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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

October 27, 1995.

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: November 1, 1995.

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 of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6707. 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, special shift, carryforward, carryover and

carryforward used.

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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see

60 FR 17328, published on April 5, 1995.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the

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implementation of certain of their provisions.

William J. Dulka,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 27, 1995.

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 March 30, 1995, 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 Korea and exported during the twelve-

month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on November 1, 1995, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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Group I

200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-229, 428,191,796 square meters

300-326, 360-363, 369-O \4\, 400-414, equivalent.

464-469, 600-629, 665-669 and 670-O

\5\, as a group.

Sublevels within Group I

201....................................... 1,874,549 kilograms.

224-V..................................... 10,463,196 square meters.

315....................................... 18,832,258 square meters.

611....................................... 3,748,218 square meters.

619/620................................... 99,251,464 square meters.

624....................................... 8,208,680 square meters.

Sublevels within Group II

239....................................... 1,019,370 kilograms.

333/334/335............................... 270,895 dozen of which not

more than 138,457 dozen

shall be in Category 335.

336....................................... 58,867 dozen.

338/339................................... 1,209,509 dozen.

340....................................... 685,130 dozen of which not

more than 355,740 dozen

shall be in Category 340-D

\6\.

345....................................... 118,067 dozen.

347/348................................... 529,520 dozen.

351/651................................... 233,049 dozen.

352....................................... 181,352 dozen.

433....................................... 14,497 dozen.

434....................................... 7,365 dozen.

442....................................... 52,429 dozen.

443....................................... 338,159 numbers.

444....................................... 56,603 numbers.

445/446................................... 53,869 dozen.

448....................................... 37,226 dozen.

631....................................... 303,377 dozen pairs.

632....................................... 1,607,111 dozen pairs.

633/634/635............................... 1,370,239 dozen of which not

more than 155,383 dozen

shall be in Category 633

and not more than 579,061

dozen shall be in Category

635.

636....................................... 274,685 dozen.

638/639................................... 5,387,122 dozen.

640-D \7\................................. 3,019,139 dozen.

641....................................... 1,081,672 dozen of which not

more 40,858 dozen shall be

in Category 641-Y \8\.

644....................................... 1,228,569 numbers.

647/648................................... 1,259,083 dozen.

Sublevel in Group III

835....................................... 30,523 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1994.

\2\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,

5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.

\3\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.

\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 5601.21.0090.

\5\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).

\6\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.

\7\ 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.

\8\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

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,

William J. Dulka,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-27191 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]

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