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[FR Doc No: 94-1861]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool,
Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of
China
January 24, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending
previous limits and establishing new limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 27, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6703. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1854).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994
between the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic
of China agreement was reached to establish a new bilateral textile and
apparel agreement for three consecutive one-year periods, beginning on
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1996.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period beginning on
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994.
The public should also be aware that the two Governments agreed to
establish limits on wearing apparel containing 70 percent or more by
weight of silk. These limits will be implemented on March 1, 1994. A
notice will appear in the Federal Register announcing the limits.
It should be noted that CITA reserves the right under the bilateral
agreement to deny entry permanently to goods which have been
overshipped, or to allow entry and charge to the following restraint
period merchandise exported during a prior agreement period which
exceeds the restraint limit(s) estblished for that period.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal
Register notice 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see
59 FR 1385, published on January 10, 1994.
The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of
the MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of
certain of its provisions.
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 24, 1994.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on January 5, 1994, by the Chairman of
the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in China and exported during the twelve-
month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through
December 31, 1994.
Effective on January 27, 1994, you are directed to amend the
limits established in the January 5, 1994 directive, pursuant to a
Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Category 643, currently in Group II; Categories 362 and 666,
currently in Group III; and Categories 644/844 and 836, currently in
Group IV, shall be moved to the new Group I. Import charges already
made to 643, 362, 666, 644/844 and 836 shall be deducted and charged
to the corresponding categories in Group I.
Import charges already made to Categories 200, 218, 219, 226,
237, 239, 300/301, 313-315, 317/326, 331, 333-336, 338/339, 340-342,
345, 347/348, 350-352, 359-C, 359-V, 360, 361, 363, 369-D, 369-H,
369-L, 410, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611,
613-615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-642, 645/646, 647-652, 659-
C, 659-H, 659-S, 669-P, 670-L, 831, 833, 835, 840, 842 and 845-847
shall be charged to the new Group I limit.
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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Group I ...................................
200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/ 1,403,409,511 square meters
301, 313-315, 317/326, 331, 333- equivalent.
336, 338/339, 340-342, 345, 347/
348, 350-352, 359-C, 359-V, 360-
363, 369-D, 369-H, 369-L, 410, 433-
436, 438, 440, 442-444, 445/446,
447, 448, 607, 611, 613-615, 617,
631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-643,
644/844, 645/646, 647-652, 659-C,
659-H, 659-S, 666, 669-P, 670-L,
831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and
845-847 as a group.
Sublevels in Group I ...................................
200................................ 618,088 kilograms.
218................................ 10,559,192 square meters.
219................................ 2,146,517 square meters.
226................................ 9,746,751 square meters.
237................................ 1,660,392 dozen.
239................................ 2,655,482 kilograms.
300/301............................ 3,592,387 kilograms.
313................................ 39,772,262 square meters.
314................................ 45,253,279 square meters.
315................................ 155,204,414 square meters.
317/326............................ 18,610,046 square meters of which
not more than 3,560,468 square
meters shall be in Category 326.
331................................ 4,719,281 dozen pairs.
333................................ 85,511 dozen.
334................................ 296,498 dozen.
335................................ 371,309 dozen.
336................................ 150,706 dozen.
338/339............................ 2,346,869 dozen of which not more
than 1,781,530 dozen shall be in
knit shirts other than T-shirts
and tank tops in Categories 338-S/
339-S\2\.
340................................ 804,456 dozen of which not more
than 402,228 dozen shall be in
shirts made from fabric with two
or more colors in the warp and/or
the filling, excluding napped
shirts in Category 340-Z\3\.
341................................ 642,915 dozen of which not more
than 385,749 dozen shall be in
blouses made from fabric with two
or more colors in the warp and/or
the filling in Category 341-Y\4\.
342................................ 251,173 dozen.
345................................ 127,749 dozen.
347/348............................ 2,395,060 dozen.
350................................ 145,496 dozen.
351................................ 472,224 dozen.
352................................ 1,783,287 dozen.
359-C\5\........................... 527,545 kilograms.
359-V\6\........................... 783,498 kilograms.
360................................ 6,764,306 numbers of which not more
than 4,613,910 numbers shall be in
Category 360-P\7\.
361................................ 3,819,599 numbers.
362................................ 6,910,440 numbers.
363................................ 29,098,315 numbers.
369-D\8\........................... 4,306,902 kilograms.
369-H\9\........................... 4,404,908 kilograms.
369-L\10\.......................... 2,894,558 kilograms.
410................................ 1,920,130 square meters of which
not more than 1,539,191 square
meters shall be Category 410-A\11\
and not more than 1,539,191 square
meters shall be in Category 410-
B\12\.
433................................ 22,596 dozen.
434................................ 12,875 dozen.
