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Ref : EIC 111/2/11
22 June
2000
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 86/00
Notice
to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 33/00
USA
:
Amendment of Rules of Origin for Certain Textile Products
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 75/00 cum Notice to Exporters: Series 1 (USA)
No. 27/00 dated 2 June 2000, the Department has obtained information that
the revised US origin rule for non-wool fabrics and the specified made-up
articles as listed in the Appendix will apply
in the following manner:
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For fabrics of
silk, cotton, man-made fibre or other vegetable fibre, the country
of origin will be where the fabric has undergone both
printing and dyeing plus at least two of the following
finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating,
permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing.
If the above condition is not met or where no finishing operation
has been carried out, the origin will be where the fabric is formed.
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For the specified
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.
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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