# 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 Taiwan > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-24965 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 17, 1998 - **Citation:** 63 FR 49689 ## Text 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 Taiwan September 11, 1998. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: September 17, 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted, variously, for swing, special shift, 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 62 FR 67837, published on December 30, 1997. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements September 11, 1998. 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 December 22, 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, produced or manufactured in Taiwan and exported during the twelve- month period beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending through December 31, 1998. Effective on September 17, 1998, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adjusted twelve-month limit Category \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sublevel in Group I 363....................................... 12,931,701 numbers. Group II 237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/ 733,897,492 square meters 339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650, equivalent. 351, 352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-C \2\, 359-H/659-H \3\, 359-O \4\, 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 \5\, 659-O \6\, 831-844, and 846-859, as a group. Sublevels in Group II 239....................................... 5,970,410 kilograms. 331....................................... 498,266 dozen pairs. 336....................................... 136,243 dozen. 345....................................... 124,758 dozen. 352/652................................... 3,045,680 dozen. 359-H/659-H............................... 5,083,148 kilograms. 433....................................... 14,217 dozen. 435....................................... 25,159 dozen. 438....................................... 29,638 dozen. 442....................................... 42,233 dozen. 443....................................... 54,822 numbers. 444....................................... 80,719 numbers. [[Page 49690]] 631....................................... 5,247,940 dozen pairs. 633/634/635............................... 1,655,026 dozen of which not more than 966,766 dozen shall be in Categories 633/ 634 and not more than 862,820 dozen shall be in Category 635. 638/639................................... 6,567,352 dozen. 642....................................... 840,251 dozen. Group II Subgroup 333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/650, 351, 447/ 76,796,124 square meters 448, 636, 641 and 651, as a group. equivalent. Within Group II Subgroup 342....................................... 227,249 dozen. 350/650................................... 136,712 dozen. 351....................................... 365,403 dozen. 447/448................................... 20,983 dozen. 636....................................... 396,605 dozen. 651....................................... 490,340 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1997. \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; 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. \3\ 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. \4\ 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, 6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category 359-H). \5\ 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. \6\ 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); 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). 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. 98-24965 Filed 9-16-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-24965. Public record. Not legal advice.