435................................ 23,648 dozen.
436................................ 14,714 dozen.
438................................ 25,749 dozen.
440................................ 36,786 dozen of which not more than
21,020 dozen shall be in Category
440-M\13\.
442................................ 40,990 dozen.
443................................ 132,427 numbers.
444................................ 196,874 numbers.
445/446............................ 283,772 dozen.
447................................ 76,530 dozen.
448................................ 21,513 dozen.
607................................ 2,892,108 kilograms.
611................................ 4,943,434 square meters.
613................................ 6,785,106 square meters.
614................................ 10,662,308 square meters.
615................................ 22,196,988 square meters.
617................................ 15,508,812 square meters.
631................................ 1,127,344 dozen pairs.
633................................ 51,419 dozen.
634................................ 559,400 dozen.
635................................ 584,341 dozen.
636................................ 515,393 dozen.
638/639............................ 2,318,570 dozen.
640................................ 1,423,598 dozen.
641................................ 1,281,136 dozen.
642................................ 294,167 dozen.
643................................ 470,948 numbers.
644/844............................ 3,405,840 numbers.
645/646............................ 816,877 dozen.
647................................ 1,479,777 dozen.
648................................ 1,057,291 dozen.
649................................ 826,108 dozen.
650................................ 103,859 dozen.
651................................ 707,831 dozen of which not more
than 124,619 dozen shall be in
Category 651-B\14\.
652................................ 2,368,823 dozen.
659-C\15\.......................... 374,733 kilograms.
659-H\16\.......................... 2,566,655 kilograms.
659-S\17\.......................... 552,329 kilograms.
666................................ 3,245,445 kilograms.
669-P\18\.......................... 1,802,816 kilograms.
670-L\19\.......................... 14,348,476 kilograms.
831................................ 464,512 dozen pairs.
833................................ 24,585 dozen.
835................................ 116,139 dozen.
836................................ 251,304 dozen.
840................................ 451,786 dozen.
842................................ 245,851 dozen.
845................................ 2,410,931 dozen.
846................................ 162,299 dozen.
847................................ 1,198,524 dozen.
Group II
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O\20\, 118,745,279 square meters
431, 432, 439, 459, 630,632, 653, equivalent.
654 and 659-O\21\, as a group.
Group III
201, 220, 222-225, 227, 229, 369- 250,757,880 square meters
O\22\, 400, 414,464, 465, 469, equivalent.
600, 603, 604-O\23\, 606, 618-622,
624-629, 665, 669-O\24\ and 670-
O\25\, as a group.
Group IV
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 10,602,249 square meters
858 and 859, as a group. equivalent.
Levels not in a Group
369-S\26\.......................... 607,725 kilograms.
863-S\27\.......................... 8,448,292 numbers.
870................................ 28,851,495 kilograms.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
\2\Categories 338-S/339-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,
6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045,
6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
\3\Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
\4\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
\5\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
6211.42.0010.
\6\Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.4030,
6104.12.0040, 6104.19.2040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,
6110.20.2035, 6110.90.0044, 6110.90.0046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,
6203.19.1030, 6203.19.4030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.3040, 6211.32.0070
and 6211.42.0070.
\7\Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.1010, 6302.21.1020,
6302.21.2010, 6302.21.2020, 6302.31.1010, 6302.31.1020, 6302.31.2010
and 6302.31.2020.
\8\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and
6302.91.0045.
\9\Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and
4202.22.8030.
\10\Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.
\11\Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,
5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,
5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,
5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,
5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,
5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,
5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,
5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,
5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.
\12\Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,
5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,
5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,
5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,
5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,
5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,
5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,
5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,
5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and
5516.34.0520.
\13\Category 440-M: only HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,
6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,
6205.90.2020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.
\14\Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.
\15\Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.
\16\Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
6505.90.8090.
\17\Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\18\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and
6305.39.0000.
\19\Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,
4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.
\20\Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025, 6211.42.0010
(Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.4030, 6104.12.0040,
6104.19.2040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,
6110.90.0044, 6110.90.0046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,
6203.19.4030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.3040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070
(Category 359-V).
\21\Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-
C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,
6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020
(Category 659-S).
\22\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005,
6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030
(Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,
4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-L); and
6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).
\23\Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
A).
\24\Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020
and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).
\25\Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and
4202.32.9550.
\26\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\27\Category 863-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2015.
Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January
1, 1993 through December 31, 1993, February 24, 1993 through
December 31, 1993 (Categories 644/844) and October 29, 1993 through
December 31, 1993 (Category 870) shall be charged against those
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the
event the limits established for those periods have been exhausted
by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set
forth in this directive.
The conversion factor for merged Categories 638/639 is 12.96
(square meters equivalent/category unit).
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-1861 Filed 1-26-94; 8:45 am]
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