§ 102. RULES OF ORIGIN.
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In General.— Eligible articles.— In general .— The reduction or elimination of any duty imposed on any article by the United States provided for in the Agreement shall apply only if— that article is imported directly from Jordan into the customs territory of the United States; and that article— is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Jordan; or is a new or different article of commerce that has been grown, produced, or manufactured in Jordan and meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).
Requirements.— General rule .— The requirements of this subparagraph are that with respect to an article described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the sum of— the cost or value of the materials produced in Jordan, plus the direct costs of processing operations performed in Jordan, is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such article at the time it is entered. Materials produced in united states .— If the cost or value of materials produced in the customs territory of the United States is included with respect to an article to which this paragraph applies, an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the appraised value of the article at the time it is entered that is attributable to such United States cost or value may be applied toward determining the percentage referred to in clause (i).
Exclusions .— No article may be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) by virtue of having merely undergone— simple combining or packaging operations; or mere dilution with water or mere dilution with another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the article. Direct Costs of Processing Operations.— In general .— As used in this section, the term ‘direct costs of processing operations’ includes, but is not limited to— all actual labor costs involved in the growth, production, manufacture, or assembly of the specific merchandise, including fringe benefits, on-the-job training, and the cost of engineering, supervisory, quality control, and similar personnel; and dies, molds, tooling, and depreciation on machinery and equipment which are allocable to the specific merchandise.
Excluded costs .— The term ‘direct costs of processing operations’ does not include costs which are not directly attributable to the merchandise concerned, or are not costs of manufacturing the product, such as— profit; and general expenses of doing business which are either not allocable to the specific merchandise or are not related to the growth, production, manufacture, or assembly of the merchandise, such as administrative salaries, casualty and liability insurance, advertising, and salesmen’s salaries, commissions, or expenses.
Textile and Apparel Articles.— In general .— A textile or apparel article imported directly from Jordan into the customs territory of the United States shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)only if— the article is wholly obtained or produced in Jordan; the article is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding, and— the constituent staple fibers are spun in Jordan, or the continuous filament is extruded in Jordan; the article is a fabric, including a fabric classified 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 Jordan; or the article is any other textile or apparel article that is wholly assembled in Jordan from its component pieces. Definition .— For purposes of paragraph (1), an article is ‘wholly obtained or produced in Jordan’ if it is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Jordan. Special rules.— Certain made-up articles, textile articles in the piece, and certain other textiles and textile articles .— 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 a good that is classified under one of the following headings or subheadings of the HTS shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (a): 5609, 5807, 5811, 6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10, 6307.90, 6308, and 9404.90. Certain knit-to-shape textiles and textile articles .— Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)of this paragraph, a textile or apparel article which is knit-to-shape in Jordan shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (a). Certain dyed and printed textiles and textile articles .— Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D), a good classified under heading 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 a good classified under any such heading 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 requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)if the fabric in the good is both dyed and printed in Jordan, 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. Fabrics of silk, cotton, manmade fiber or vegetable fiber .— Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classified under the HTS as of silk, cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)if the fabric is both dyed and printed in Jordan, 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. Multicountry rule .— If the origin of a textile or apparel article cannot be determined under paragraph
(1)or (3), then that article shall be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)if— the most important assembly or manufacturing process occurs in Jordan; or if the applicability of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)cannot be determined under subparagraph (A), the last important assembly or manufacturing occurs in Jordan. Exclusion .— A good shall not be considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of subsection
(a)if the good— is imported into Jordan, and, at the time of importation, would be classified under heading 0805 of the HTS; and is processed in Jordan into a good classified under any of subheadings 2009.11 through 2009.30 of the HTS. Regulations .— 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.
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