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      (2) Production, isolation or purification of cellular or intercellular structures (such as isolated genes, gene fragments and plasmids); or

      (3) Fermentation.

   (vi) The textile and apparel rules set forth in this note are applied conjunction with subdivision (b) and all other applicable provisions for such goods. For the purposes of these rules, the term “wholly” means that the good is made entirely or solely of the named material.

   (vii) A good classified in chapters 50 through 63, inclusive, shall be considered originating, notwithstanding theorigin of the following materials, provided that the good otherwise meets the applicable product specific rule set forth in subdivision (o) of this note:

    (A) rayon filament, other than lyocell or acetate, of headings 5403 or 5405, or

    (B) rayon fiber, other than lyocell or acetate, of headings 5502, 5504 or 5507.

   (viii) A product-specific rule set forth in subdivision (o) of this note which requires a change to one or more tariff items shall apply to all goods provided for in such tariff item or items, and such goods shall be eligible for the tariff treatment provided for in this note only under the terms of such rule and not under any product-specific rule requiring tariff classification changes at the subheading or heading level. For purposes of this note, the term “tariff item” means a provision of the tariff schedule that appears at the eight (8) digit level and that is not part of the Harmonized System.

 (o) Change in tariff classification rules.

 Chapter 1

 1.  A change to headings 0101 through 0106 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 2

 1.  A change to headings 0201 through 0210 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 3

 Chapter rule 1: A fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate obtained in the territory of a USMCA country is originating even if obtained from eggs, larvae, fry, fingerlings, parr, smolts or other immature fish at a post-larval stage that are imported from a non-USMCA country.

 1.  A change to headings 0301 through 0305 from any other chapter.

 2.  (A) A change to a smoked good of subheadings 0306.11 through 0308.90 from a non-smoked good within those subheadings or any other subheading; or

   (B) A change to any other good of subheadings 0306.11 through 0308.90 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 4

 1.  A change to headings 0401 through 0404 from any other chapter, except from tariff items 1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34,    1901.90.36, 1901.90.38, 1901.90.42 or 1901.90.43.

 2.  A change to heading 0405 from any other chapter, except from tariff items 1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34, 1901.90.36,    1901.90.38, 1901.90.42, 1901.90.43, 2106.90.03, 2106.90.06, 2106.90.09, 2106.90.22, 2106.90.24, 2106.90.26, 2106.90.28,    2106.90.62, 2106.90.64, 2106.90.66, 2106.90.68, 2106.90.72, 2106.90.74, 2106.90.76, 2106.90.78, 2106.90.80 or 2106.90.82

 3.  A change to headings 0406 through 0410 from any other chapter, except from tariff items 1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34,    1901.90.36, 1901.90.38, 1901.90.42 or 1901.90.43.
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Chapter 5

1. A change to headings 0501 through 0511 from any other chapter.

Chapter 6

1. A change to headings 0601 through 0604 from any other chapter.

Chapter 7

Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii) of this note, subdivision (e)(i) applies to nonoriginating truffles of subheading 0709.59 used in the production of mixtures of mushrooms and truffles of subheading 0709.59 and nonoriginating capers of subheading 0711.90 used in the production of mixtures of vegetables of subheading 0711.90.

1. A change to headings 0701 through 0711 from any other chapter.

2. A change to subheadings 0712.20 through 0712.39 from any other chapter.

3. (A) A change to savory, crushed or ground, of subheading 0712.90 from savory, neither crushed nor ground, of subheading 0712.90 or any other chapter; or

  (B) A change to any other good of subheading 0712.90 from any other chapter.

4. A change to headings 0713 through 0714 from any other chapter.

Chapter 8

Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii) of this note, subdivision (e)(i) does not apply to nonoriginating macadamia nuts of subheadings 0802.61 or 0802.62 used in the production of mixtures of nuts of subheading 0802.90.

