(2) do not enter into the commerce of an intermediate country except for the purpose of a sale other than at retail, provided that the articles are imported as a result of the original commercial transaction between the importer and the producer or the producer’s sales agent, and

     (3) have not been subjected to operations other than loading and unloading, and other activities necessary to preserve the article in good condition.

(d) Textile and apparel articles.

  (i) For purposes of this note, a textile or apparel article imported directly from Jordan into the customs territory of the United States shall be eligible for the tariff treatment provided in subdivision (a) of this note only if–

    (A) the article is wholly obtained or produced in Jordan;

    (B) the article is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable or braiding, and–

     (1) the constituent staple fibers are spun in Jordan, or

     (2) the continuous filament is extruded in Jordan;

    (C) the article is a fabric, including a fabric classified in chapter 59 of the tariff schedule, and the constituent fibers, filaments or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, entangled or transformed by any other fabric-making process in      Jordan; or

    (D) the article is any other textile or apparel article that is wholly assembled in Jordan from its component pieces.

    Such textile and apparel articles not wholly obtained or produced in Jordan must comply with the requirements of this subdivision and of subdivision (c)(ii) of this note.

  (ii) For purposes of subdivision (d)(i)(A) of this note, an article is “wholly obtained or produced in Jordan” if it is wholly the growth, product or manufacture of Jordan.

  (Iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d)(i)(D) and except as provided in subdivisions (d)(5) and (d)(6) of this note, subdivision (d)(i)(A), (d)(i)(B) or (d)(i)(C), as appropriate, shall determine whether a good that is classified in one of the following headings or subheadings of the tariff schedule shall be considered to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of this note:    5609, 5807, 5811, 6209.20.50 (the requirement of this subdivision applies only to babies’ diapers of this provision), 6213,    6214, 6301, 6302, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10, 6307.90, 6308 and 9404.90.

  (iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d)(i)(D) and except as provided in subdivisions (d)(v) and (d)(vi) of this note, a textile or apparel article which is knit-to-shape in Jordan shall be considered to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of this note.

  (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d)(i)(D) of this note, a good classified in subheading 6117.10, heading 6213 or     6214 or subheadings 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.93, 6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99,     9404.90.85 or 9494.90.95 of the tariff schedule, except for a good classified in any such provision as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of this note if the fabric in the good is both dyed and printed in Jordan, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by two or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing or moireing.

  (vi) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d)(i)(C) of this note, a fabric classified in the tariff schedule as of silk, cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of this note if the fabric is both dyed and printed in Jordan, and such dyeing and printing is accompanied by two or more of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing or moireing.

  (vii) If the origin of a textile or apparel article cannot be determined under subdivision (d)(i) or (d)(iii) through (d)(vi), inclusive, of this note, then that article shall be considered to meet the requirements of subdivision (b) of this note if–