# Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong
**AGENCY:**
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
**ACTION:**
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.
**EFFECTIVE DATE:**
July 28, 2003.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at *http://www.customs.gov* . For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at *http://otexa.ita.doc.gov* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Authority:**
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for carryforward used.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( *see**Federal Register* notice 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). *Also see* 67 FR 68566, published on November 12, 2002.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**
**July 23, 2003.**
Commissioner,
*Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.*
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on November 1, 2002, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on July 28, 2003, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
| Category | Adjusted twelve-month limit |
| --- | --- |
| Sublevels in Group II | |
| 338/339
(shirts and blouses other than tank tops and tops, knit) | 3,011,286 dozen. |
| 338/339(1)
(tank tops and knit tops) | 2,272,178 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 6,980,479 dozen of which not more than 6,980,479 dozen shall be in Categories 347-W/348-W
; and not more than 5,290,853 dozen shall be in Category 348-W. |
| 638/639 | 5,106,304 dozen. |
| Within Group II subgroup | |
| 342 | 636,602 dozen. |
| 351 | 1,239,395 dozen. |
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
**James C. Leonard III,**
*Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*