April 2026 — Question 68
Coffee Inc., a Canadian company, buys raw coffee beans from Colombia classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading 0901.11. Coffee Inc. then processes the beans into instant coffee classified under 2101.11.21. The instant coffee is then imported into the U.S. for sale. In order for the instant coffee to qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA), which of the following statements must be TRUE?
- AThe nonoriginating coffee must constitute no more than 60 percent by weight of the good.✓ CBP's answer
- BThe nonoriginating coffee must constitute no more than 75 percent by weight of the good.
- CThe nonoriginating coffee must constitute no less than 60 percent by weight of the good.
- DThe nonoriginating coffee must have a Labor Value Content (LVC) of thirty percent, with at least 15 percentage points of high-wage material.
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