# 19 C.F.R. § 10.232 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 19 C.F.R. § 10.232 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 19 CFR: Customs Duties / Chapter I: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 10: ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC. / Subpart E: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act / § 10.232: § 10.232   Definitions.

## Text

When used in §§ 10.231 through 10.237, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
CBERA.
“CBERA” means the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, 19 U.S.C. 2701-2707.
CBTPA beneficiary country.
“CBTPA beneficiary country” means a “beneficiary country” as defined in § 10.191(b)(1) for purposes of the CBERA which the President also has designated as a beneficiary country for purposes of preferential duty treatment of articles under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(3) and which has been the subject of a finding by the President or his designee, published in the
Federal Register,
that the beneficiary country has satisfied the requirements of 19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(4)(A)(ii).
CBTPA originating good.
“CBTPA originating good” means a good that meets the rules of origin for a good as set forth in General Note 12, HTSUS, and in the appendix to part 181 of this chapter and as applied under § 10.233(b).
HTSUS.
“HTSUS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Preferential tariff treatment.
“Preferential tariff treatment” when used with reference to an imported article means entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States with duty and other tariff treatment that is identical to the tariff treatment that would be accorded at that time under Annex 2-B of the USMCA to an imported article described in the same 8-digit subheading of the HTSUS that is a good of Mexico.
USMCA.
“USMCA” means the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, entered into force by the United States, Canada and Mexico on July 1, 2020.
[T.D. 00-68, 65 FR 59663, Oct. 5, 2000; 65 FR 67264, Nov. 9, 2000, as amended by CBP Dec. 24-18, 90 FR 6480, Jan. 17, 2025]

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