H.R. 6504 · Passed House · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

Sponsor: Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)

What it does

• Extends duty-free treatment for Haitian apparel products through December 31, 2028, including tariff preference levels for certain assembled apparel.
• Directs the President to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to restore preferential treatment for articles that lost eligibility due to prior schedule revisions.
• Establishes a refund process for duties paid on covered Haitian apparel entries from September 30, 2025 onward, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection required to refund duties within 90 days of a valid request.

Official summary

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act This bill extends through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti. The bill directs the President to proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that may be necessary to restore preferential treatment to articles that became ineligible for such treatment due to prior revisions to the HTS. The bill also provides for the refund of duties (i.e., liquidation or reliquidation of entries) on covered articles from Haiti that entered into the United States on or after September 30, 2025, and before the date of this bill's enactment. A request for liquidation or reliquidation must be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the request must contain sufficient information for CBP to locate the entry or, if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry. CBP must refund any duties previously paid with respect to the entry within 90 days.

Latest action

Jan 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee: Senate Finance