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What rule of origin applies to textiles and apparel under CAFTA-DR?

According to the cited documentsTrade

CAFTA-DR textile de minimis (non-conforming fibres or yarns in the determining component)

≤ 10 % of the component's total weight

Treaty text (ch. 3, sec. G, para. 7)CAFTA-DR ca

CAFTA-DR's general rule for apparel is 'yarn-forward'. Annex 4.1 (specific rules of origin) states it as a tariff-shift rule: a garment of chapters 61 and 62 is originating if it reaches its heading 'from any other chapter, except from heading 51.11 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.10 through 53.11, chapter 54, heading 55.08 through 55.16 or 60.01 through 60.06', that is, the yarns (for example 52.04 to 52.07) and the fabrics (52.08 to 52.12, 60.01 to 60.06) must be produced in the territory of one or more Parties, 'provided that the good is cut or knit to shape, or both, and sewn or otherwise assembled in the territory of one or more of the Parties' (rule 6101.10–6101.30 and its counterparts; chapter 61 note 3 allows outer fabrics from the annex 3.25 short-supply list). The rule rewards regional vertical integration (spinning, weaving and assembly inside the bloc). De minimis (chapter 3, section G, paragraph 7 of the textile rules-of-origin article): a garment that fails the tariff shift because of certain fibres or yarns is still originating if the total weight of those fibres or yarns in the component that determines classification does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of that component; elastomeric yarns must be wholly formed in a Party (paragraph 8). Cumulation: appendix 4.1-B lets chapter 62 materials produced in Canada or Mexico that would be originating under the treaty count as produced in a Party, subject to notifications among the Parties and to Mexico's FTAs with them.

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  • Rule of origin 6101.10–6101.30 (yarn-forward)

    Shift from any other chapter, except 51.11–51.13, 52.04–52.12, 53.10–53.11, ch. 54, 55.08–55.16, 60.01–60.06; cut and sewn in the Parties

    Annex 4.1CAFTA-DR Anexo 4.1

Sources

  • CAFTA-DR

    Texto oficial en español · capítulo 3, sección G textiles y vestido

    infotrade.economia.gob.svAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • CAFTA-DR

    Texto oficial en español · capítulo 4, reglas de origen

    infotrade.economia.gob.svAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • CAFTA-DR

    Texto oficial en español · anexo 4.1, reglas de origen específicas

    infotrade.economia.gob.svAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • USITC

    Office of Industries Working Paper ID-092, The Impact of Apparel Rules of Origin

    usitc.govAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • InfoTrade / MINEC El Salvador

    Portal oficial CAFTA

    infotrade.economia.gob.svAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source