The Bilateral Textile Agreement of July 17, 2003, as amended, between the Governments of the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, establishes limits for certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing, carryover, and the recrediting of unused carryforward.
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 (refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov). See 70 FR 75156 (December 19, 2005).
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile AgreementsApril 27, 2006.
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 December 13, 2005, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, and man-made fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2006 and extends through December 31, 2006.
Effective on May 3, 2006, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments of the United States and Vietnam:
| Category | Restraint limit 1 |
|---|---|
| 200 | 129,081 kilograms. |
| 301 | 774,662 kilograms. |
| 332 | 367,867 dozen pairs. |
| 333 | 32,952 dozen. |
| 334/335 | 855,621 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 17,152,108 dozen. |
| 340/640 | 2,551,109 dozen. |
| 341/641 | 988,947 dozen. |
| 342/642 | 751,476 dozen. |
| 345 | 187,356 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 9,502,098 dozen. |
| 351/651 | 649,276 dozen. |
| 352/652 | 2,293,613 dozen. |
| 359-C/659-C 2 | 221,700 kilograms. |
| 359-S/659-S 3 | 681,737 kilograms. |
| 434 | 20,113 dozen. |
| 435 | 49,627 dozen. |
| 440 | 2,845 dozen. |
| 447 | 61,253 dozen. |
| 448 | 37,694 dozen. |
| 620 | 8,263,944 square meters. |
| 632 | 200,466 dozen pairs. |
| 638/639 | 1,550,005 dozen. |
| 645/646 | 112,945 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 2,442,899 dozen. |
| 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2005. | |
| 2 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; 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. | |
| 3 Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020; 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. |
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,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 06-0000 Filed 0-00-06; 8:45 am]
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