Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Bill Cassidy
Introduced
Summary
Extends duty-free treatment for Haitian apparel through 2035. The bill would set the qualifying threshold at 60 percent and cap eligible shipments at 1.25 percent of U.S. apparel imports by square-meter equivalent, broaden timing so eligibility can apply in any succeeding one-year period, and create a path for the President to restore tariff lines that lost eligibility after 2006.
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- Haitian producers and exporters would retain access to preferential, duty-free treatment for apparel that meets the 60% rule and fits within the 1.25% cap, through September 30, 2035.
- U.S. apparel importers and brands would have certain Haiti-made garments eligible for duty-free entry under the revised definitions and quantitative limits.
- The President would be able to proclaim modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to restore articles that became ineligible because of HTS revisions after December 20, 2006, with proclamations taking effect no earlier than two business days after a report is sent to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.
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New Haiti duty-free rules for importers
This bill would change U.S. duty-free rules for many imports from Haiti. It would extend Haiti's special duty-free treatment through September 30, 2035. It would define the "applicable percentage" for qualifying Haitian apparel as 60 percent or more, effective on and after December 20, 2017. It would cap duty-free Haitian apparel, after the first year, to no more than 1.25% of the square-meter equivalents of all U.S. apparel imports in the most recent 12 months. It would replace the phrase "in each of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods" with "in any of the succeeding 1-year periods." It would also let the President restore duty-free status for items that were eligible on December 20, 2006 but later lost eligibility because of tariff-schedule changes. Any presidential proclamation to restore items would take effect not earlier than two business days after the President files a report explaining the change to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bill Cassidy
LA • R
Cosponsors
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rick Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Michael Bennet
CO • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Bernie Moreno
OH • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
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