Announcing 1994 Agreement Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcing 1994 Agreement Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-

Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong

February 15, 1994.

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of August 4, 1986, as amended and

extended, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 29, 1992,

August 18, 1992 and November 23, 1992 between the Governments of the

United States and Hong Kong establish limits for the period January 1,

1994 through December 31, 1994. A complete list of the limits is

published below.

A copy of the current bilateral agreement is available from the

Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S.

Department of State, (202) 647-3889.

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).

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Category Twelve-month limit

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Group I:

200-229, 300-326, 360- 215,874,132 square meters equivalent.

369, 400-414, 464-

469, 600-629 and 665-

670, as a group.

Sublevels in Group I:

200.................. 295,943 kilograms.

219.................. 34,325,660 square meters.

218/225/317/326...... 63,593,846 square meters of which not more

than 3,502,500 square meters shall be in

Category 218(1)--yarn dyed fabric other than

denim and jacquard.\1\

226/313.............. 61,572,862 square meters.

314.................. 16,605,462 square meters.

315.................. 8,209,797 square meters.

369(1)\2\ 674,679 kilograms.

(shoptowels).

604.................. 203,145 kilograms.

611.................. 5,411,903 square meters.

617.................. 3,414,531 square meters.

Group II:

237, 239, 330-359, 785,797,689 square meters equivalent.

431-459, 630-659 and

843/844(1), as a

group.

Sublevels in Group II:

237.................. 992,605 dozen.

239.................. 4,550,232 kilograms.

331.................. 3,803,846 dozen pairs.

333/334.............. 263,093 dozen.

335.................. 314,397 dozen.

336.................. 191,711 dozen.

338/339\3\ (shirts 2,672,285 dozen.

and blouses other

than tank tops and

tops, knit).

338/339(1)\4\ (tank 2,007,701 dozen.

tops and knit tops).

340.................. 2,558,995 dozen.

341.................. 2,590,291 dozen.

342.................. 489,201 dozen.

345.................. 400,205 dozen.

347/348.............. 6,116,749 dozen of which not more than

3,010,431 dozen shall be in Category 347;

not more than 4,635,504 dozen shall be in

Category 348.

350.................. 120,853 dozen.

351.................. 1,094,023 dozen.

352.................. 5,838,370 dozen.

359(1)\5\ (coveralls, 525,282 kilograms.

overalls and

jumpsuits).

359(2)\6\ (outer 1,094,796 kilograms.

vests).

433.................. 9,181 dozen.

434.................. 9,856 dozen.

435.................. 70,350 dozen.

436.................. 91,626 dozen.

438.................. 752,516 dozen.

442.................. 81,434 dozen.

443.................. 57,811 numbers.

443/444/643/644/843/8 51,977 numbers.

44(1) (made-to-

measure suits).

444.................. 36,873 numbers.

445/446.............. 1,243,809 dozen.

447/448.............. 62,551 dozen.

631.................. 550,910 dozen pairs.

633/634/635.......... 1,180,105 dozen of which not more than

441,385 dozen shall be in Categories 633/634

and not more than 906,188 dozen shall be in

Category 635.

636.................. 258,011 dozen.

638/639.............. 4,486,213 dozen.

640.................. 818,017 dozen.

641.................. 775,199 dozen.

642.................. 205,180 dozen.

644.................. 37,366 numbers.

645/646.............. 1,289,860 dozen.

647.................. 458,284 dozen.

648.................. 986,119 dozen.

649.................. 705,573 dozen.

650.................. 145,910 dozen.

651.................. 279,420 dozen.

652.................. 4,227,137 dozen.

659(1)\7\ (coveralls, 580,574 kilograms.

overalls and

jumpsuits).

659(2)\8\ (swimsuits) 232,999 kilograms.

Group III:

831-842, 843/844 43,781,993 square meters equivalent.

(excluding made-to-

measure suits), and

847-859, as a group.

Sublevels in Group III:

835.................. 102,140 dozen.

836.................. 141,109 dozen.

840.................. 606,721 dozen.

842.................. 227,787 dozen.

847.................. 325,830 dozen.

Limits not in a group:

845(1)\9\ (sweaters 1,101,878 dozen.

made in Hong Kong).

845(2)\10\ (sweaters 2,637,477 dozen.

assembled in Hong

Kong from knit-to-

shape component

parts knitted

elsewhere).

846(1)\11\ (sweaters 178,184 dozen.

made in Hong Kong).

846(2)\12\ (sweaters 429,356 dozen.

assembled in Hong

Kong from knit-to-

shape component

parts knitted

elsewhere).

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\1\Category 218(1):The Government of Hong Kong will continue to visa

these products as 218.

\2\Category 369(1): only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\3\Categories 338/339: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0018,

6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and

6114.20.0010.

\4\Categories 338/339(1): only HTS numbers 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023,

6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and 6114.20.0010.

\5\Category 359(1): 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(2): 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 659(1): 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.

\8\Category 659(2): 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.

\9\Category 845(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2074, 6104.29.2079,

6110.90.0024, 6110.90.0042 and 6117.90.0021.

\10\Category 845(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2070, 6104.29.2077,

6110.90.0022 and 6110.90.0040.

\11\Category 846(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2068, 6104.29.2075,

6110.90.0020, 6110.90.0038 and 6117.90.0018.

\12\Category 846(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2066, 6104.29.2073,

6110.90.0018 and 6110.90.0036.

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).

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-3914 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]

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