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For a textile or apparel good under 102.21, when are non-origin-conferring foreign materials disregarded?

  1. When their total weight is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of the good
  2. When their value is not more than 25 percent
  3. Never. Textiles have no de minimis rule
  4. When they are less than half the number of components
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A. When their total weight is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of the good

For textiles and apparel covered by 102.21, foreign materials that miss the tariff shift are disregarded if their total weight is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of the good.

Source: 19 CFR 102.13

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