, submitted a confidential version of the report to the USTR on September 29, 2016. The USTR requested that the USITC issue a public version of the report containing only the unclassified sections, with any business confidential information deleted.

As requested, the USITC provided advice on the likely impact on U.S. imports, competing U.S. industries, and U.S. consumers of providing duty free treatment for the following 66 HTS 8 digit subheadings from Nepal:

Certain luggage articles and attaché cases	4202.11.00, 4202.12.20, 4202.12.40, 4202.12.60, 4202.12.80
Certain handbags	4202.21.60, 4202.21.90, 4202.22.15, 4202.22.40, 4202.22.45, 4202.22.60, 4202.22.70, 4202.22.80, 4202.29.50, 4202.29.90
Certain pocket goods	4202.31.60, 4202.32.40, 4202.32.80, 4202.32.95
Certain travel, sports and similar bags, backpacks, and other containers	4202.91.00, 4202.92.08, 4202.92.15, 4202.92.20, 4202.92.30, 4202.92.45, 04202.92.60, 4202.92.90, 4202.99.90
Certain carpets and other textile floor coverings (rugs)	5701.10.90, 5702.31.20, 5702.49.20, 5702.50.40, 5702.50.59, 5702.91.30, 5702.91.40, 5702.92.90, 5702.99.15, 5703.10.20, 5703.10.80, 5703.90.00, 5705.00.20, and 6308.00.00
Certain shawls, scarves, headbands, and blankets	6117.10.60, 6214.10.10, 6214.10.20, 6214.20.00, 6214.40.00, 6214.90.00, and 6301.90.00, and 6117.80.85, 6217.10.85
Certain hats	6504.00.90, 6505.00.08, 6505.00.15, 6505.00.20, 6505.00.25, 6505.00.30, 6505.00.40, 6505.00.50, 6505.00.60, 6505.00.80, 6505.00.90, 6506.99.30, 6506.99.60
Certain gloves	4203.29.50, 6216.00.80

Nepal: Advice Concerning Whether Certain Textile and Apparel Articles Are Import Sensitive, (Investigation No. 332-558, USITC publication 4640, Sept/Oct 2016) is available on the USITC's Internet site at https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4640.pdf.

USITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs or trade and are generally conducted at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the House Committee on Ways and Means, or the Senate Committee on Finance. The resulting reports convey the Commission's objective findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the USITC submits its findings and analyses to the requester. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public, unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.

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