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Federal Register: October 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 202)

DOCID: FR Doc 03-26422

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection establishing limits.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

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 Hong Kong

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 1, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

October 14, 2003.

SUMMARY:

Hong Kong,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

October 14, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Hong Kong and exported during the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 are based on limits notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, to establish the 2004 limits. These limits have been adjusted, variously, pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body. These limits are subject to further adjustment pursuant to these provisions. However, as the ATC and all restrictions thereunder will terminate on January 1, 2005, no adjustment for carryforward (borrowing from next year's limits for use in the current year) has been made nor will such an adjustment be available in the future.

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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Information regarding the 2004 Correlation will be published in the Federal Register.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 14, 2003.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 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; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the twelvemonth period beginning on January 1, 2004 and extending through December 31, 2004, in excess of the following levels of restraint:
Category Twelvemonth restraint limit Group I ............................... 200220, 224227, 300326, 360363, 181,028,517 square meters 369(1) \1\, 369pt. \2\, 400414, equivalent.
469pt. \3\, 603, 604, 611620, 624629
and 666pt. \4\, as a group.
Sublevels in Group I ............................... 218/225/317/326........................ 84,752,686 square meters of which not more than 4,667,846 square meters shall be in Category 218(1) \5\ (yarn dyed fabric other than denim and jacquard).
219.................................... 53,307,547 square meters. 611.................................... 8,404,654 square meters. 617.................................... 5,302,747 square meters. Group I subgroup ............................... 200, 226/313, 314, 315, 369(1) and 604, 142,861,341 square meters as a group. equivalent.
Within Group I subgroup ............................... 200.................................... 459,597 kilograms. 226/313................................ 95,622,293 square meters. 314.................................... 25,788,184 square meters. 315.................................... 12,749,766 square meters. 369(1) (shoptowels).................... 1,047,772 kilograms. 604.................................... 315,482 kilograms. Group II ............................... 237, 239pt. \6\, 331pt. \7\ 332348, 936,285,136 square meters 351, 352, 359(1) \8\, 359(2) \9\, equivalent.
359pt. \10\, 433438, 440448, 459pt.
\11\, 631pt. \12\ 633648, 651, 652,
659(1) \13\, 659(2) \14\, 659pt. \15\,
and 443/444/643/644(1), as a group.
Sublevels in Group II ............................... 237.................................... 1,541,510 dozen.
331pt.................................. 1,640,761 dozen pairs. 333/334................................ 350,628 dozen.
335.................................... 358,766 dozen.
338/339 \16\ (shirts and blouses other 3,049,398 dozen.
than tank tops and tops, knit).
338/339(1) \17\ (tank tops and knit 2,291,027 dozen.
tops).
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340.................................... 2,920,118 dozen.
345.................................... 533,362 dozen.
347/348................................ 7,069,946 dozen of which not more than 6,979,946 dozen shall be in Categories 347W/ 348W \18\; and not more than 5,289,668 dozen shall be in Category 348W.
352.................................... 9,066,956 dozen.
359(1) (coveralls, overalls and 759,420 kilograms. jumpsuits).
359(2) (vests)......................... 1,582,787 kilograms. 433.................................... 11,484 dozen.
434.................................... 12,328 dozen.
435.................................... 80,278 dozen.
436.................................... 104,558 dozen.
438.................................... 858,711 dozen.
442.................................... 101,869 dozen.
443.................................... 65,969 numbers.
444.................................... 46,127 numbers.
445/446................................ 1,419,334 dozen.
447/448................................ 71,378 dozen.
631pt.................................. 157,772 dozen pairs. 633/634/635............................ 1,572,748 dozen of which not more than 588,244 dozen shall be in Categories 633/634; and not more than 1,207,693 dozen shall be in Category 635. 638/639................................ 5,119,306 dozen.
641.................................... 884,594 dozen.
644.................................... 58,029 numbers.
645/646................................ 1,402,458 dozen.
647.................................... 711,711 dozen.
648.................................... 1,225,512 dozen of which not more than 1,210,722 dozen shall be in Category 648W \19\.
652.................................... 6,111,333 dozen.
