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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool,

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Korea

November 14, 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: 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 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or

manufactured in Korea and exported during the period January 1, 1997

through December 31, 1997 are based on limits notified to the Textiles

Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

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

Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limits.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

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

implementation of certain of their provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 14, 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), the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC); 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 the Republic of Korea and exported during the

twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending

through December 31, 1997, in excess of the following levels of

restraint:

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

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Group I

200-223, 224-V \1\, 224-O \2\, 225-229, 412,168,188 square meters

300-326, 360-363, 369-O \3\, 400-414, equivalent.

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

\4\, as a group.

Sublevels within Group I

200..................................... 444,982 kilograms.

201..................................... 2,008,311 kilograms.

218..................................... 9,019,924 square meters.

219..................................... 8,213,263 square meters.

224-V................................... 10,354,076 square meters.

300/301................................. 3,025,717 kilograms.

313..................................... 49,308,915 square meters.

314..................................... 27,492,488 square meters.

315..................................... 17,883,782 square meters.

317/326................................. 18,324,475 square meters.

363..................................... 1,055,992 numbers.

410..................................... 3,501,026 square meters.

604..................................... 372,548 kilograms.

607..................................... 1,082,392 kilograms.

611..................................... 3,607,970 square meters.

613/614................................. 6,013,282 square meters.

617..................................... 4,986,625 square meters.

619/620................................. 93,181,150 square meters.

624..................................... 8,799,926 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629..................... 15,394,003 square meters.

669-P \5\............................... 2,214,210 kilograms.

Group II

237, 239, 330-359, 431-459 and 630-659, 585,584,176 square meters

as a group. equivalent.

Sublevels within Group II

237..................................... 59,838 dozen.

239..................................... 999,399 kilograms.

333/334/335............................. 270,598 dozen of which not

more than 138,306 dozen

shall be in Category 335.

336..................................... 57,185 dozen.

338/339................................. 1,202,657 dozen.

340..................................... 625,382 dozen of which not

more than 324,718 dozen

shall be in Category 340-D

\6\.

341..................................... 178,839 dozen.

342/642................................. 217,495 dozen.

345..................................... 116,836 dozen.

347/348................................. 444,982 dozen.

350..................................... 16,632 dozen.

351/651................................. 228,483 dozen.

352..................................... 177,800 dozen.

353/354/653/654......................... 264,431 dozen.

359-H \7\............................... 2,561,384 kilograms.

433..................................... 13,835 dozen.

434..................................... 7,096 dozen.

435..................................... 34,726 dozen.

436..................................... 14,701 dozen.

438..................................... 58,938 dozen.

440..................................... 197,221 dozen.

442..................................... 49,679 dozen.

443..................................... 322,056 numbers.

444..................................... 54,135 numbers.

445/446................................. 51,901 dozen.

447..................................... 88,548 dozen.

448..................................... 34,949 dozen.

459-W \8\............................... 94,539 kilograms.

631..................................... 300,213 dozen pairs.

632..................................... 1,590,350 dozen pairs.

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633/634/635............................. 1,352,738 dozen of which not

more than 153,398 dozen

shall be in Category 633

and not more than 571,665

dozen shall be in Category

635.

636..................................... 265,727 dozen.

638/639................................. 5,266,681 dozen.

640-D \9\............................... 3,114,013 dozen.

640-O \10\.............................. 2,595,010 dozen.

641..................................... 1,044,554 dozen of which not

more than 39,456 dozen

shall be in Category 641-Y

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643..................................... 773,856 numbers.

644..................................... 1,164,233 numbers.

645/646................................. 3,567,066 dozen.

647/648................................. 1,309,024 dozen.

650..................................... 24,339 dozen.

659-H \12\.............................. 1,311,886 kilograms.

659-S \13\.............................. 178,988 kilograms.

Group III

831-844 and 847-859, as a group......... 18,202,375 square meters

equivalent.

Sublevel within Group III

835..................................... 28,591 dozen.

Group IV

845..................................... 2,315,056 dozen.

846..................................... 817,601 dozen.

Group VI

369-L/670-L/870\14\..................... 70,560,181 square meters

equivalent.

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\1\ 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.

\2\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.

\3\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090 (Category

369-L); and 5601.21.0090.

\4\ 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).

\5\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

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

6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.

\7\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060.

\8\ Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.

\9\ 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.

\10\ Category 640-O: all HTS numbers except 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030 (Category

640-D).

\11\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

\12\ 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.

\13\ 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.

\14\ 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.

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 levels set forth above are subject to adjustment in the

future according to the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements

Act, the ATC and any administrative arrangements notified to the

Textiles Monitoring Body.

The conversion factors for the following merged categories are

listed below:

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Conversion factor (Square

Category meters equivalent/category

unit)

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

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

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

638/639................................... 12.96

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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 of 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. 96-29647 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]

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