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 Indonesia

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 Indonesia

December 19, 1997.

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, 1998.

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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or

manufactured in Indonesia and exported during the period January 1,

1998 through December 31, 1998 are based on limits notified to the

Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing (ATC) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated November 1, 1996 between the Governments of the United States and

Indonesia.

Pursuant to the provisions of the ATC, the second stage of the

integration commences on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR 21075, published on

May 1, 1995). Accordingly, certain previously restrained categories may

have been modified or eliminated and certain limits may have been

revised. Integrated products will no longer be subject to quota. CITA

has informed Indonesia of its intent to continue the bilateral visa

arrangement for those products.

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

Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1998 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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see

62 FR 51832, published on October 3, 1997. Information regarding the

1998 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later

date.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 19, 1997.

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); Executive Order 11651 of

March 3, 1972, as amended; the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing (ATC); and a Memorandum of Understanding dated November

1, 1996 between the Governments of the United States and Indonesia,

you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1998, 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 Indonesia and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1998 and

extending through December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

levels of restraint:

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

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Levels in Group I

200....................................... 840,115 kilograms.

219....................................... 9,332,338 square meters.

225....................................... 6,535,057 square meters.

300/301................................... 3,993,647 kilograms.

313....................................... 16,933,428 square meters.

314....................................... 59,127,294 square meters.

315....................................... 26,866,342 square meters.

317/326/617............................... 25,949,013 square meters of

which not more than

3,834,249 square meters

shall be in Category 326.

331/631................................... 2,382,918 dozen pairs.

334/335................................... 218,363 dozen.

336/636................................... 609,941 dozen.

338/339................................... 1,179,215 dozen.

340/640................................... 1,452,234 dozen.

341....................................... 873,449 dozen.

342/642................................... 363,059 dozen.

345....................................... 422,304 dozen.

347/348................................... 1,597,458 dozen.

350/650................................... 167,735 dozen.

351/651................................... 471,976 dozen.

359-C/659-C \1\........................... 1,379,623 kilograms.

359-S/659-S \2\........................... 1,452,234 kilograms.

360....................................... 1,292,483 numbers.

361....................................... 1,292,483 numbers.

369-S \3\................................. 891,445 kilograms.

433....................................... 11,495 dozen.

443....................................... 85,282 numbers.

445/446................................... 57,147 dozen.

447....................................... 17,058 dozen.

448....................................... 21,004 dozen.

604-A \4\................................. 693,341 kilograms.

611-O \5\................................. 4,348,000 square meters.

613/614/615............................... 24,615,378 square meters.

618-O \6\................................. 5,808,939 square meters.

619/620................................... 9,003,856 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629-O \7\................. 27,472,821 square meters.

634/635................................... 290,447 dozen.

638/639................................... 1,510,326 dozen.

641....................................... 2,214,226 dozen.

643....................................... 323,122 numbers.

644....................................... 452,369 numbers.

645/646................................... 764,269 dozen.

647/648................................... 3,166,258 dozen.

847....................................... 400,049 dozen.

Group II

201, 218, 220, 222-224, 226, 227, 237, 88,761,855 square meters

239pt. \8\, 332, 333, 352, 359-O \9\, equivalent.

362, 363, 369-O \10\, 400, 410, 414, 431,

434, 435, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 459pt.

\11\, 464, 469pt. \12\, 603, 604-O \13\,

606, 607, 621, 622, 624, 633, 649, 652,

659-O \14\, 666, 669-O \15\, 670-O \16\,

831, 833-836, 838, 840, 842-846, 850-852,

858 and 859pt. \17\, as a group.

Subgroup in Group II

400, 410, 414, 431, 434, 435, 436, 438, 3,010,288 square meters

440, 442, 444, 459pt., 464 and 469pt., as equivalent.

a group.

In Group II subgroup

435....................................... 47,259 dozen.

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\1\ 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.

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\2\ Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,

6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020; 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.

\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\4\ Category 604-A: only HTS number 5509.32.0000.

\5\ Category 611-O: all HTS numbers except 5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025

and 5516.14.0085.

\6\ Category 618-O: all HTS numbers except 5408.24.9010 and

5408.24.9040.

\7\ Category 625/626/627/628; Category 629-O: all HTS numbers except

5408.34.9085 and 5516.24.0085.

\8\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).

\9\ 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); 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,

6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020 (Category

359-S) and 6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.).

\10\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-

S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,

5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700 (Category

369pt.).

\11\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060,

6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.

\12\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010

and 6406.10.9020.

\13\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-

A).

\14\ 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, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-

C); 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,

6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S); 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540 (Category

659pt.).

\15\ 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);

5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.).

\16\ 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).

\17\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,

6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,

6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.

The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to

the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified

to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported during 1997 shall be

charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated November 29, 1996) to the extent of any unfilled

balances. In the event the limits established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged

to the limits set forth in this directive.

Products for integration in 1998 listed in the Federal Register

notice published on May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the applicable limits to the extent

of any unfilled balances. After January 1, 1998, should those

unfilled balances be exhausted, such products shall no longer be

charged to any limit, due to integration of these products into GATT

1994.

CITA has informed Indonesia of its intent to continue the

bilateral visa arrangement for those products. An export visa will

continue to be required, if applicable, for products integrated on

and after January 1, 1998, before entry is permitted into the United

States.

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. 97-33701 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]

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