659(1) (coveralls, overalls and 839,358 kilograms. jumpsuits).
659(2) (swimsuits)..................... 361,847 kilograms. 443/444/643/644(1) (madetomeasure 63,816 numbers.
suits).
Group II subgroup ............................... 336, 341, 342, 351, 636, 640, 642 and 170,125,863 square meters 651, as a group. equivalent.
Within Group II subgroup ............................... 336.................................... 297,728 dozen.
341.................................... 2,955,832 dozen.
342.................................... 651,966 dozen.
351.................................... 1,248,409 dozen.
636.................................... 400,690 dozen.
640.................................... 1,182,637 dozen.
642.................................... 318,643 dozen.
651.................................... 433,937 dozen.
Group IIIonly 852..................... 11,125,041 square meters equivalent.
Limits not in a group ............................... 845(1) \20\ (sweaters made in Hong 1,129,483 dozen.
Kong).
845(2) \21\ (sweaters assembled in Hong 2,703,551 dozen.
Kong from knittoshape components,
knit elsewhere).
846(1) \22\ (sweaters made in Hong 182,647 dozen.
Kong).
846(2) \23\ (sweaters assembled in Hong 440,113 dozen.
Kong from knittoshape components,
knit elsewhere).
\1\ Category 369(1): only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\2\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000, 4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 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, 5805.00.3000, 5807.10.0510, 5807.90.0510, 6301.30.0010, 6301.30.0020, 6302,51.1000, 6302.51.2000, 6302.51.3000, 6302.51.4000, 6302.60.0010, 6302.60.0030, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0025, 6302.91.0045, 6302.91.0050, 6302.91.0060, 6303.11.0000, 6303.91.0010, 6303.91.0020, 6304.91.0020, 6304.92.0000, 6305.20.0000, 6306.11.0000, 6307.10.1020, 6307.10.1090, 6307.90.3010, 6307.90.4010, 6307.90.5010, 6307.90.8910, 6307.90.8945, 6307.90.9882, 6406.10.7700, 9404.90.1000, 9404.90.8040, 9404.90.9505 and HTS number in 369(1).
\3\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010, 6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010 and 6406.10.9020.
\4\ Category 666pt.: all HTS numbers except 5805.00.4010, 6301.10.0000, 6301.40.0010, 6301.40.0020, 6301.90.0010, 6302.53.0010, 6302.53.0020, 6302.53.0030, 6302.93.1000, 6302.93.2000, 6303.12.0000, 6303.19.0010, 6303.92.1000, 6303.92.2010, 6303.92.2020, 6303.99.0010, 6304.11.2000, 6304.19.1500, 6304.19.2000, 6304.91.0040, 6304.93.0000, 6304.99.6020, 6307.90.9884, 9404.90.8522 and 9404.90.9522.
\5\ Category 218(1): all HTS numbers except 5209.42.0060, 5209.42.0080, 5211.42.0060, 5211.42.0080, 5514.32.0015 and 5516.43.0015. \6\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers). \7\ Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510.
\8\ Category 359(1): 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.
\9\ Category 359(2): only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070.
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\10\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010, 6117.20.9010, 6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010, 6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060, 6505.90.2545 and HTS numbers in 359(1) and 359(2).
\11\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000, 6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505, 6406.99.1560.
\12\ Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800, 6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530.
\13\ Category 659(1): 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. \14\ Category 659(2): 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.
\15\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.11.0010, 6115.12.2000, 6117.10.2030, 6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000, 6214.40.0000, 6406.99.1510, 6406.99.1540 and HTS numbers in 659(1) and 659(2). \16\ Categories 338/339: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and 6114.20.0010.
\17\ Category 338/339(1): only HTS numbers 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and 6114.20.0010. \18\ Category 347W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060, 6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category 348W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\19\ Category 648W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025, 6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
\20\ Category 845(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2074, 6104.29.2079, 6110.90.9024, 6110.90.9042 and 6117.90.9015.
\21\ Category 845(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2070, 6104.29.2077, 6110.90.9022 and 6110.90.9040.
\22\ Category 846(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2068, 6104.29.2075, 6110.90.9020 and 6110.90.9038.
\23\ Category 846(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2066, 6104.29.2073, 6110.90.9018 and 6110.90.9036.

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 2003 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated November 1, 2002) 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.

The conversion factors for merged Categories 333/334, 633/634/ 635 and 638/639 are 33, 33.90 and 13, respectively. The conversion factor for Category 239pt. is 8.79.

In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 4824212. For information on the quota status of these limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards of each Customs port, call (202) 9275850, or refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.