The Textile Policy and Enforcement Branch issues TBTs to provide guidance and ensure uniform application of textile and apparel rules and regulations. TBTs are categorized in the tabs below. If the individual preference program is not listed as its own tab, the relevant TBTs will be found under the "Other FTA/Trade Programs" tab.
For questions on any of the TBTs, or if unable to find what you are looking for, please contact the Textile Policy and Enforcement Branch.
North American Free Trade Agreements (NAFTA)
- TBT-01-008 Implementation Instructions for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Textiles and Apparel Products
- TBT-03-006 Rwanda Textile Visa Arrangement under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-009 Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles From Swaziland Eligible For Preference Under AGOA
- TBT-03-011 Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles Produced in Namibia Eligible For Preference Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-021 Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles Produced in Zambia Eligible For Preference Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-022 Clarification to the Preferential Tariff Treatment of Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-028 Folklore Articles, Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles Produced in Ghana Eligible For Preference Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-030 Short Supply Designation Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-033 Short Supply Designation Under AGOA, CBTPA, and ATPDEA
- TBT-03-036 Mali Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-038 Cote d’Ivoire Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-03-039 Niger Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-04-002 Benin Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-04-009 Short Supply Designation Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Caribbean Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
- TBT-04-012 Sierra Leone Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-04-019 Short Supply Designation Under AGOA, CBTPA, ATPDEA
- TBT-04-021 Short Supply Designation Under AGOA, CBTPA, ATPDEA
- TBT-04-022 Retroactive Benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-04-023 Nigeria Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-04-024-01 AGOA III Changes
- TBT-04-029 Folklore Articles, Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles Produced in Tanzania Eligible For Preference Under AGOA
- TBT-05-001 Folklore Articles, Handloomed Fabric and Handmade Articles in Mozambique Eligible For Preference Under AGOA
- TBT-05-006 Mauritius Eligibility as a Lesser Developed Beneficiary Country (LDBC) under AGOA
- TBT-06-010 Chad Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- TBT-06-018 Burkina Faso Textile Visa Arrangement for Claims Under AGOA
- TBT-08-016 Amendment to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Visa Arrangement for Textile and Apparel Products
- TBT-10-001 Presidential Proclamation 8468 - Certain actions under AGOA (concerning Madagascar, Niger and Mauritania)
- TBT-10-005 AGOA Folklore Articles and Fabric for Burkina Faso
- TBT-00-021 Information on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) for Textiles
- TBT-00-023 Implementation Information for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
- TBT-00-023-01 Updated Implementation Information for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
- TBT-00-026 Visa requirements for Textile and Apparel Articles from Designated Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) Beneficiary Countries
- TBT-00-027 Guyana Eligible for the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
- TBT-04-019 Short Supply Designation Under AGOA, CBTPA, ATPDEA
- TBT-04-021 Short Supply Designation Under AGOA, CBTPA, ATPDEA
Other Free Trade Agreements / Trade Programs
- TBT-00-010 Rule of Origin for Fabric and Other Miscellaneous Textiles
- TBT-07-019 Documents Used to Verify Free Trade Agreement and Legislated Trade Program Claims for Textiles and Wearing Apparel
- TBT-11-004 Additional Documents Used to Verify Free Trade Agreement and Legislated Trade Program Claims for Textiles and Wearing Apparel
- TBT-12-003 Supplemental Instructions Document Review When Verifying Trade Preference