# Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-28636 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** November 12, 2002 - **Citation:** 67 FR 68572 ## Text COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan November 1, 2002. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs Web site at http://www.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended. The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported during the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003 are based on limits notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2003 limits. Carryforward that has been applied to the 2002 limits is being deducted from the 2003 limits. 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Information regarding the availability of the 2003 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. James C. Leonard III, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements November 1, 2002. Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229. Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2003, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2003 and extending through December 31, 2003, in excess of the following limits: Category Twelve-month restraint limit Specific limits 219 13,954,600 square meters. 226/313 188,607,522 square meters. 237 678,700 dozen. 239pt. 1 2,931,125 kilograms. 314 10,148,798 square meters. 315 120,194,128 square meters. 317/617 54,537,940 square meters. 331pt./631pt. 2 1,022,761 dozen pairs. 334/634 461,009 dozen. 335/635 711,937 dozen. 336/636 814,442 dozen. 338 6,812,771 dozen. 339 2,307,030 dozen. 340/640 1,085,922 dozen of which not more than 407,220 dozen shall be in Categories 340-D/640-D 3 . 341/641 1,404,911 dozen. 342/642 604,660 dozen. 347/348 1,278,241 dozen. 351/651 591,218 dozen. 352/652 1,285,258 dozen. 359-C/659-C 4 2,443,324 kilograms. 360 8,258,650 numbers. 361 9,603,080 numbers. 363 63,368,762 numbers. 369-S 5 1,177,195 kilograms. 613/614 37,346,020 square meters. 615 39,729,801 square meters. 625/626/627/628/629 122,191,123 square meters of which not more than 61,095,563 square meters shall be in Category 625; not more than 61,095,563 square meters shall be in Category 626; not more than 61,095,563 square meters shall be in Category 627; not more than 12,640,462 square meters shall be in Category 628; and not more than 61,095,563 square meters shall be in Category 629. 638/639 816,663 dozen. 647/648 1,548,362 dozen. 666-P 6 1,130,546 kilograms. 666-S 7 5,985,245 kilograms. 1 Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers). 2 Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510; Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800, 6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530. 3 Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030; Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030. 4 Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 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; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010. 5 Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005. 6 Category 666-P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and 6302.32.2020. 7 Category 666-S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and 6302.32.2040. The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body. Products in the above categories exported during 2002 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated December 4, 2001) to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the limits set forth in this directive. In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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, James C. Leonard III, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc.02-28636 Filed 11-8-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-S --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-28636. Public record. Not legal advice.