# 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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 12, 1996
- **Citation:** 61 FR 58043

## Text

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

November 4, 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: January 1, 1997.

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).

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 29, 1995,
between the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic
and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) establishes limits for the
period beginning on January 1, 1997 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 1997 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).
Information regarding the 1997 CORRELATION will be published in the
Federal Register at a later date.
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
November 4, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the 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 January 1, 1997, 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, 1997 and extends
through December 31, 1997, in excess of the following restraint
limits:

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Category Twelve-month limit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I
200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 229, 300/ 567,376,404 square meters
301/607, 313-315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/ equivalent.
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 I
218..................................... 20,616,982 square meters.
225/317/326............................. 36,595,088 square meters.
226..................................... 6,640,840 square meters.
300/301/607............................. 1,664,768 kilograms of which
not more than 1,387,306
kilograms shall be in
Category 300; not more than
1,387,306 kilograms shall
be in Category 301; and not
more than 1,387,306
kilograms shall be in
Category 607.
363..................................... 12,025,574 numbers.
369-L/670-L/870......................... 47,096,112 kilograms.
611..................................... 2,971,715 square meters.
613/614/615/617......................... 18,430,280 square meters.
619/620................................. 13,546,541 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629..................... 17,627,250 square meters.
669-P................................... 320,457 kilograms.
669-T................................... 1,041,554 kilograms.
670-H................................... 18,034,365 kilograms.
Group I subgroup
200, 219, 313, 314, 315, 361, 369-S and 138,884,795 square meters
604, as a group. equivalent.
Within Group I subgroup
200..................................... 666,174 kilograms.
219..................................... 15,161,456 square meters.
313..................................... 65,338,232 square meters.
314..................................... 27,006,573 square meters.
315..................................... 20,693,916 square meters.
361..................................... 1,338,197 numbers.
369-S................................... 480,357 kilograms.
604..................................... 222,156 kilograms.
Group II
237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/ 755,000,000 square meters
339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650, equivalent.
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..................................... 650,860 dozen.
239..................................... 5,549,224 kilograms.
331..................................... 504,692 dozen pairs.
336..................................... 110,888 dozen.
338/339................................. 771,648 dozen.
340..................................... 1,117,793 dozen.
345..................................... 115,865 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................................. 2,941,976 dozen.
359-C/659-C............................. 1,447,633 kilograms.
359-H/659-H............................. 4,771,565 kilograms.
433..................................... 14,940 dozen.
434..................................... 10,374 dozen.
435..................................... 24,633 dozen.
436..................................... 4,904 dozen.
438..................................... 27,683 dozen.
440..................................... 5,362 dozen.
442..................................... 43,651 dozen.
443..................................... 41,828 numbers.
444..................................... 59,571 numbers.
445/446................................. 134,747 dozen.
631..................................... 4,772,364 dozen pairs.

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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..................................... 497,773 numbers.
644..................................... 706,085 numbers.
645/646................................. 4,107,691 dozen.
647/648................................. 5,248,544 dozen 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..................................... 18,556 dozen.
Group II Subgroup
333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/650, 351, 447/ 75,332,954 square meters
448, 636, 641 and 651, as a group. equivalent.
Within Group II Subgroup
333/334/335............................. 285,284 dozen of which not
more than 154,529 dozen
shall be in Category 335.
341..................................... 336,546 dozen.
342..................................... 210,242 dozen.
350/650................................. 134,018 dozen.
351..................................... 349,773 dozen.
447/448................................. 20,414 dozen.
636..................................... 375,958 dozen.
641..................................... 729,620 dozen of which not
more than 255,367 dozen
shall be in Category 641-Y
\17\.
651..................................... 438,640 dozen.
Group III
Sublevel in Group III
845..................................... 850,363 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, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 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, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (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, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
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, 1996 through December 31, 1996 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 goods shall be subject to the levels set
forth in this directive.
The conversion factors are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conversion factors (square
Category meters equivalent/category
unit)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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. 96-28845 Filed 11-8-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F

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