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Ref : EIC 111/2/11
2 June
2000
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 75/00
Notice
to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 27/00
USA
:Amendment of Rules of Origin for Certain Textile Products
The US has introduced
certain amendments to the rules of origin stipulated in Section 334(b)(2)
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592 (2)) for non-wool
fabrics, certain flat goods and made-up articles, via the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 enacted on 18 May 2000. As a result of the amendment, either
fabric forming or printing and dyeing plus two or more specified finishing
processes will be regarded to confer origin for imports of the relevant
products into the US. The legislative text (Section 405, Bill Number:
H.R. 434) is available at the web site of the US Library of Congress at
http://thomas.loc.gov.
DETAILS
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Effective from
18 May 2000, imports of non-wool fabrics and certain flat goods
and made-up articles (except those of cotton, cotton blends containing
16% or more by weight of cotton, or wool) will be subject to the
following revised origin rules:
- For fabrics
of silk, cotton, man-made fibre or other vegetable fibre, the
country of origin will be either where the fabric is formed or
where it is both dyed and printed when accompanied by two or more
of the following finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling,
napping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent
embossing, or moireing.
- For certain
flat goods and made-up articles (excluding products of cotton,
of cotton blends containing 16% or more by weight of cotton, or
of wool) listed in the Appendix, the
same rule above also applies.
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Notwithstanding the above changes, imported wool fabrics and similar
flat goods and made-up articles (of cotton, cotton blends or wool)
as those listed in the Appendix will continue to be subject to the
existing origin rules as repeated below:
- For wool
fabrics, the country of origin is the place where the fabric is
formed by a fabric-making process.
- For bedlinen,
handkerchiefs, scarves and other made-up articles as set out in
the Appendix but are composed of cotton, cotton blends or wool,
the country of origin is the place where the fabric comprising
the good is formed by a fabric-making process.
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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
| 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. |
Note : While every
effort is made to ensure 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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