COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits and Transshipment Charges for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

December 6, 1999.

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


ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 2000 limits and charging transshipments to the 2000 limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.


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, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. 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 Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated February 1, 1997 between the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China establishes limits for textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the period beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending through December 31, 2000.

A notice published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1998 (63 FR 25202) announced that transshipment charges would be made to the 2000 quota year for Categories 331, 341, 347/348, 351, 352, 631, 636, 641, 647, 649 and 652, pursuant to the February 1, 1997 MOU and in accordance with a letter to the Government of the People's Republic of China dated May 4, 1998.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to establish the limits for 2000 and to charge transshipments to the aforementioned categories for 2000. The 2000 limits may be revised if China becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO agreement to China.

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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Information regarding the 2000 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.

Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.



Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 6, 1999.


Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, 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 a Memorandum of Understanding dated February 1, 1997 between the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2000, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending through December 31, 2000, in excess of the following levels of restraint:



CategoryTwelve-month limit
Group I
200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/301, 313-315, 317/326, 331, 333-336, 338/339, 340-342, 345, 347/348, 350-352, 359-C1, 359-V2, 360-363, 369-D3, 369-H4, 369-L5, 410, 433436, 438, 440, 442-444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611, 613-615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-643, 644/844, 645/646, 647-652, 659-C6, 659-H7, 659-S8, 666, 669-P9, 670-L10, 831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and 845-847, as a group1,489,747,475 square meters equivalent.
Sublevels in Group I
200760,171 kilograms.
21811,545,878 square meters.
2192,489,303 square meters.
22611,303,244 square meters.
2372,081,724 dozen.
2393,140,030 kilograms.
300/3012,322,012 kilograms.
31342,937,692 square meters.
31450,905,532 square meters.
315135,765,776 square meters.
317/32622,221,367 square meters of which not more than 4,251,384 square meters shall be in Category 326.
3315,315,074 dozen pairs.
333102,104 dozen.
334330,687 dozen.
335390,241 dozen.
336178,268 dozen.
338/3392,345,616 dozen of which not more than 1,780,579 dozen shall be in Categories 338-S/339-S11.
340799,275 dozen of which not more than 399,637 dozen shall be in Category 340-Z12.
341692,566 dozen of which not more than 415,540 dozen shall be in Category 341-Y13.
342271,958 dozen.
345129,290 dozen.
347/3482,351,226 dozen.
350173,730 dozen.
351580,776 dozen.
3521,653,713 dozen.
359-C629,916 kilograms.
359-V908,816 kilograms.
3608,076,935 numbers of which not more than 5,509,250 numbers shall be in Category 360-P14.
3614,429,563 numbers.
3627,393,164 numbers.
36321,943,004 numbers.
369-D4,850,271 kilograms.
369-H5,168,442 kilograms.
369-L3,456,254 kilograms.
4101,009,038 square meters of which not more than 808,853 square meters shall be in Category 410-A15 and not more than 808,853 square meters shall be in Category 410-B16.
43320,955 dozen.
43413,399 dozen.
43524,610 dozen.
43615,161 dozen.
43826,531 dozen.
44037,904 dozen of which not more than 21,659 dozen shall be in Category 440-M17.
44240,123 dozen.
443129,627 numbers.
444208,985 numbers.
445/446288,334 dozen.
44770,970 dozen.
44822,389 dozen.
6073,353,959 kilograms.
6115,560,882 square meters.
6137,868,643 square meters.
61412,365,009 square meters.
61525,741,702 square meters.
61717,985,467 square meters.
6311,346,594 dozen pairs.
63359,064 dozen.
634642,575 dozen.
635677,805 dozen.
636558,042 dozen.
638/6392,461,210 dozen.
6401,393,501 dozen.
6411,320,054 dozen.
642347,966 dozen.
643525,254 numbers.
644/8443,723,828 numbers.
645/646826,729 dozen.
6471,586,522 dozen.
6481,133,559 dozen.
649986,417 dozen.
650120,444 dozen.
651797,134 dozen of which not more than 140,341 dozen shall be in Category 651-B18.
6522,885,070 dozen.
659-C422,011 kilograms.
659-H2,933,239 kilograms.
659-S640,531 kilograms.
6663,654,898 kilograms of which not more than 1,319,191 kilograms shall be in Category 666-C19.
669-P2,090,713 kilograms.
670-L16,639,834 kilograms.
831591,155 dozen pairs.
83330,221 dozen.
835125,126 dozen.
836291,437 dozen.
840486,746 dozen.
842276,868 dozen.
8452,464,408 dozen.
846180,898 dozen.
8471,272,257 dozen.
Group II
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O20, 431, 432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653, 654 and 659-O21, as a group126,050,507 square meters equivalent.
Group III
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V22, 224-O23, 225, 227, 229, 369-O24, 400, 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O25, 606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O26 and 670-O27, as a group261,472,463 square meters equivalent.
Sublevel in Group III
224-V3,745,293 square meters.
2256,461,344 square meters.
Group IV
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 858 and 859, as a group11,939,855 square meters equivalent.
Levels not in a Group
369-S28615,054 kilograms.
863-S298,704,930 numbers.
87033,431,528 kilograms.




























i1\1\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.
i1\2\Category 359-V: 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.
i1\3\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045.
i1\4\Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and 4202.22.8030.
i1\5\Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091 and 6307.90.9905.
i1\6\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.
i1\7\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.
i1\8\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.
i1\9\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.
i1\10\Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907.
i1\11\Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
i1\12\Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
i1\13\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
i1\14\Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010, 6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and 6302.31.9010.
i1\15\Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030, 5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060, 5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000, 5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010, 5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010, 5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510, 5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510, 5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510, 5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.
i1\16\Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030, 5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030, 5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000, 5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020, 5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020, 5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000, 5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520, 5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520, 5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and 5516.34.0520.
i1\17\Category 440-M: Only HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030, 6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520, 6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.
i1\18\Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.
i1\19\Category 666-C: only HTS number 6303.92.2000.
i1\20\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); 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 (Category 359-V).
i1\21\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).
i1\22\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.
i1\23\Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category 224-V).
i1\24\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091 and 6307.90.9905 (Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S)
i1\25\Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-A).
i1\26\Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).
i1\27\Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and 4202.32.9550.
i1\28\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
i1\29\Category 863-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2015.


The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Products in the above categories exported during 1999 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated November 30, 1998) 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.

These limits may be revised if China becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO agreement to China.

The conversion factor for merged Categories 638/639 is 12.96 (square meters equivalent/category unit).

Pursuant to the February 1, 1997 MOU and in accordance with a letter to the Government of the People's Republic of China dated May 4, 1998, you are directed to charge the following amounts to the 2000 limits for categories listed below:


CategoryAmount to be charged
33182,122 dozen pairs.
34180 dozen.
347/348518 dozen.
35162 dozen.
3527,692 dozen.
63130,700 dozen pairs.
636101 dozen.
6411,309 dozen.
64725 dozen.
6493,061 dozen.
6526,372 dozen.


In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs 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 to 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. 99-0000 Filed 0-00-99; 8:45 am]
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