| Title: | MALDIVES-VISA AMENDMENT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-04-03 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CARLA ZZ-DONOFRIO
SUBJECT : MALDIVES-VISA AMENDMENT
DATE : 04/02/98
APRIL 1, 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 AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT: TBT-98-024-AMENDMENT OF VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
COTTON, WOOL AND MAN-MADE FIBER APPAREL PRODUCED OR
MANUFACTURED IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
COUNTRY: MALDIVES
BACKGROUND:
A CITA DIRECTIVE DATED MARCH 20, 1998 AMENDED THE EXISTING VISA
ARRANGEMENT TO REQUIRE THAT THE QUANTITY STATED ON THE VISA MUST
BE LISTED IN WHOLE UNITS.
ACTION:
EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 15, 1998, APPAREL PRODUCTS, PRODUCED OR
MANUFACTURED IN MALDIVES AND EXPORTED ON OR AFTER APRIL 15, 1998
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VISA WITH THE QUANTITY STATED IN WHOLE
UNITS. DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED. IF THE
QUANTITY EXPORTED EXCEEDS ONE SPECIFIC WHOLE UNIT, BUT IS LESS
THAN THE NEXT WHOLE UNIT, VISAED QUANTITIES WILL BE ROUNDED TO
THE CLOSEST WHOLE UNIT. HALF UNITS WILL BE ROUNDED UP. WHERE
THE EXPORTED UNIT IS LESS THAN ONE UNIT, THE SHIPMENT WILL BE
ROUNDED UPWARDS TO ONE UNIT.
THERE WILL BE A GRACE PERIOD FROM APRIL 15, 1998 THROUGH MAY 14,
1998 DURING WHICH PRODUCTS, PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN MALDIVES,
WILL NOT BE DENIED ENTRY IF THE QUANTITY IS STATED IN DECIMALS
AND FRACTIONS. SHIPMENTS EXPORTED AFTER MAY 14, 1998 WILL BE
DENIED ENTRY UNLESS THE QUANTITY IS STATED IN WHOLE NUMBERS.
INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS VISA REQUIREMENT,
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT CARLA D'ONOFRIO AT (202) 927-
0424, JUNE PERGOLA AT (202) 927-0705, OR BOB DORSETT AT (202) 927-
7002.
PHILIP METZGER