| Title: | MALAYSIA-CATEGORY 611 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-01-13 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CARLA ZZ-DONOFRIO
SUBJECT : MALAYSIA-CATEGORY 611
DATE : 01/13/98
DECEMBER 23, 1997
SPE-2 FO:TC:I:E CDD
CATEGORY: TEX
TO : ALL PORT DIRECTORS, CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT CENTER (CMC)
DIRECTORS AND STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER (STC) DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE
PASS TO : ALL IMPORT SPECIALISTS, NATIONAL IMPORT
SPECIALISTS, ENTRY OFFICERS, INSPECTORS AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALISTS, BROKERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT : TBT-97-122 - AMENDMENT OF QUOTA AND VISA
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAN-MADE FIBER TEXTILE
PRODUCTS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN MALAYSIA
COUNTRY : MALAYSIA
BACKGROUND:
PURSUANT TO A CITA DIRECTIVE, DATED JANUARY 6, 1997,
EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 14, 1998, DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC
CLASSIFIED IN HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) NUMBERS
5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025 AND 5516.14.0085 IN CATEGORY 611
WHICH IS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN MALAYSIA AND IMPORTED
ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998 WILL NO LONGER BE SUBJECT TO
VISA REQUIREMENTS AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO 1998 LIMITS.
THE NEW DESIGNATION FOR CATEGORY 611 WILL BE 611-O. THE
1998 QUOTA LEVEL FOR THE NEW PART-CATEGORY 611-O REMAINS
UNCHANGED.
PRODUCTS IN CATEGORY 611, PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN
MALAYSIA AND EXPORTED FROM MALAYSIA ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,
1998 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 611-O PART-CATEGORY VISA.
THERE WILL BE A GRACE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1998 THROUGH
JANUARY 31, 1998 DURING WHICH PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM
MALAYSIA IN CATEGORY 611 MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WHOLE OR
NEW PART-CATEGORY VISA. A VISA WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR
DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC IN CATEGORY 611 BEGINNING ON
JANUARY 1, 1998, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF EXPORT.
ACTION:
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14, 1998, ALL PRINTED FABRIC CLASSIFIED IN
THE HTS NUMBERS SPECIFIED ABOVE WHICH IS PRODUCED OR
MANUFACTURED IN MALAYSIA AND IMPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,
1998, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF EXPORT WILL NO LONGER
REQUIRE A VISA OR WILL BE SUBJECT TO QUOTA RESTRICTIONS.
IN ADDITION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14, 1998, A 611-O PART
CATEGORY VISA WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTS IN CATEGORY 611,
PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN MALAYSIA AND EXPORTED FROM
MALAYSIA ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998. THERE WILL BE A GRACE
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1998 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 1998 DURING
WHICH PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM MALAYSIA IN CATEGORY 611 MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY THE WHOLE OR NEW PART-CATEGORY VISA. A VISA
WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC IN
CATEGORY 611 BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 1998, REGARDLESS OF THE
DATE OF EXPORT.
INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS TELEX, CONTACT
CARLA D ONOFRIO AT (202) 927-0424, JUNE PERGOLA AT (202) 927-
0705, OR BOB DORSETT AT (202) 927-7002, TRADE COMPLIANCE.
PHILIP METZGER