Board: OTO2

							                                     June 30, 2005

MEMRANDUM FOR:             DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS

FROM:                      Acting Executive Director, Trade Compliance and
                           Facilitation, Office of Field Operations

SUBJECT:                   QBT-05-48/TBT-05-015: CITA Directive Canceling Visa,
                           Quota Reporting, and Staged Entry Requirements for WTO
                           Member Countries

REFERENCE:                 QBT-04-034/TBT-04-036 dated December 17, 2004

COMMODITY:
Cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and non-cotton vegetable fiber textile and
textile products previously subject to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

BACKGROUND:
Per CITA Directive dated June 29, 2005 CBP has been instructed to terminate effective
July 1, 2005 all requirements for visas, ELVIS transmissions, exempt certifications,
guaranteed access level certifications, quota reporting, and staged entry for textile and
apparel goods exported from WTO member countries prior to January 1, 2005.

For countries that are not members of the WTO that have continuing textile quotas and
visa (and ELVIS) arrangements under bilateral agreements, applicable requirements for
quotas and visas (ELVIS) will remain in effect.

ACTION:
Effective July 1, 2005 textile and apparel goods exported from a WTO member country
listed below prior to January 1, 2005 will no longer be subject to visa, ELVIS
transmission, exempt certification, guaranteed access level certification, quota
reporting, or staged entry requirements.

Cotton, wool, and man-made fiber socks from China exported during the period
October 29, 2004 through October 28, 2005 are an exception to this directive. Current
quota requirements for this merchandise remain in effect.

NO PROGRAMMING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO ACS, THEREFORE FILERS
MUST SUBMIT NON-ABI ENTRIES FOR SUBJECT MERCHANDISE EXPORTED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2005.

IMPACTED WTO COUNTRIES:
Bahrain       Bangladesh                 Brazil               Cambodia
China         Colombia                   Costa Rica           Dominican Republic
Egypt         El Salvador                Fiji                 Guatemala
Haiti         Hong Kong                  Hungary              India
Indonesia           Jamaica              Japan                Korea
Kuwait              Lebanon              Macau                Malaysia
Maldives            Mauritius            Macedonia            Nepal
Oman                Pakistan             Panama               Peru
Philippines         Poland               Qatar                Romania
Singapore           Slovak Republic      Sri Lanka            Taiwan
Thailand            Trinidad/Tobago      Turkey               UAE
Uruguay

DISTRIBUTION:
Please ensure that this notice is passed to all Port Directors, Assistant Port Directors
(Trade), Import Specialists, CBP Officers, Entry Specialists, and other interested parties
such as brokers and importers. Questions from the importing community regarding this
message should be referred to the local port. The port may refer questions through
cc:Mail to HQ Quota or HQ Quota at (202) 344-2650.




Lawrence J. Rosenzweig