1. A change to headings 0801 through 0814 from any other chapter.

Chapter 9

1. A change to heading 0901 from any other chapter.

2. A change to subheadings 0902.10 through 0902.40 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

3. A change to heading 0903 from any other chapter.

4. A change to subheading 0904.11 from any other chapter.

5. A change to subheading 0904.12 from any other subheading.

6. A change to subheading 0904.21 from any other chapter.

7. (A) A change to allspice, crushed or ground, of subheading 0904.22 from allspice, neither crushed nor ground of subheading 0904.21 or from any other chapter; or

  (B) A change to any other good of subheading 0904.22 from any other chapter.

8. A change to heading 0905 from any other chapter.

9. A change to subheadings 0906.11 through 0906.19 from any other chapter.

10. A change to subheading 0906.20 from any other subheading.

11. A change to a good of subheadings 0907.10 through 0907.20 from any other good within those subheadings, any other subheading within that group or any other chapter.
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 12. A change to a good of subheadings 0908.11 through 0909.62 from any other good within those subheadings, any other subheading within that group or any other chapter.

 13. A change to a good of subheadings 0910.11 through 0910.12 from any other good within those subheadings, any other subheading within that group or any other chapter.

 14. A change to subheading 0910.20 from any other chapter.

 15. A change to a good of subheading 0910.30 from within that subheading or any other chapter.

 16. A change to subheading 0910.91 from any other subheading.

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) of this note applies to nonoriginating thyme, bay leaves, or curry of subheading 0910.99 used in the production of mixtures of subheading 0910.99.

 17. (A) A change to bay leaves, crushed or ground, of subheading 0910.99 from bay leaves, neither crushed nor ground, of subheading   0910.99 or any other chapter;

   (B) A change to dill seeds, crushed or ground, of subheading 0910.99 from dill seeds, neither crushed nor ground, of subheading    0910.99 or any other chapter;

   (C) A change to curry of subheading 0910.99 from any other good of subheading 0910.99 or any other subheading; or

   (D) A change to any other good of subheading 0910.99 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 10

 1.  A change to headings 1001 through 1008 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 11

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) applies to nonoriginating rice or rye flour of subheading 1102.90 used in the production of mixtures of flours of subheading 1102.90.

 1.  A change to headings 1101 through 1109 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 12

 1.  A change to headings 1201 through 1206 from any other chapter.

 2.  A change to subheadings 1207.10 through 1207.70 from any other chapter.

 3.  A change to a good of subheading 1207.91 from within that subheading or any other chapter.

 4.  A change to subheading 1207.99 from any other chapter.

 5.  A change to heading 1208 from any other chapter.

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) applies to nonoriginating timothy grass seed when used in the production of mixtures of subheading 1209.29.

 6.  A change to subheadings 1209.10 through 1209.30 from any other chapter.

 7.  (A) A change to celery seeds, crushed or ground, of subheading 1209.91 from celery seeds, neither crushed nor ground, of subheading 1209.91 or any other chapter; or

   (B) A change to any other good of subheading 1209.91 from any other chapter.

 8.  A change to subheading 1209.99 from any other chapter.
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9. A change to headings 1210 through 1214 from any other chapter.

Chapter 13

1. A change to a good of subheading 1301.20 from within that subheading or any other chapter.

2. A change to subheading 1301.90 from any other chapter.

Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) applies to nonoriginating saps and extracts of pyrethrum or of the roots of plants containing rotenone when used in the production of goods of subheading 1302.19.

3. A change to subheadings 1302.11 through 1302.32 from any other chapter, except from concentrates of poppy straw of subheading   2939.11.

4. (A) A change to carrageenan of subheading 1302.39 from within that subheading or any other chapter, provided the nonoriginating materials of subheading 1302.39 do not exceed 50 percent by weight of the good; or

  (B) A change to any other good of subheading 1302.39 from any other chapter, except from concentrates of poppy straw of subheading 2939.11.

Chapter 14

1. A change to headings 1401 through 1404 from any other chapter.

Chapter 15

1. A change to headings 1501 through 1518 from any other chapter, except from heading 3823.

2. A change to heading 1520 from any other heading, except from heading 3823.

3. A change to headings 1521 through 1522 from any other chapter.

Chapter 16

1. A change to headings 1601 through 1605 from any other chapter.

Chapter 17

1. A change to headings 1701 through 1703 from any other chapter.

2. A change to heading 1704 from any other heading.

Chapter 18

1. A change to headings 1801 through 1805 from any other chapter.

2. A change to tariff items 1806.10.43, 1806.10.45, 1806.10.55, 1806.10.65 or 1806.10.75 from any other heading.

3. A change to subheading 1806.10 from any other heading, provided that the nonoriginating sugar of chapter 17 constitutes no more than 35 percent by weight of the sugar and the nonoriginating cocoa powder of heading 1805 constitutes no more than 35 percent by weight of the cocoa powder.

4. A change to subheading 1806.20 from any other heading.

5. A change to subheadings 1806.31 through 1806.90 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.
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 Chapter 19

 1.  A change to tariff items 1901.10.05, 1901.10.15, 1901.10.30, 1901.10.35, 1901.10.40 or 1901.10.45 from any other chapter, except from chapter 4.

 2.  A change to subheading 1901.10 from any other chapter.

 3.  A change to tariff items 1901.20.02, 1901.20.05, 1901.20.15, 1901.20.20, 1901.20.25, 1901.20.30, 1901.20.35 or 1901.20.40 from any other chapter, except from chapter 4.

 4.  A change to subheading 1901.20 from any other chapter.

 5.  A change to tariff items 1901.90.32, 1901.90.33, 1901.90.34, 1901.90.36, 1901.90.38, 1901.90.42 or 1901.90.43 from any other chapter, except from chapter 4.

 6.  A change to subheading 1901.90 from any other chapter.

 7.  A change to headings 1902 through 1903 from any other chapter.

 8.  A change to subheading 1904.10 from any other chapter.

 9.  A change to subheading 1904.20 from any other subheading, except from chapter 20.

 10. A change to subheadings 1904.30 through 1904.90 from any other chapter.

 11. A change to heading 1905 from any other chapter.

 Chapter 20

 Chapter rule 1: Fruit, nut and vegetable preparations of chapter 20 that have been prepared or preserved merely by freezing, by packing  (including canning) in water, brine or natural juices, or by roasting, either dry or in oil (including processing incidental to freezing, packing, or roasting), shall be treated as an originating good only if the fresh good were wholly produced or obtained entirely in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) does not apply to nonoriginating bamboo shoots of subheading  2005.91 used in the production of mixtures of vegetables of subheading 2005.99.

 Subheading rule: Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(ii), subdivision (e)(i) applies to nonoriginating truffles of subheading 2003.90 used in the production of mixtures of mushrooms and truffles of subheading 2003.90.

 1.  A change to headings 2001 through 2007 from any other chapter.

 2.  A change to subheading 2008.11 from any other heading, except from heading 1202.

 Subheading rule: Fruit preparations of subheadings 2008.19 through 2008.99 that contain peaches, pears, or apricots, either alone or mixed with other fruits shall be treated as originating only if the peaches, pears, or apricots were wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the USMCA countries.

 3.  A change to subheadings 2008.19 through 2008.99 from any other chapter.

 4.  A change to subheadings 2009.11 through 2009.39 from any other chapter, except from heading 0805.

 5.  A change to subheadings 2009.41 through 2009.89 from any other chapter.

 6.  (A) A change to subheading 2009.90 from any other chapter;

   (B) A change to cranberry juice mixtures of subheading 2009.90 from any other subheading within chapter 20, except from subheadings 2009.11 through 2009.39 or subheading 2009.81, whether or not there is also a change from any other chapter, provided there is a regional value content of not less than:
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