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A bill to amend chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant.

USA118th CongressS-1413| Senate 
| Updated: 5/3/2023
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill revises requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The HTS sets out the tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States. Currently, garments that are classified under specified subheadings under chapter 62 of the HTS (e.g., water resistant trousers) must have a water resistance such that, under a head pressure of 600 millimeters, not more than 1.0 gram of water penetrates after two minutes when tested in accordance with a specified test method. Further, the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining. This bill removes the requirement that the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining.
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Timeline
May 3, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 3, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 3, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 3, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

A bill to amend chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant.

USA118th CongressS-1413| Senate 
| Updated: 5/3/2023
This bill revises requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The HTS sets out the tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States. Currently, garments that are classified under specified subheadings under chapter 62 of the HTS (e.g., water resistant trousers) must have a water resistance such that, under a head pressure of 600 millimeters, not more than 1.0 gram of water penetrates after two minutes when tested in accordance with a specified test method. Further, the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining. This bill removes the requirement that the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining.
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Timeline
May 3, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 3, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 3, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 3, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted