### Question
How is the "category" defined?


### Answer
The term **category** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 2703a* as follows -

> the number assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as listed in the HTS under the applicable heading or subheading (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010)

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2703a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY**

