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SUBCHAPTER XV MODIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT XXII 99-XV-1 U.S. Notes 1. This subchapter contains temporary tariff provisions established pursuant to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. Goods of a party to the Agreement as defined in general note 29(a) to the tariff schedule, and described in subheadings 9915.02.05 through 9915.21.20 of this subchapter for which a rate of duty followed by the symbol "P+" in parentheses is herein provided, are subject to duty at the rate set forth in this subchapter in lieu of the rate provided therefor in chapters 1 through 97. Unless expressly modified, the quantities set forth in U.S. notes 4 through 14 to this subchapter are specifically allocated to such country and year in the note and shall not be reallocated to any other country or year. Goods of a party to the Agreement that are entered into the United States under the provisions of subheadings 9915.02.05 through 9915.21.20 are not subject to any of the provisions, duties or limitations of subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. Goods of a party to the Agreement as defined in general note 29(a) to the tariff schedule, and described in subheading 9915.50.01 (or in any subsequent subheadings of this subchapter which may hereafter be established), are subject to duty at the special rate of duty set fourth therein in lieu of the special rate of duty provided for in chapters 1 through 97 or subchapter II of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule, unless such goods are entered at the appropriate general duty rate provided for in chapters 1 through 97 of the tariff schedule. At the close of December 31, 2025, this subchapter shall be deleted from the tariff schedule and shall cease to apply to any goods entered after that date. [Compiler's note:The provisions of this subchapter have expired but will be retained in the HTS through the close of December 31, 2026, to facilitate Customs processing of entries.] 2. For purposes of this subchapter, the term "goods described in U.S. note 2 to this subchapter" means goods entered under subheadings 9915.02.05 through 9915.21.20, inclusive. Such goods must satisfy the requirements of general note 29(a) to the tariff schedule, except that operations performed in, or material obtained from, the United States shall be considered as if the operations were performed in, and the material was obtained from, a country that is not a party to the Agreement as defined in general note 29(a) to the tariff schedule. For purposes of determining which country-specific tariff-rate quota applies to such a good, the nonpreferential rules of origin used in the normal course of trade shall be applied. 3. Whenever goods are classifiable in a provision of chapters 1 through 97 of the tariff schedule (referred to herein as "basic provision") for which the applicable duty rate is set forth in a subheading in this subchapter, the reporting number for such goods, in the absence of specific instructions to the contrary, shall be the appropriate statistical reporting number for the basic provision (the appropriate provision for classification purposes in chapters 1 through 97) preceded by the subheading number from this subchapter. For statistical purposes, both the basic provision statistical reporting number and the applicable subheading number from this subchapter shall be collected by the United States Bureau of Census. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 15 (2026) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes