Textile Exports to Trade Preference Regions (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
May 2, 2005 |
| Report Number |
RL32895 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Bernard A. Gelb, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
This report examines the levels of U.S. yarn, fiber, and fabric exports tocountries covered by U.S. trade preference programs before and after textile tradepreferences went into effect. Specifically, the trade preference programs covered arethe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Andean Trade Promotion andDrug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), and the Caribbean Basin Trade Preference Act(CBTPA) - including any subsequent amendments. AGOA textile trade preferenceprovisions became effective in October 2000. ATPDEA textile trade preferenceprovisions became effective in late 2002. CBTPA textile trade preference provisionsbecame effective in October 2000. The nature and the product coverage of tradepreferences differ among the programs. Textile preferences of all three programshave been liberalized since initial enactment.The report first presents and describes trends in the dollar value of U.S.domestic exports of fiber, yarn, and fabric of all fiber types (cotton, manmade, silk,etc.) to each of the three trade preference regions from 1996 through 2004. This isfollowed by a focus on exports of cotton fiber, yarn, and fabric only. Cotton orcotton blend intermediate textile items account for about half of U.S. domesticexports to the three trade preference regions combined. The data are organizedaccording to Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) chapters described in the appendixto this report.
