Exemption of Undeliverable Textile and Apparel Products From Quota and Visa Requirements

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Exemption of Undeliverable Textile and Apparel Products From

Quota and Visa Requirements

June 3, 1999.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting

undeliverable textile and apparel products from quota and visa

requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian F. Fennessy, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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.

Directives from the chairman of the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to the U.S. Customs Service

establishing limits and visa requirements for textile and apparel

products typically address the entry for consumption and withdrawal

from warehouse for consumption of these products. General Note 16(e) of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and U.S. Customs

Service regulation 141.4(c) (19 CFR 141.4(c)) provide that

``undeliverable articles,'' i.e., articles exported from the United

States that are returned within 45 days after exportation, that have

not left the custody of the carrier or foreign customs service, and

that meet the other requirements of those provisions, are exempt from

entry requirements. Therefore, textile and apparel products that meet

the requirements of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) are not

subject to textile and apparel quota and visa requirements.

Effective on June 9, 1999, Customs is directed to exempt

undeliverable textile and apparel products that meet the requirements

of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) from textile and apparel

quota and visa requirements, regardless of date of exportation from the

United States or the country of origin. This directive shall apply only

to articles that were previously entered for consumption or withdrawn

from warehouse for consumption.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 3, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Directives from the chairman of the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to the U.S. Customs

Service establishing limits and visa requirements for textile and

apparel products typically address the entry for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of these products. General

Note 16(e) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

and U.S. Customs Service regulation 141.4(c) (19 CFR 141.4(c))

provide that ``undeliverable articles,'' i.e., articles exported

from the United States that are returned within 45 days after

exportation, that have not left the custody of the carrier or

foreign customs service, and that meet the other requirements of

those provisions, are exempt from entry requirements. Therefore,

textile and apparel products that meet the requirements of General

Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) are not subject to textile and

apparel quota and visa requirements.

Effective on June 9, 1999, Customs is directed to exempt

undeliverable textile and apparel products that meet the

requirements of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) from textile

and apparel quota and visa requirements, regardless of date of

exportation from the United States or the country of origin. This

directive shall apply only to articles that were previously entered

for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that this action falls 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. 99-14590 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]

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