Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

January 24, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1996.

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) 927-6718. 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).

In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 29, 1995, the

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office (TECRO) agreed to amend and extend their current

agreement for two consecutive one-year periods beginning on January 1,

1996 and extending through December 31, 1997.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the 1996 period.

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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 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 MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of

certain of its provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 24, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 29, 1995 between

the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and

Cultural Representative Office (TECRO); and in accordance with the

provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,

you are directed to prohibit, effective on February 1, 1996, entry

into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse

for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and

other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the following

categories, produced or manufactured in Taiwan and exported during

the twelve-month period which begins on January 1, 1996 and extends

through December 31, 1996, in excess of the following restraint

limits:

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Category Twelve-month limit

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Group 1:

200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 561,758,816 square meters

227, 229, 300/301/ 607, 313- equivalent.

315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/

870,\1\ 369-S,\2\ 369-O,\3\

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,\4\

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

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

Sublevels in Group 1:

218........................... 20,114,129 square meters.

225/317/326................... 35,702,525 square meters.

226........................... 6,478,868 square meters.

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300/301/607................... 1,640,166 kilograms of which not

more than 1,366,804 kilograms shall

be in Category 300; not more than

1,366,804 kilograms shall be in

Category 301; and not more than

1,366,804 kilograms shall be in

Category 607.

363........................... 11,965,746 numbers.

369-L/670-L/870............... 46,172,659 kilograms.

611........................... 2,899,234 square meters.

613/614/615/617............... 17,980,761 square meters.

619/620....................... 13,216,138 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629........... 17,197,317 square meters.

669-P......................... 312,641 kilograms.

669-T......................... 1,016,150 kilograms.

670-H......................... 17,680,750 kilograms.

Group I Subgroup:

200, 219, 313, 314, 315, 361, 136,210,756 square meters

369-S and 604, as a group. equivalent.

Within Group I subgroup:

200........................... 649,926 kilograms.

219........................... 14,791,664 square meters.

313........................... 64,691,319 square meters.

314........................... 26,347,876 square meters.

315........................... 20,189,186 square meters.

361........................... 1,305,558 numbers.

369-S......................... 447,967 kilograms.

604........................... 218,873 kilograms.

Group II:

237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/ 755,000,000 square meters

335, 336, 338/339, 340-345, equivalent.

347/348, 349, 350/650, 351,

352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-

C,\9\ 359-H/659-H,\10\ 359-

O,\11\ 431-444, 445/446, 447/

448, 459, 630-632, 633/634/

635, 636, 638/639, 640, 641-

644, 645/646, 647/648, 649,

651, 653, 654, 659-S,\12\ 659-

O,\13\ 831-844 and 846-859,

as a group.

Sublevels in Group II:

237........................... 634,985 dozen.

239........................... 5,467,216 kilograms.

331........................... 502,181 dozen pairs.

336........................... 108,183 dozen.

338/339....................... 760,244 dozen.

340........................... 1,116,676 dozen.

345........................... 113,039 dozen.

347/348....................... 1,064,931 dozen of which not more

than 1,064,931 dozen shall be in

Categories 347-W/348-W.\14\

352/652....................... 2,870,220 dozen.

349-C/659-C................... 1,447,633 kilograms.

359-H/659-H................... 4,747,826 kilograms.

433........................... 14,792 dozen.

434........................... 10,271 dozen.

435........................... 24,389 dozen.

436........................... 4,855 dozen.

438........................... 27,409 dozen.

440........................... 5,309 dozen.

442........................... 43,607 dozen.

443........................... 41,414 numbers.

444........................... 58,981 numbers.

445/446....................... 134,077 dozen.

631........................... 4,678,788 dozen pairs.

633/634/635................... 1,634,440 dozen of which not more

than 959,317 dozen shall be in

Categories 633/634 and not more

than 850,077 dozen shall be in

Category 635.

638/639....................... 6,565,058 dozen

640........................... 1,058,909 dozen of which not more

than 281,710 dozen shall be in

Category 640-Y.\15\

642........................... 777,133 dozen.

643........................... 492,845 numbers.

644........................... 688,863 numbers.

645/646....................... 4,107,691 dozen.

647/648....................... 5,248,544 zone of which not more

than 5,248,544 dozen shall be in

Categories 647-W/648-W.\16\

659-S......................... 1,601,702 kilograms.

835........................... 18,103 dozen.

Group II Subgroup:

333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/ 74,639,669 square meters equivalent.

650, 351, 447/448, 636, 641

and 651, as a group.

Within Group II Subgroup:

333/334/335................... 278,326 dozen of which not more than

150,760 dozen shall be in Category

335.

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341........................... 334,872 dozen.

342........................... 209,196 dozen.

350/650....................... 132,691 dozen.

351........................... 348,033 dozen.

447/448....................... 20,212 dozen.

636........................... 372,236 dozen.

641........................... 728,891 dozen of which not more than

255,112 dozen shall be in Category

641-Y.\17\

651........................... 436,458 dozen.

Group III:

Sublevel in Group III--845.... 849,513 dozen.

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\1\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.

\2\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\3\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).

\4\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\5\Category 669-T: only HTS numbers 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030.

\6\Category 669-O; all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);

6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and 6306.22.9030 (Category 669-T).

\7\Category 670-H; only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050.

\8\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).

\9\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.

\10\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.

\11\Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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 359-C); 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category

359-H).

\12\Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6112.11.1010,

6111.11.1020, 6111.12.1010, and 6211.12.1020.

\13\Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category

659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,

6505.90.6090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6205.90.8090 (Category 659-

H); 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 (Category 659-S).

\14\Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,

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,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810, and

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

6204.19.8030; 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, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and

6217.90.9050.

\15\Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.

\16\Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,

6203.29.2030, 6230.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,

6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,

6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 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, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,

6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.

\17\Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

Imports charged to these category limits for the period January

1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 shall be charged against those

levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the

event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by

previous entries, such good shall be subject to the levels set forth

in this directive.

The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the

future according to the provisions of the current bilateral textile

agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated August 21, 1990 and

September 28, 1990, as amended and extended. The conversion factors

are as follows:

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Conversion

factors (square

Category meters equivalent/

category unit)

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300/301/607.......................................... 8.5

333/334/335.......................................... 33.75

352/652.............................................. 11.3

359-C/659-C.......................................... 10.1

359-H/659-H.......................................... 11.5

369-L/670-L/870...................................... 3.8

633/634/635.......................................... 34.1

638/639.............................................. 12.5

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

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96-1745 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]

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