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23 AUSN 2—Animal feed
24 ASUN 5—Tobacco
52 AUSN 5—Cotton
52 AUSN 6—Harsh or rough cotton
52 AUSN 7—Cotton
52 AUSN 8—Cotton
52 AUSN 9—Card strips made from cotton
52 AUSN 10—Fibers of cotton
Tariff-Rate Quotas: U.S.-Israel Agreement
on Trade in Agricultural Products
Presidential Proclamation 6962 implemented
the U.S.-Israel agreement for the following
agricultural products:
■ Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Note 3—
Butter, fresh or sour cream
■ Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Note 4—
Dried milk
■ Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Note 5—
Cheese and substitutes for cheese
■ Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Note 6—
Peanuts
■ Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Note 7—
Ice cream
TEXTILE ARTICLES
The U.S. Customs Service administers
import controls on certain cotton, wool,
man-made fiber, silk blend and other
vegetable-fiber articles manufactured or produced
in designated countries. The U.S. Customs
Service administers the Special Access
Program and the Andean Trade Preference Act
on certain products which are made of
U.S.-formed-and-cut fabric. These controls are
imposed on the basis of directives issued to the
Commissioner of Customs by the Chairman of
the Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Information concerning specific import
controls may be obtained from the Commissioner
of Customs. Other information concerning
the textile program may be obtained
from the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
Textile Visa and Export License Requirements
A textile visa is an endorsement in the
form of a stamp on an invoice or export control
license that is executed by a foreign government.
It is used to control the exportation of
textiles and textile products to the United
States and to prohibit the unauthorized entry of
the merchandise into this country. A visa may
cover either quota or nonquota merchandise.
Conversely, quota merchandise may or may not
require a visa depending upon the country of
origin. A visa does not guarantee entry of the
merchandise into the United States. If the quota
closes between the time the visa is issued in the
foreign country and the shipment’s arrival in
the United States, the shipment will not be
released to the importer until the quota opens
again.
Electronic Visa Information System
(ELVIS)
ELVIS is the electronic transmission of visa
information for textile merchandise from a specific
country to the U.S. Customs Service.
QUOTAS OR LICENSES ADMINIS-
TERED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
Watches and Watch Movements. There are no
licensing requirements or quotas on watches
and watch movements entering the United
States unless the watches and watch movements
are produced in the insular possessions
(U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam).
The Departments of Commerce and the Interior
administer a program that establishes an
annual allocation for watches and watch movements
assembled in the insular possessions to
enter the United States free of duty under statistical
notes (91/5) to Chapter 91 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule. Licenses are issued
only to established insular producers. Further
information on the insular watch program may
be obtained from the Statutory Import Programs
Staff, Import Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
20230.
Dairy Products. Certain dairy products are
subject to annual import quotas administered
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