| Title: | QUOTA/VISA AMENDMENT-EGYPT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-01-26 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CARLA ZZ-DONOFRIO
SUBJECT : QUOTA/VISA AMENDMENT-EGYPT
DATE : 01/26/98
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-98-004 - AMENDMENT OF QUOTA AND VISA
REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC PRODUCED
OR MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT
COUNTRY : EGYPT
BACKGROUND:
PURSUANT TO A CITA DIRECTIVE, DATED JANUARY 14, 1998,
EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 22, 1998, DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC
CLASSIFIED IN HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) NUMBERS
5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035, 5209.51.6032 (CATEGORY 313),
5209.51.6015 (CATEGORY 314), 5208.52.4055 (CATEGORY 315),
5208.59.2085 (CATEGORY 317), 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 AND
5211.59.0015 (CATEGORY 326) WHICH IS PRODUCED OR
MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT 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
CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND 326 WILL BE PART-CATEGORY
313-O, 314-O, 315-O, 317-O AND 326-O. THE 1998 QUOTA LEVELS
FOR CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND 326 REMAIN THE SAME
FOR THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED PART-CATEGORIES.
PRODUCTS IN CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND 326, PRODUCED
OR MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT AND EXPORTED FROM EGYPT ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1998 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 313-O, 314-O, 315-
O, 317-O AND 326-O PART-CATEGORY VISA. THERE WILL BE A
GRACE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1998 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 1998
DURING WHICH PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM EGYPT IN CATEGORIES 313,
314, 315, 317, AND 326 MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WHOLE OR
NEW PART-CATEGORY VISA. A VISA WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR
DISCHARGE PRINTED FABRIC IN CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317,
AND 326 BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 1998, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE
OF EXPORT.
ACTION:
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 22, 1998, ALL PRINTED FABRIC CLASSIFIED IN
THE HTS NUMBERS SPECIFIED ABOVE WHICH IS PRODUCED OR
MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT 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 22, 1998, A 313-O, 314-O, 315-
O, 317-O AND 326-O PART-CATEGORY VISA WILL BE REQUIRED FOR
PRODUCTS IN CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND 326, PRODUCED
OR MANUFACTURED IN EGYPT AND EXPORTED FROM EGYPT 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 EGYPT IN CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND
326 MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WHOLE OR NEW PART-CATEGORY
VISA. A VISA WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR DISCHARGE PRINTED
FABRIC IN CATEGORIES 313, 314, 315, 317, AND 326 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