Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

May 15, 1997.

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

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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-5850. 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 increased,

variously, for swing and carryover.

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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see

62 FR 6950, published on February 14, 1997.

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 bilateral agreement, but is designed to assist only in the

implementation of its provisions.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 15, 1997.

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 February 10, 1997, 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

and silk apparel, produced or manufactured in China and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and

extending through December 31, 1997.

Effective on May 21, 1997, you are directed to increase the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms

of the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United

States and the People's Republic of China:

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Category Twelve-month limit \1\

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Group I

200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/301, 313- 1,474,852,906 square meters

315, 317/326, 331, 333-336, 338/339, 340- equivalent.

342, 345, 347/348, 350-352, 359-C \2\,

359-V \3\, 360-363, 369-D \4\, 369-H \5\,

369-L \6\, 410, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-

444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611, 613-

615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-643,

644/844, 645/646, 647-652, 659-C \7\, 659-

H \8\, 659-S \9\, 666, 669-P \10\, 670-L

\11\, 831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and

845-847, as a group.

Sublevels in Group I

200....................................... 730,447 kilograms.

218....................................... 11,593,595 square meters.

219....................................... 2,473,374 square meters.

226....................................... 11,230,919 square meters.

237....................................... 2,000,327 dozen.

239....................................... 3,106,866 kilograms.

300/301................................... 2,376,021 kilograms.

313....................................... 43,549,095 square meters.

314....................................... 50,579,806 square meters.

315....................................... 132,431,821 square meters.

317/326................................... 21,759,198 square meters of

which not more than

4,162,962 square meters

shall be in Category 326.

331....................................... 5,337,041 dozen pairs.

333....................................... 99,981 dozen.

334....................................... 338,379 dozen.

335....................................... 411,356 dozen.

336....................................... 173,817 dozen.

338/339................................... 2,472,536 dozen of which not

more than 1,841,842 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S \12\.

340....................................... 836,266 dozen of which not

more than 418,134 dozen

shall be in Category 340-Z

\13\.

341....................................... 711,075 dozen of which not

more than 426,645 dozen

shall be in Category 341-Y

\14\.

342....................................... 277,158 dozen.

345....................................... 134,943 dozen.

347/348................................... 2,454,034 dozen.

350....................................... 167,677 dozen.

351....................................... 558,067 dozen.

352....................................... 1,710,611 dozen.

359-C..................................... 605,285 kilograms.

359-V..................................... 916,346 kilograms.

360....................................... 7,908,948 numbers of which

not more than 5,293,831

numbers shall be in

Category 360-P \15\.

361....................................... 4,401,221 numbers.

362....................................... 7,381,430 numbers.

363....................................... 22,453,380 numbers.

369-D..................................... 4,890,455 kilograms.

369-H..................................... 5,105,427 kilograms.

369-L..................................... 3,384,369 kilograms.

410....................................... 1,047,917 square meters of

which not more than 840,019

square meters shall be in

Category 410-A \16\ and not

more than 840,019 square

meters shall be in Category

410-B \17\.

433....................................... 22,088 dozen.

434....................................... 13,860 dozen.

435....................................... 25,456 dozen.

436....................................... 15,982 dozen.

438....................................... 27,444 dozen.

440....................................... 39,955 dozen of which not

more than 22,831 dozen

shall be in Category 440-M

\18\.

442....................................... 42,295 dozen.

443....................................... 134,087 numbers.

444....................................... 212,981 numbers.

445/446................................... 307,593 dozen.

447....................................... 73,412 dozen.

448....................................... 23,159 dozen.

607....................................... 3,332,498 kilograms.

611....................................... 5,422,024 square meters.

613....................................... 7,818,294 square meters.

614....................................... 12,285,890 square meters.

615....................................... 25,576,990 square meters.

617....................................... 17,536,359 square meters.

631....................................... 1,312,969 dozen pairs.

633....................................... 58,440 dozen.

634....................................... 635,789 dozen.

635....................................... 670,647 dozen.

636....................................... 568,712 dozen.

638/639................................... 2,508,267 dozen.

640....................................... 1,463,325 dozen.

641....................................... 1,365,473 dozen.

642....................................... 339,277 dozen.

643....................................... 527,424 numbers.

644/844................................... 3,867,313 numbers.

645/646................................... 862,877 dozen.

647....................................... 1,616,855 dozen.

648....................................... 1,155,232 dozen.

649....................................... 947,847 dozen.

650....................................... 117,436 dozen.

651....................................... 788,715 dozen of which not

more than 138,858 dozen

shall be in Category 651-B

\19\.

652....................................... 2,772,260 dozen.

659-C..................................... 425,507 kilograms.

659-H..................................... 2,935,901 kilograms.

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659-S..................................... 636,433 kilograms.

666....................................... 3,685,179 kilograms of which

not more than 1,286,250

kilograms shall be in

Category 666-C \20\.

669-P..................................... 2,077,336 kilograms.

670-L..................................... 16,224,327 kilograms.

831....................................... 560,703 dozen pairs.

833....................................... 29,166 dozen.

835....................................... 126,576 dozen.

836....................................... 289,572 dozen.

840....................................... 501,766 dozen.

842....................................... 279,162 dozen.

846....................................... 187,869 dozen.

847....................................... 1,321,279 dozen.

Group III

201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \21\, 224-O 258,858,249 square meters

\22\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \23\, 400, equivalent.

414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O \24\,

606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O \25\

and 670-O \26\, as a group.

Levels not in a Group

369-S \27\................................ 623,606 kilograms.

863-S \28\................................ 8,747,164 numbers.

870....................................... 33,593,729 kilograms.

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

exported after December 31, 1996.

\2\ 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.

\3\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,

6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,

6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070.

\4\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\5\ Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and

4202.22.8030.

\6\ 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.

\7\ 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.

\8\ 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.

\9\ 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.

\10\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\11\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

\12\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,

6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and

6109.10.0065.

\13\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.

\14\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,

6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.

\15\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,

6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and

6302.31.9010.

\16\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,

5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,

5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,

5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,

5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,

5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,

5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,

5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.

\17\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,

5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,

5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,

5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,

5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,

5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,

5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,

5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and 5516.34.0520.

\18\ Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,

6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,

6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.

\19\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.

\20\ Category 666-C: only HTS number 6303.92.2000.

\21\ 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,

5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010,

5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.

\22\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000,

5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020,

5801.26.0010,5801.26.0020, 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

(Category 224-V).

\23\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005

and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,

4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 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)

\24\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-

A).

\25\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010,

6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-

P).

\26\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and

4202.32.9550.

\27\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\28\ Category 863-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2015.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97-13216 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]

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