Committee Extends Preferential Textile Treatment Period for Ecuador

The period of the quantitative limitation for preferential tariff treatment under the regional fabric provision for imports of qualifying apparel articles from Ecuador through July 31, 2013, is being extended, according to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. For the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and extending through July 31, 2013, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the regional fabric provision is 1,341,030,128 square meters equivalent, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Oct. 1. Apparel articles entered in excess of that will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs, it said. Further information: Richard Stetson, 202-482-3400.