| Title: | 2ND STAGE-VISA REQUIREMENTS |
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| Date: | 1998-12-18 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CARLA ZZ-DONOFRIO
SUBJECT : 2ND STAGE-VISA REQUIREMENTS
DATE : 12/18/1998
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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
SUBJECT : TBT-98-083-AMENDMENT OF EXPORT VISA REQUIREMENTS
FOR TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INTEGRATED INTO GATT 1994
IN THE SECOND STAGE
COUNTRY :
BACKGROUND:
THE SECOND STAGE OF THE INTEGRATION COMMENCED ON JANUARY 1,
1998, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE QUOTA RESTRICTIONS FOR TEXTILE
AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AND EXPORTED FROM WORLD
TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES. ALTHOUGH THE QUOTA
RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED, THE COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO
MAINTAIN COVERAGE OF THE CURRENTLY APPLICABLE VISA SYSTEMS FOR
THE PRODUCTS TO BE INTEGRATED IN THE SECOND STAGE. AS A
RESULT, AN EXPORT VISA ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN CONTINUED TO BE REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTS INTEGRATED ON
AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998, BEFORE ENTRY IS PERMITTED INTO THE
UNITED STATES.
HOWEVER, PURSUANT TO A CITA DIRECTIVE, DATED SEPTEMBER 30,
1998, AS OF JANUARY 1, 1999, EXPORT VISAS FOR TEXTILE AND
CLOTHING PRODUCTS INTEGRATED IN THE SECOND STAGE, ON AND AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1998, WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A VISA FOR TEXTILE AND
APPAREL PRODUCTS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN THE FOLLOWING
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES:
BAHRAIN BANGLADESH
BRAZIL COLOMBIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT
HAITI HONG KONG
INDIA INDONESIA
JAMAICA JAPAN
KOREA MACAU
MALAYSIA MALDIVES
MAURITIUS PAKISTAN
1 PANAMA PERU
PHILIPPINES QATAR
ROMANIA SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA THAILAND
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEXTILE CATEGORIES SUBJECT TO THIS DIRECTIVE ARE 229, 330, 349,
353, 354, 432, 439, 465, 630, 632, 653, 654, 665, 832, 839, AND
899; AND PRODUCTS IN 239-BABIES GARMENTS, EXCEPT DIAPERS; 359,
459, 659 AND 859-FOOTWEAR; 369, 469, AND 669-CERTAIN WADDING
AND FOOTWEAR; AND 859-OTHER SILK BLENDS AND NON-COTTON
VEGETABLE FIBER APPAREL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EXPORT VISAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED FOR
NON-INTEGRATED PRODUCTS AND FOR PRODUCTS INTEGRATED IN THE
SECOND STAGE PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT
MEMBERS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO).
FOR THE WTO MEMBER COUNTRIES, NON-INTEGRATED PRODUCTS IN
CATEGORIES 239, 359, 459, 659, 859, 369, 469 AND 669 WILL
CONTINUE TO BE VISAED IN THESE WHOLE CATEGORIES, EXCEPT IF THE
LETTER OR NUMBER DESIGNATOR FOR A PART-CATEGORY ALREADY EXISTS
IN WHICH CASE THE PART OR NUMBER WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED. IF AN
"O" DESIGNATION ALREADY EXISTS, THEN THAT PART-CATEGORY WILL
CONTINUE TO REQUIRE AN "O" DESIGNATION, EXCLUDING THE HTS
NUMBERS FOR INTEGRATED PRODUCTS. THE HTS COVERAGE FOR THE NON-
WTO MEMBER COUNTRIES REMAIN UNCHANGED.
A COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THIS DIRECTIVE, NO
LONGER REQUIRING A VISA FOLLOW:
I. PART OR PARTIAL CATEGORIES INTEGRATED JANUARY 1, 1998
BABIES GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, EXCEPT DIAPERS
CATEGORY HTS #
239 6111201000
239 6111202000
239 6111203000
239 6111204000
239 6111205000
239 6111206010
239 6111206020
239 6111206030
239 6111206040
239 6111301000
239 6111302000
239 6111303000
239 6111304000
239 6111305010
239 6111305015
239 6111305020
239 6111305030
1 239 6111305040
239 6111901000
239 6111902000
239 6111903000
239 6111904000
239 6111905010
239 6111905020
239 6111905030
239 6111905040
239 6209201000
239 6209202000
239 6209203000
239 6209205030
239 6209205035
239 6209205045
239 6209205050
239 6209301000
239 6209302000
239 6209303010
239 6209303020
239 6209303030
239 6209303040
239 6209901000
239 6209902000
239 6209903010
239 6209903015
239 6209903020
239 6209903030
239 6209903040
239 6505901515
239 6505902030
239 6505905030
239 6505906030
239 6505907030
239 6505908045
FOOTWEAR
CATEGORY HTS
359 6406991550
459 6405206030
459 6405206060
459 6405206090
459 6406991505
459 6406991560
659 6406991510
659 6406991540
859 6406991570
CERTAIN WADDING AND FOOTWEAR
CATEGORY HTS
1 369 5601101000
369 5601210090
369 5701901020
369 5701902020
369 5702109020
369 5702392010
369 5702491020
369 5702491080
369 5702591000
369 5702991010
369 5702991090
369 5705002020
369 6406107700
469 5601290020
469 5603941010
469 6406109020
669 5601102000
669 5601220090
669 5607493000
669 5607504000
669 6406109040
OTHER SILK BLEND AND NON-COTTON VEGETABLE FIBER APPAREL
CATEGORY HTS
859 6103292082
859 6103498060
859 6104292087
859 6104292090
859 6110909064
859 6110909066
859 6112202030
859 6112390090
859 6112490090
859 6114909020
859 6114909030
859 6114909040
859 6114909070
859 6117809570
859 6117909095
859 6203293080
859 6203498010
859 6204294090
859 6204294092
859 6204696070
859 6204699050
859 6211118040
859 6211128030
859 6211204860
859 6211207830
859 6211399010
859 6211399020
859 6211399060
1 859 6211399090
859 6211499010
859 6211499020
859 6211499060
859 6211499070
859 6211499090
859 6213102000
859 6213902000
859 6217109550
859 6217909095
859 6505901560
859 6505902590
859 6505909095
859 6505909085
II. WHOLE CATEGORIES INTEGRATED JANUARY 1, 1998
CATEGORY HTS
229 SPECIAL PURPOSE FABRIC
330 HANDKERCHIEFS
349 BRASSIERES AND OTHER BODY SUPPORTING
GARMENTS
353 MEN'S AND BOY'S DOWN-FILLED COATS
354 WOMEN'S AND GIRL'S DOWN-FILLED COATS
432 HOSIERY
439 BABIES GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES
465 FLOOR COVERINGS
630 HANDKERCHIEFS
631 HOSIERY
653 MEN'S AND BOY'S DOWN-FILLED COATS
654 WOMEN'S AND GIRL'S DOWN-FILLED COATS
665 FLOOR COVERINGS
832 HOSIERY
839 BABIES GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES
899 OTHER SILK AND VEGETABLE BLEND MANUFACTURES
ACTION:
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999, EXPORT VISAS FOR TEXTILE AND
CLOTHING PRODUCTS INTEGRATED IN THE SECOND STAGE, ON AND AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1998, WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A VISA FOR TEXTILE AND
APPAREL PRODUCTS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN THE WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE.
INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MATTER, PLEASE
CONTACT CARLA D'ONOFRIO AT (202) 927-0424, JUNE PERGOLA AT
(202) 927-0705, OR BOB DORSETT AT (202) 927-7002, COMMERCIAL
ENFORCEMENT.
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PHILIP METZGER
CSMS #98-001244