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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcing 1994 Agreement Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong

February 15, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1854).

    The Bilateral Textile Agreement of August 4, 1986, as amended and 
extended, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 29, 1992, 
August 18, 1992 and November 23, 1992 between the Governments of the 
United States and Hong Kong establish limits for the period January 1, 
1994 through December 31, 1994. A complete list of the limits is 
published below.
    A copy of the current bilateral agreement is available from the 
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State, (202) 647-3889.
    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 58 FR 62645 published on November 29, 1993).

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         Category                        Twelve-month limit             
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Group I:                                                                
    200-229, 300-326, 360- 215,874,132 square meters equivalent.        
     369, 400-414, 464-                                                 
     469, 600-629 and 665-                                              
     670, as a group.                                                   
Sublevels in Group I:                                                   
    200..................  295,943 kilograms.                           
    219..................  34,325,660 square meters.                    
    218/225/317/326......  63,593,846 square meters of which not more   
                            than 3,502,500 square meters shall be in    
                            Category 218(1)--yarn dyed fabric other than
                            denim and jacquard.\1\                      
    226/313..............  61,572,862 square meters.                    
    314..................  16,605,462 square meters.                    
    315..................  8,209,797 square meters.                     
    369(1)\2\              674,679 kilograms.                           
     (shoptowels).                                                      
    604..................  203,145 kilograms.                           
    611..................  5,411,903 square meters.                     
    617..................  3,414,531 square meters.                     
Group II:                                                               
    237, 239, 330-359,     785,797,689 square meters equivalent.        
     431-459, 630-659 and                                               
     843/844(1), as a                                                   
     group.                                                             
Sublevels in Group II:                                                  
    237..................  992,605 dozen.                               
    239..................  4,550,232 kilograms.                         
    331..................  3,803,846 dozen pairs.                       
    333/334..............  263,093 dozen.                               
    335..................  314,397 dozen.                               
    336..................  191,711 dozen.                               
    338/339\3\ (shirts     2,672,285 dozen.                             
     and blouses other                                                  
     than tank tops and                                                 
     tops, knit).                                                       
    338/339(1)\4\ (tank    2,007,701 dozen.                             
     tops and knit tops).                                               
    340..................  2,558,995 dozen.                             
    341..................  2,590,291 dozen.                             
    342..................  489,201 dozen.                               
    345..................  400,205 dozen.                               
    347/348..............  6,116,749 dozen of which not more than       
                            3,010,431 dozen shall be in Category 347;   
                            not more than 4,635,504 dozen shall be in   
                            Category 348.                               
    350..................  120,853 dozen.                               
    351..................  1,094,023 dozen.                             
    352..................  5,838,370 dozen.                             
    359(1)\5\ (coveralls,  525,282 kilograms.                           
     overalls and                                                       
     jumpsuits).                                                        
    359(2)\6\ (outer       1,094,796 kilograms.                         
     vests).                                                            
    433..................  9,181 dozen.                                 
    434..................  9,856 dozen.                                 
    435..................  70,350 dozen.                                
    436..................  91,626 dozen.                                
    438..................  752,516 dozen.                               
    442..................  81,434 dozen.                                
    443..................  57,811 numbers.                              
    443/444/643/644/843/8  51,977 numbers.                              
     44(1) (made-to-                                                    
     measure suits).                                                    
    444..................  36,873 numbers.                              
    445/446..............  1,243,809 dozen.                             
    447/448..............  62,551 dozen.                                
    631..................  550,910 dozen pairs.                         
    633/634/635..........  1,180,105 dozen of which not more than       
                            441,385 dozen shall be in Categories 633/634
                            and not more than 906,188 dozen shall be in 
                            Category 635.                               
    636..................  258,011 dozen.                               
    638/639..............  4,486,213 dozen.                             
    640..................  818,017 dozen.                               
    641..................  775,199 dozen.                               
    642..................  205,180 dozen.                               
    644..................  37,366 numbers.                              
    645/646..............  1,289,860 dozen.                             
    647..................  458,284 dozen.                               
    648..................  986,119 dozen.                               
    649..................  705,573 dozen.                               
    650..................  145,910 dozen.                               
    651..................  279,420 dozen.                               
    652..................  4,227,137 dozen.                             
    659(1)\7\ (coveralls,  580,574 kilograms.                           
     overalls and                                                       
     jumpsuits).                                                        
    659(2)\8\ (swimsuits)  232,999 kilograms.                           
Group III:                                                              
    831-842, 843/844       43,781,993 square meters equivalent.         
     (excluding made-to-                                                
     measure suits), and                                                
     847-859, as a group.                                               
Sublevels in Group III:                                                 
    835..................  102,140 dozen.                               
    836..................  141,109 dozen.                               
    840..................  606,721 dozen.                               
    842..................  227,787 dozen.                               
    847..................  325,830 dozen.                               
Limits not in a group:                                                  
    845(1)\9\ (sweaters    1,101,878 dozen.                             
     made in Hong Kong).                                                
    845(2)\10\ (sweaters   2,637,477 dozen.                             
     assembled in Hong                                                  
     Kong from knit-to-                                                 
     shape component                                                    
     parts knitted                                                      
     elsewhere).                                                        
    846(1)\11\ (sweaters   178,184 dozen.                               
     made in Hong Kong).                                                
    846(2)\12\ (sweaters   429,356 dozen.                               
     assembled in Hong                                                  
     Kong from knit-to-                                                 
     shape component                                                    
     parts knitted                                                      
     elsewhere).                                                        
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\1\Category 218(1):The Government of Hong Kong will continue to visa    
  these products as 218.                                                
\2\Category 369(1): only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       
\3\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.                                                         
\4\Categories 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.            
\5\Category 359(1): only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,        
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 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.                                                         
\6\Category 359(2): only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.4030,        
  6104.12.0040, 6104.19.2040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 
  6110.20.2035, 6110.90.0044, 6110.90.0046, 6201.92.2010. 6202.92.2020, 
  6203.19.1030, 6203.19.4030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.3040, 6211.32.0070  
  and 6211.42.0070.                                                     
\7\Category 659(1): only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,        
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010, 
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 
  6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.            
\8\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.                          
\9\Category 845(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2074, 6104.29.2079,        
  6110.90.0024, 6110.90.0042 and 6117.90.0021.                          
\10\Category 845(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2070, 6104.29.2077,       
  6110.90.0022 and 6110.90.0040.                                        
\11\Category 846(1): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2068, 6104.29.2075,       
  6110.90.0020, 6110.90.0038 and 6117.90.0018.                          
\12\Category 846(2): only HTS numbers 6103.29.2066, 6104.29.2073,       
  6110.90.0018 and 6110.90.0036.                                        

    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).
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-3914 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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