Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

This bill would extend special duty-free trade rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti through December 31, 2028. It proposes to restore preferential treatment for certain articles that became ineligible due to previous tariff schedule revisions and would allow for the refund of duties paid on covered Haitian goods that entered the United States between September 30, 2025, and the date of the bill's enactment. Importers would be required to file specific documentation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive these refunds.

This bill affects importers and manufacturers of apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti, who will continue to receive duty-free treatment through 2028. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is also affected, as the agency must process requests for duty refunds and reconstruct entries for eligible goods imported since September 30, 2025. Additionally, the President is directed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to restore preferential treatment for specific articles.

• Extension of duty-free rules for Haitian apparel. Extends special duty-free treatment through December 31, 2028, for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including specific tariff preference levels for certain assembled goods.
• Restoration of preferential treatment for specific articles. Directs the President to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore preferential treatment for articles that lost eligibility due to previous schedule revisions.
• Refund of duties for recent entries. Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of entries for covered Haitian articles that entered the United States between September 30, 2025, and the date of the bill's enactment.
• Requirements for duty refund requests. Requires importers to file requests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection containing sufficient information to locate or reconstruct entries, with refunds to be processed within 90 days.

• H.R. 6504, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
  Jan 20, 2026 · As passed by the House of Representatives on January 12, 2026

The bill extends duty-free rules through December 31, 2028, and provides for the retroactive refund of duties on covered articles that entered the United States on or after September 30, 2025, but before the date of the bill's enactment.

This bill extends existing special duty-free rules and tariff preference levels for apparel products imported from Haiti through December 31, 2028. It also requires modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore preferential treatments and provides for the refund of duties paid on covered entries that occurred after the expiration of previous authorities on September 30, 2025.

The bill aims to maintain and restore preferential trade status for Haitian apparel by extending duty-free import rules through 2028 and providing a mechanism for the refund of duties paid on eligible goods entered after September 30, 2025.