1993 / Feb

GTEB CIRCULAR NO. 002, s. 1993 RP-CANADA HARMONIZED CATEGORY February 08, 1993

[ GTEB CIRCULAR NO. 002, s. 1993, February 08, 1993 ]

RP-CANADA HARMONIZED CATEGORY



1.  Further to GTEB Circular No. 045 dated 16 December 1992 Re: RP-CANADA BILATERAL AGREEMENT and in order to conform to the AGREEMENT ITEM NO. in Column (A) of the RP-Canada Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), we are amending the category numbers to include letters (a) and (b) as indicated to determine the restraint level or the sub-level to which the shipment will be debited/charged. Please refer to the attached Annex for reference.

2.  The Quota entitlement and future EA awards shall now reflect the above changes to enable the monitoring of data explained above. In this regard, the EA application should be accomplished to reflect the Agreement Item No. (Ex. 1a, 1b, 2, 2a, 5, 5a) etc.

3.  The TEC and the Special Export License (SEL) shall likewise reflect the Agreement Item Not only.

4.  However, we shall still require the TEC applications to reflect the detailed category numbers in addition to the Agreement Item No. for merged categories (3/4 and 7/8) to properly monitor each item.

 Example:
Agreement Item No.
Detailed No.
    
 1) Jackets & Blazers, MB3/4 a(3.3)
 Dresses, WG3/4 b(4.3)
 Jackets & Blazers, C3/4 

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 8 Feb. 1993

(Sgd.) ATTY. AURORA MA. F. TIMBOL
Executive Director


RP-CANADA HS CATEGORIES
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 1993

Agreement Item No.Description1993 LR (pc
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1aCoats, Jackets & Rainwears, C789,846
   
1b

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Coats, Jackets & Rainwears, MBWG (1.2, 1.3) (Sub-level) (664,122) Winterouterwear, C (2.2)152,633
   
2a-  Winterouterwear, MBWG (Cat 2.1 (Sub-level) (140,403) 
    
3/4-Male Casual & Finewear; Female Casual & Finewear, C1,270,867
    
3/4a-Suits, MB/Jackets & Blazers, MB (Cat 3.1 & 3.3) (Sub-level)(59,097)
    
3/4b-Ensembles, MB (3.2) 
 -Female Casual & Finewear, WG (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4) (Sub-level)(722,161)
    
5-Trousers, overalls, & shorts, C1,285,552
    
5a-Trousers, overalls & shorts, MBWG (Cat 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.5) (Sub-level)(1,059,629)
    
6-Tailored collar shirts, MBC439,537
    
7/8-Woven shirts, blouses & similar articles;
Athletic wear, K/C shirts, blouses & similar
articles, T-shirts & sweatshirts, C1,673,660
 
    
7/8a-Woven shirts & similar articles, MB; 
 -Woven blouses & similar articles, WG; 
 -K/C shirts, blouses & similar articles MBWG (Cat 7.1, 7.2 & 8.1) (Sub-level)(657,637)
    
7/8b-Athletic wear (Cat 8.4) (Sub-level)(194,013)
    
9 Underwear946,941
    
11a Sweaters, MBWG1,340,046
    
11b Sweaters, C128,049
    
12 Swimwear832,594
    
14 Babies Garments6,070,761
    
14a-Coats, Jackets & rainwear (Cat 14.1) (Sub-level)(114,136)
    
2) Woven blouses, WG 7/8a
(7.2)
  Knit shirts, MB 7/8a
(8.1)
  Tracksuits, MB 7/8b
(8.4)