Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man- Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-

Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in

Taiwan

December 12, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6719. 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).

The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,

variously, for swing and carryforward.

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

58 FR 65347, published on December 14, 1993.

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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of its provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 12, 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 December 8, 1993, by the Chairman,

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 Taiwan and exported during the twelve-

month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through

December 31, 1994.

Effective on December 13, 1994, you are directed to amend the

directive dated December 8, 1993 to adjust the limits for the

following categories, as provided under the terms of the current

bilateral agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated August 21,

1990 and September 28, 1991, as amended:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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Group I

200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 594,745,143 square meters

229, 300/301/607, 313-315, 360- equivalent.

363, 369-L/670-L/870\2\, 369-

S\3\, 369-O\4\, 400-414, 464-

469, 600-606, 611, 613/614/615/

617, 618, 619/620, 621-624, 625/

626/627/628/629, 665, 666, 669-

P\5\, 669-T\6\, 669-O\7\, 670-

H\8\ and 670-O\9\, as a group.

Sublevels in Group I

218.............................. 20,867,959 square meters.

363.............................. 12,780,276 numbers.

611.............................. 3,007,891 square meters.

619/620.......................... 13,711,448 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629.............. 17,841,832 square meters.

Within Group I subgroup

604.............................. 229,447 kilograms.

Sublevels in Group II

336.............................. 114,665 dozen.

338/339.......................... 890,590 dozen.

340.............................. 1,355,687 dozen.

347/348.......................... 1,424,618 dozen of which not more

than 1,145,621 dozen shall be in

Categories 347-W/348-W\10\.

359-H/659-H\11\.................. 5,029,751 kilograms.

443.............................. 53,832 numbers.

631.............................. 5,016,236 dozen pairs.

633/634/635...................... 1,783,990 dozen of which not more

than 1,047,094 dozen shall be in

Categories 633/634 and not more

than 927,860 dozen shall be in

Category 635.

638/639.......................... 6,832,746 dozen.

642.............................. 932,431 dozen.

644.............................. 714,679 numbers.

647/648.......................... 5,502,605 dozen of which not more

than 5,239,428 dozen shall be in

Categories 647-W/648-W\12\.

Group II subgroup

333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/650, 75,479,086 square meters.

351, 447/448, 636, 641 and 651, as

a group.

Within Group II subgroup

342.............................. 136,261 dozen.

636.............................. 390,636 dozen.

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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported

after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 870; 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; Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

\3\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\4\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 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).

\5\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and

6305.39.0000.

\6\Category 669-T: only HTS numbers 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030.

\7\Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020,

6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P); 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030 (Category 669-T).

\8\Category 670-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050.

\9\Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.22.4030 4202.22.8050

(Category 670-H); 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).

\10\Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020,

6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,

6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,

6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,

6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010, 6211.42.0030 and

6217.90.0050.

\11\Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060;

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.

\12\Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,

6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,

6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2010,

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2040, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.3030, 6210.40.1035,

6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3030 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS

numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,

6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,

6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,

6204.69.2560, 6204.69.3030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.1035, 6211.20.1555,

6211.20.6030, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.0060.

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. 94-30991 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]

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