| Title: | KNITS TO SHAPE & WINDOW SHADES AND BLINDS STATISTICAL |
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| Date: | 2005-12-28 |
| To: | abi |
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IN A MEMORANDUM DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2005 CITA REQUESTED STATISTICAL
BREAKOUTS FOR: "KNIT TO SHAPE" AND "WINDOW SHADES AND WINDOW BLINDS" IN
CHAPTERS 61 AND 63, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A NEW TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
ALSO, A NEW STATISTICAL NOTE 6 IS ADDED TO CHAPTER 61 WHICH READS AS
FOLLOWS: FOR THE PURPOSES OF HEADING 6110, THE TERM "KNIT TO SHAPE"
MEANS GARMENTS KNIT TO SHAPE OF FLAT-KNITTING MACHINES, HAVING A STITCH
COUNT EXCEEDING 9 STITCHES PER 2 CENTIMETERS, BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
18 STITCHES PER 2 CENTIMETERS, MEASURED ON THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE
FABRIC, IN THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE STITCHES ARE FORMED. ALL OF THE
POCKETS, ARE KNIT TO SHAPE. COMPONENTS ARE CONSIDERED KNIT TO SHAPE IF
THEY COME OFF THE KNITTING MACHINE IN EXACTLY THE FORM USED IN THE
GARMENT, WITHOUT FURTHER CUTTING OR TRIMMING. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS
ARE ASSEMBLED BY LOOPING AND LINKING, INCLUDING THE SIDE SEAMS.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE CHANGES IS JANUARY 1, 2006.