BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

December 29, 2005

USA : Import limits adjustment on Belarus wool textile products

Office of Textiles and Apparel's Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) announced the adjustment of import limits for certain wool textile products produced or manufactured in Belarus.

Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.

For Further Information Contact: Ross Arnold, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, US 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) 344-2650, or refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.cbp.gov.

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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing pursuant of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the governments of the Republic of Belarus and the United States.

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 69 FR 57270 (September 24, 2004).

James C. Leonard III,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile AgreementsDecember 21, 2005.

Commissioner,

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on September 20, 2004, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

That directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Belarus and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2005 and extends through December 31, 2005.

Effective on December 28, 2005, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, pursuant to paragraph 5(A) of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the Governments of the United States and Belarus, dated January 10, 2003, as amended May 13, 2004:

Category : Twelve-month restraint limit

435 : 72,099 dozen

448 : 28,943 dozen

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Source:

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=10350

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