Permitting Entry of Certain Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Permitting Entry of Certain Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and

Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong

Kong

November 30, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending

visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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).

The existing export visa requirements for textile products,

produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported from Hong Kong to

the United States are being amended to permit entry of made-to-measure

suits in Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 which are visaed as

merged Categories 443/643/843 and 444/644/844 or 443/643/843(1) and

444/644/844(1). In other words, made-to-measure suits in Categories

443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 may be visaed with or without the (1)

suffix.

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

48 FR 2400, published on January 19, 1983; and 51 FR 27235, published

on July 30, 1986.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 30, 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 14, 1983, as amend, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain cotton,

wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles

and textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong for

which the Government of Hong Kong has not issued an appropriate

visa.

Effective on November 30, 1994, you are directed to permit entry

of made-to-measure suits in Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and

844 which are visaed as merged Categories 443/643/843 and 444/644/

844 or 443/643/843(1) and 444/644/844(1) or the correct category

corresponding to the actual shipment. Made-to-measure suits in

Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 may be visaed with or

without the (1) suffix. Merchandise in Categories 443, 444, 643,

644, 843 and 844 which has been exported prior to November 30, 1994

shall not be denied entry if visaed without the (1) suffix.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this

directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa

shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-29850 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]

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