Sec. 6. Duty-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles

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The President may proclaim duty-free treatment for any textile or apparel article described in subsection

(b)if the President determines that Pakistan or Afghanistan, as the case may be, has satisfied the requirements set forth in section 7. A textile or apparel article described in this subsection is an article in 1 of the following categories: An article that— is the product of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; and falls within the scope of 1 of the following textile and apparel category numbers, as set forth in the HTS (as in effect on January 22, 2020): 237 641 751 330 642 752 331 643 758 333 644 759 334 650 831 335 651 832 336 653 833 341 654 834 342 665 835 350 669 836 351 733 838 353 734 839 354 735 840 360 736 842 361 738 843 362 739 844 363 740 845 369 741 846 465 742 850 469 743 851 630 744 852 631 745 858 633 746 859 634 747 863 635 748 899 636 750 An article that— is the product of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan; and falls within the scope of 1 of the following textile and apparel category numbers, as set forth in the HTS (as in effect on January 22, 2020): 201 439 459 414 440 464 431 442 670 433 444 800 434 445 810 435 446 870 436 448 871 438 An article that— is the product of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; falls within the scope of 1 of the following textile and apparel category numbers as set forth in the HTS (as in effect on January 22, 2020); and is covered by the corresponding description for such category: An article in category 239 (relating to cotton and man-made fiber babies’ garments) except for baby socks and baby booties described in subheading 6111.20.6050, 6111.30.5050, or 6111.90.5050 of the HTS. An article in category 338 (relating to men’s and boys’ cotton knit shirts) if the article is a certain knit-to-shape garment that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6110.20.1026, 6110.20.2067 or 6110.90.9067 of the HTS. An article in category 339 (relating to women’s and girls’ cotton knit shirts and blouses) if the article is a knit-to-shape garment that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6110.20.1031, 6110.20.2077, or 6110.90.9071 of the HTS. An article in category 359 (relating to other cotton apparel) except swimwear provided for in subheading 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010, or 6211.12.8020 of the HTS. An article in category 632 (relating to man-made fiber hosiery) if the article is panty hose provided for in subheading 6115.21.0020 of the HTS. An article in category 638 (relating to men’s and boys’ man-made fiber knit shirts) if the article is a knit-to-shape garment that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6110.30.2051, 6110.30.3051, or 6110.90.9079 of the HTS. An article in category 639 (relating to women’s and girls’ man-made fiber knit shirts and blouses) if the article is a knit-to-shape garment that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 6 to Chapter 61 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6110.30.2061, 6110.30.3057, or 6110.90.9081 of the HTS. An article in category 647 (relating to men’s and boys’ man-made fiber trousers) if the article is ski/snowboard pants that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 4 to Chapter 62 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6203.43.3510, 6210.40.5031, or 6211.20.1525 of the HTS. An article in category 648 (relating to women’s and girls’ man-made fiber trousers) if the article is ski/snowboard pants that meets the definition included in Statistical Note 4 to Chapter 62 of the HTS, and is provided for in subheading 6204.63.3010, 6210.50.5031, or 6211.20.1555 of the HTS. An article in category 659 (relating to other man-made fiber apparel) except for swimwear provided for in subheading 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, or 6211.12.1020 of the HTS. An article in category 666 (relating to other man-made fiber furnishings) except for window shades and window blinds provided for in subheading 6303.12.0010 or 6303.92.2030 of the HTS. An article that— is the product of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; and falls within the scope of 1 of the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on January 22, 2020): 4202.12.8010 6210.20.3000 6304.99.1000 4202.12.8050 6210.20.7000 6304.99.2500 4202.22.4010 6210.30.3000 6304.99.4000 4202.22.7000 6210.30.7000 6304.99.6030 4202.22.8070 6210.40.3000 6306.22.9010 4202.92.3010 6210.40.7000 6306.29.1100 4202.92.6010 6210.50.3000 6306.29.2100 4202.92.9010 6210.50.7000 6306.40.4100 4202.92.9015 6211.20.0810 6306.40.4900 5601.29.0010 6211.20.0820 6306.91.0000 5702.39.2090 6211.32.0003 6306.99.0000 5702.49.2000 6211.33.0003 6307.10.2030 5702.50.5900 6211.42.0003 6307.20.0000 5702.99.2000 6211.43.0003 6307.90.7200 5703.90.0000 6212.10.3000 6307.90.7500 5705.00.2090 6212.10.7000 6307.90.8500 6108.22.1000 6212.90.0050 6307.90.8950 6111.90.7000 6213.90.0500 6307.90.8985 6113.00.1005 6214.10.1000 6310.90.1000 6113.00.1010 6216.00.0800 6406.99.1580 6113.00.1012 6216.00.1300 6501.00.6000 6115.29.4000 6216.00.1900 6502.00.2000 6115.30.1000 6216.00.2600 6502.00.4000 6115.99.4000 6216.00.3100 6502.00.9060 6116.10.0800 6216.00.3500 6504.00.3000 6116.10.1300 6216.00.4600 6504.00.6000 6116.10.4400 6217.10.1010 6504.00.9045 6116.10.6500 6217.10.8500 6504.00.9075 6116.10.9500 6301.90.0020 6505.10.0000 6116.92.0800 6302.29.0010 6505.90.8015 6116.93.0800 6302.39.0020 6505.90.9050 6116.99.3500 6302.59.3010 6505.90.9076 6117.10.4000 6302.99.1000 9404.90.2000 6117.80.3010 6303.99.0030 9404.90.8523 6117.80.8500 6304.19.3030 9404.90.9523 6210.10.2000 6304.91.0060 9404.90.9570 6210.10.7000 Except with respect to an article listed in paragraph

(2)of subsection (b), the President may proclaim duty-free treatment for a textile or apparel article described in that subsection only if the article is imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone and— the article is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; the article is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding, and— the constituent staple fibers are spun in, or the continuous filament fiber is extruded in, 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; the article is a fabric, including a fabric classifiable under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones; or the article is any other textile or apparel article that is cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones from its component pieces. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs

(C)and

(D)of this paragraph, subparagraph (A), (B), or

(C)of paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall determine whether an article that is classifiable under 1 of the following headings or subheadings of the HTS shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection: 5609, 5807, 5811, 6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10, 6307.90, 6308, and 9404.90. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs

(C)and

(D)of this paragraph, a textile or apparel article that is wholly formed on seamless knitting machines or by hand-knitting in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D), an article classifiable under subheading 6117.10, 6213.00, 6214.00, 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95 of the HTS, except for an article classifiable under 1 of such subheadings as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection if the fabric in the article is both dyed and printed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classifiable under the HTS as of silk, cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection if the fabric is both dyed and printed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing. Duty-free treatment may be proclaimed for an article listed in subsection (b)(2) only if the article is imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan and— the article is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan, the article is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding, and— the constituent staple fibers are spun in, or the continuous filament fiber is extruded in, 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan; the article is a fabric, including a fabric classifiable under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan; or the article is any other textile or apparel article that is cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan from its component pieces. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs

(C)and

(D)of this paragraph, subparagraph (A), (B), or

(C)and

(D)of this paragraph, a textile or apparel article that is wholly formed on seamless knitting machines or by hand-knitting in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D), an article classifiable under subheading 6117.10, 6213.00, 6214.00, 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95 of the HTS, except for an article classifiable under 1 of such subheadings as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection if the fabric in the article is both dyed and printed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing. Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classifiable under the HTS as of silk, cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the rules of origin of this subsection if the fabric is both dyed and printed in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.