Amendment of Export Visa and Quota Requirements for Certain Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Various Countries and Re- Imported

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa and Quota Requirements for Certain

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Various Countries and Re-

Imported

September 30, 1999.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending

visa and quota requirements for goods re-imported.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 8, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, 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.

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) heading

9801.00.26 provides that certain previously imported articles that were

exported to individuals for personal use and are re-imported without

having been advanced in value or improved in condition may be imported

duty-free. Effective on October 8, 1999, textile and apparel products

which are produced or manufactured in various countries and have

previously been entered into the United States for consumption or

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption under quota and visa

requirements are exempt from visa and quota requirements upon re-entry

into the United States if entered under HTS heading 9801.00.26.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 30, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,

all import control directives issued to you by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementations of Textile Agreements. This

directive also amends, but does not cancel, all visa requirements

for all countries for which visa arrangements are in place with the

United States.

Effective on October 8, 1999, you are directed to exempt from

visa and quota requirements, upon re-entry into the United States,

textile and apparel products entered under HTS heading 9801.00.26

which are produced or manufactured in various countries and have

previously been entered into the United States for consumption or

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption under quota and visa

requirements.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 99-25878 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]

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