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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Korea

October 8, 1998.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 1998.

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) 927-5850. 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 swing, carryover, carryforward and

recrediting unused carryforward.

In accordance with the special swing provision contained in the

exchange of notes dated April 2 and 8, 1997 between

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the Governments of the United States and Korea, 157,000 square meters

equivalent is being charged to the 1998 Group II limit.

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 67833, published on December 30, 1997.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 8, 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 Korea and exported during the period

beginning January 1, 1998 and extending through December 31, 1998.

Effective on October 15, 1998, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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Category Adjusted limit \1\

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Group I

200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225, 226, 408,535,685 square meters

227, 300-326, 360-363, 369pt. \4\, 400- equivalent.

414, 464, 469pt. \5\, 600-629, 666, 669-

P \6\, 669pt. \7\, and 670-O \8\, as a

group.

Sublevel within Group I

200....................................... 525,669 kilograms.

201....................................... 2,159,623 kilograms.

611....................................... 4,187,410 square meters.

619/620................................... 103,021,570 square meters.

624....................................... 9,006,760 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629....................... 17,387,720 square meters.

Group II

237, 239pt. \9\, 331-348, 350-352, 359-H 569,855,239 square meters

\10\, 359pt. \11\, 431, 433-438, 440- equivalent.

448, 459-W \12\, 459pt. \13\, 631, 633-

652, 659-H \14\, 659-S \15\ and 659pt.

\16\, as a group.

Sublevels within Group II

333/334/335............................... 302,839 dozen of which not

more than 154,785 dozen

shall be in Category 335.

336....................................... 65,204 dozen.

341....................................... 224,756 dozen.

345....................................... 135,599 dozen.

351/651................................... 258,076 dozen.

352....................................... 200,826 dozen.

433....................................... 15,258 dozen.

434....................................... 7,646 dozen.

436....................................... 16,107 dozen.

438....................................... 63,381 dozen.

442....................................... 54,935 dozen.

444....................................... 60,137 numbers.

445/446................................... 57,244 dozen.

447....................................... 93,650 dozen.

448....................................... 39,533 dozen.

631....................................... 339,095 dozen pairs.

636....................................... 299,773 dozen.

638/639................................... 5,501,175 dozen.

640-O \17\................................ 2,639,962 dozen.

641....................................... 1,099,987 dozen of which not

more than 42,585 dozen

shall be in Category 641-Y

\18\.

647/648................................... 1,328,742 dozen.

650....................................... 27,490 dozen.

659-H..................................... 1,434,249 kilograms.

659-S..................................... 202,169 kilograms.

Sublevel within Group III

835....................................... 31,390 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1997.

\2\ 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.

\3\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.

\4\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 6307.90.9905,

(Category 369-L); 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.

\5\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010

and 6406.10.9020.

\6\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\7\ Category 669pt.: 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.

\8\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category

670-L).

\9\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).

\10\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060.

\11\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.1540, 6505.20.2060

(Category 359-H); and 6406.99.1550.

\12\ Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.

\13\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.4090 (Category 459-

W); 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6405.99.1505 and

6406.99.1560.

\14\ 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.

\15\ 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.

\16\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,

6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and

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);

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.

\17\ 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).

\18\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

In accordance with exchange of notes dated April 2 and April 8,

1997 between the Governments of the United States and Korea, for

products exported in 1998, you are directed to charge 157,000 square

meters equivalent to the Group II limit.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98-27715 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]

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