GTEB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 001, S. OF 1999, January 07, 1999
U.S. TEXTILE VISAS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR QUOTA ELIMINATED (INTEGRATED) PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 1999
Philippine garments & textile exports where quotas were eliminated
(integrated), as enumerated below will no longer require textile visa
upon entry into the United States.
The following are the products/categories that will not require textile visa to the U.S.
A. Whole Categories For Which Visas Will No Longer Be Required
|
Category |
Description |
|
|
|
|
229 |
Special purpose fabric |
|
239 |
Babies’ garments, except diapers |
|
330 |
Handkerchiefs |
|
349 |
Brassieres and other body supporting garments |
|
353 |
Men’s and boys’ down-filled coats |
|
354 |
Women’s and girls’ down-filled coats |
|
432 |
Hosiery |
|
439 |
Babies garments and clothing accessories |
|
465 |
Floor coverings |
|
630 |
Handkerchiefs |
|
632 |
Hosiery |
|
653 |
Men’s and boys’ down-filled coats |
|
654 |
Women’s and girls’ down-filled coats |
|
665 |
Floor coverings |
|
832 |
Hosiery |
|
839 |
Babies’ garments and clothing accessories |
|
899 |
Other silk blend and vegetable fiber (SBOV) manufactures |
B. Part Categories For Which Visas Will No Longer Be Required
|
Part Category |
Description |
|
|
|
|
359-pt |
Cotton leg warmers in HTS heading 6406 |
|
369-pt |
Cotton wadding in HTS Chapters 56, floor coverings in HTS Chapter 57, & cotton footwear parts in HTS Chapter 64 |
|
459-pt |
Wool footwear and leg warmers in HTS Chapter 64 |
|
469-pt |
Wool wadding and floor covering underlays in HTS Chapter 56 and parts of footwear in HTS Chapter 64 |
|
659-pt |
Manmade fiber leg warmers in HTS Chapter 64 |
|
669-pt |
Manmade fiber wadding and cordage in HTS Chapter 56 |
|
859-pt |
SBOV: All items except pantyhose and tights, shawls scarves, and mufflers, brassieres, girdles, corsets, suspenders and braces |
2. This Office shall still issue the Textile Export
Clearance (TEC) for all the above products before any shipment is
effected.
3. Submission of Bill of Lading/Airwaybill in accordance with the rules shall be required for monitoring purposes.
Adopted: 07 Jan. 1999
(SGD.) FELICITAS R. AGONCILLO-REYES
Executive Director