TEXTILE AND APPAREL TARIFF RATE QUOTAS      November 13, 2009
                            IMPORTS FROM NICARAGUA UNDER CAFTA
                                   2009 PREFERENCE PERIOD

                                          LEVEL   UNIT     IMPORTS   FILL RATE
 99 USN 15


       9915.61.01  TPL
                                      88,618,262 SME
                             NICARAG                     74,829,894    84.4 %




   of which,

 Woven Trousers
       9915.61.01  TPL
            347/348
                             NICARAG                     17,862,299  SME
            647/648
                             NICARAG                        669,830  SME


 Woven trouser matching
       9915.61.05
            347/348
                             NICARAG                      4,204,303  SME
            647/648
                             NICARAG                         14,021  SME
       Other CAFTA qualifying
            347/348
                             NICARAG                      1,639,790  SME
            647/648
                             NICARAG                      3,045,053  SME




 Federal Register Notice Amending the 2009 TPL for Nicaragua.

 Note:  The import window for woven trouser matching is 4/01/2009 through 3/31/2010.

 PREPARED BY:    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL,
                 WITH DATA FROM THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE (THROUGH OCTOBER 2009)
                 AND THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009).