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Ref : EIC 111/4
15 July
1999
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 109/99
Notice
to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 46/99
USA
: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Imported
Silk Scarves and Woven Silk Fabrics
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 69/98, the Department has received information
that under the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1999
enacted on 25 June, the US has, among other things, exempted country of
origin marking requirements of the following imported articles :
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subheading 6214.10.10
(shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like of silk
or silk waste) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US as in effect
on 1 January 1997; and
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subheading 5007
(woven fabrics of silk or silk waste) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the US as in effect on 1 January 1997.
With immediate effect,
this exemption is applied to imports from all sources including Hong Kong.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5403.
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Yours faithfully,
(Miss Winnie SHEH)
for Director-General
of Trade
Note : While every
effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department
cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance
placed on the same.
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