Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term CAFTA–DR country has the meaning given such term in section 3(2) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4002(2)). The term CEE means the Center of Excellence and Expertise for Apparel, Footwear, and Textiles of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The term Commissioner means the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The term dedicated means, with respect to an import specialist, that the import specialist focuses solely on the import of textile or apparel articles.
The terms enter and entry refer to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of a textile or apparel article in the customs territory of the United States. The term importer means one of the parties qualifying as an importer of record under section 484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)). The term new importer means an importer with fewer than 3 years of history of importing textile or apparel articles into the United States. For purposes of this paragraph, a new importer that merges with or is purchased by another importer, or is otherwise altered, shall be considered to remain a new importer until such time as such new importer presents proof to the Commissioner of such merger, purchase, or other alteration for a determination regarding whether such new importer may be treated as an importer.
The term nonresident importer means an importer who is— an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or a partnership, corporation, or other commercial entity that is not organized under the laws of a jurisdiction within the customs territory of the United States (as such term is defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) or in the Virgin Islands of the United States.
The term special operations means an initiative that is— implemented to address specific instances of transactions that do not comply with the customs and trade laws of the United States with respect to textile or apparel articles; used to address any import violations involving textile or apparel articles, including fraud, quota requirements, revenue collection, trade preferences or requirements under free trade agreements, product safety, antidumping and countervailing duties, or intellectual property rights; or initiated to address a singular instance or a pattern of high-risk behavior, involving a particular commodity or other trade issue, including valuation, origin fraud, or trade preference violation, on the part of a country, importer, shipper, exporter, customs broker, freight forwarder, or manufacturer.
The term TTA means the Textile and Trade Agreements division of the Office of International Trade within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. PVT s The term TPVTs means Textile Product Verification Teams. The term trained means, with respect to an import specialist, that such import specialist has received, at least during the last 3 years, education or training related to the import of textile or apparel articles.
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