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12 October
1999
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 151 /99
Notice to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 60/ 99
USA
: Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Imported
Silk Scarves and Woven Silk Fabrics
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 109/99 cum Notice to Exporters (Series 1) No. 46/99, enclosed is the US Customs (USC) interpretation and application of the newly enacted subsection 304(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 concerning the exemption of country of origin marking requirements for imported silk scarves and woven silk fabrics.
DETAILS
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As announced in the Federal Register (FR) on 14 September 1999, with effect from 25 June 1999 the following imported articles are exempted from the country of origin marking requirements:
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subheading 6214.10.10 (shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like of silk and silk waste) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US (HTSUS) as in effect from 1 January 1997; and
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subheading 5007 (woven fabrics of silk and silk waste) of the HTSUS as in effect from 1 January 1997.
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For the purpose of compliance with other marking requirements of the US, the USC provides the following guidelines on how the products concerned should be labeled:
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The article may bear the label "MADE IN (name of country)" only if the designated country is the country of origin (where the fabric of the article is formed by a fabric-forming process);
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Where the fabric-forming process occurs in Country A, the descriptive term "CRAFTED IN (Country B)", "CRAFTED BY (name of designer and printer) in (Country B)", "CREATED IN (Country B)", or "CREATED BY (name of designer and printer) IN (Country B)" is acceptable for labeling purpose on condition that:
- For articles under subheading 6214.10.10 of the HTSUS, either process must occur in Country B:
- all cutting, sewing, and printing or dyeing operations;
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- all dyeing, printing, plus at least one finishing operation (bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing or moireing).
- For articles under subheading 5007 of the HTSUS, all dyeing and printing operations must occur in country B.
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Other than the above, the USC also accepts the following designations for labeling the products concerned: "DESIGNED IN (Country B)", "DYED AND PRINTED IN (Country B)", "CUT AND SEWN IN (Country B)", "FASHIONED IN (Country B)(name of designer and printer) of (Country B)" or "DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY (name of designer and printer) IN (Country B)". |
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Please
refer to the FR notice attached for easy
reference. Questions concerning the proper labeling of articles mentioned
above may be addressed to the Federal Trade Commission, Division of
Enforcement, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20580. |
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5403. |
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Winnie SHEH)
for Director-General of Trade
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EDI Service for Restrained Textiles Export Licence (RTEL) enables traders to make RTEL applications directly through their office computer faster and easier.
EDI Service is now extended to Production Notification and Certificate of Origin.For details and enquiries, please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.
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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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