Mexico Amends Textile/Apparel TPL Allocation Procedures

Mexico’s Ministry of Economy recently published a regulation in the Diario Oficial de la Federación amending the tariff preference level allocation procedures for certain non-NAFTA-originating textile and apparel products. The regulation confirms that the TPLs will continue to be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with the exception of the TPLs for certain textile and apparel products imported from Canada, which will continued to be managed by Canadian authorities through the issuance of certificates of eligibility. Allocation amounts for TPLs distributed on a first-come, first-served basis will be the lesser of (1) the requested amount, (2) the amount indicated on the commercial invoice and the bill of lading, waybill or airway bill, as applicable, and (3) the remaining (unused) TPL limit...

This has been excerpted from the 13 January 2014 article by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade LLP, and is available in its entirety at: http://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-Mexico-textile-apparel-TPL-allocation-011314.html.