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tices to importers
Issued by the Department of Trade, Import Licensing Branch, Charles House, 375 Kensington High Street, London W14 8QH. Telephone inquiries should be addressed to the number at the end of the notice.
1649: Arrangements for importing restricted textiles in 1978
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Following the meeting of the Council of Minis- ters in Brussels last week, agreements negoti- ated by the EEC with various supplying coun- tries on trade in textiles will be operated de facto from 1 January 1978. Restrictions will be imposed by the EEC on Taiwan. Definitive details of quota coverage and levels are not yet available, and further announcements will be made as necessary as the situation becomes
clearer.
The goods covered by the quotas are set out by category in the annex to this notice, and, on the basis of information currently available, the categories subject to restriction when originating in the countries listed are as fol-
lows:
Country
Argentina Brazil Colombia
1
Egypt Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Republic of Korea
Macao
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
ANNEX C
Export administered quotas: Hong Kong, issued as and when exporting countries are India and Thailand
able to begin export-administration.) If an import licence is required before shipment can take place, traders should submit with their application, on forin ILB/A, evidence from their supplier of a confirmed order and of the intended date of shipment. Traders are requested to return promptly to Impert Licensing Branch any import licences which are in the event unused, or only partially used.
It is understood that the Hong Kong, Indian and Thai Authorities will administer their respective quotas by issuing export certificates to their exporters for onward transmission direct to UK importers. These certificates, together with a completed form ILB/A, should be sent to Import Licensing Branch, at the address shown above, who will issue import licences up to the relevant quota limit.
Import administered quotas: Taiwan The quotas for Taiwan will be administered by Import Licensing Branch. Traders seeking an allocation from these quotas should submit applications, on form. ILB/A, to Import Licensing Branch at the address shown above, by 13 January 1978. Applications should be accompanied by a statement of traders' past trade, for each of the relevant quota categories, for the years 1975, 1976 and from 1 January to 30 Septeniber 1977, supported by a report by a qualified, practising, independent accountant. A pro forma for this purpose is available from ILB and applications will only be considered on receipt of correctly completed forms. In response to applications a partial allocation will be made, as quickly as possible, on the basis of past trade returns received in Import Licensing Branch by 13 January 1978.
Exceptionally, if audited statements of past trade cannot be provided by that date, un- audited statements will be accepted pro- visionally and the certified statements may be submitted later, but in any event must reach Import Licensing Branch by 3-February 1978 at the latest. Traders are warned that if they have received licences on the basis of un- audited statements, failure to produce audited statements by 3 February 1978 will render such licences liable to revocation. The balance 1, 2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, 12, 13, of the quota will be allocated following 3 Feb-
Quota categories as detailed in annex
1, 2, 4A, 4B, 6, 9, 13, 20, 24, 25, 308, 31, 39 1, 2 and 3
1,2
14A, 148, 15A, 158, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 89, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30A, 309, 31, 39, 61, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 80, 83, 87
2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 158, 16, 17, 19 and 89, 20, 24, 25, 30A, 36, 39, 50, 67, 69,
73, 74, 76, 78, 83, 91, 100, 110, 111, 117
1, 2, 4A, 4B, 7, 8, 9, 158, 19, 20, 26, 27, 29, 308, 39
1, 2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14A (including other garments of textile fabric of heading no. 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12), 148, 15A (including other garments of textile fabric of
heading no. 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12), 158, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 (including anoraks, wind-
cheaters and the like, of knitted or crocheted
fabric, covered or coated on one side with art ficial plastic material), 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30A, 30B, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 50, 67, 70, 71, 73, 78 (excluding garments of textile fabric of
heading no. 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12-Category 14A), 83 (except anoraks, windcheaters and the like as specified in Category 21), 86, 91, 97, 111
4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15A, 158, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30A, 30B, 39
2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 22, 25 1,2,
1, 2, 4A, 4B, 5, 7, 8, 9, 24
Peru
1,2,5
Philippines
4A, 48, 5, 7, 11, 158, 25, 26, 31
Poland
Romania
Sri Lanka Singapore
Talwan
Thailand Yugoslavia
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ruary 1978.
Additionally, traders who consider that it would be to their advantage to do so may submit as a supplement to their certified past trade returns a similarly certified statement of their trade in the relevant quota categorics in the period 1 October to 31 December 1977 (1975', ‘1976', and ‘1 Jan-30 Sept' should be deleted from the pro forma, and 'l Oct-31 Dec' inserted). Individual allocations will be based on whichever 1977 figures submitted result in a greater share of the 1978 quota being made available. Any such supplementary returns must be submitted to Import Licensing Branch by 3 February 1978.
Transitional measures
As the remaining countries, namely: Argen- tina, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia,
2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 148, 15A, 158. Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 36, 37, 38A, 38B, 61, 73, 105, 110, 115, 117, 119, 121 1, 2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 148, 15A,
158, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 36, 37, 41, 55,
58, 69, 71, 77, B1, B2, 104, 117, 119 4A, 4B, 6, 7, 8
2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 148, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25,
27, 29, 30A
2, 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14A, 148, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 30A, 31, 33, 37, 67, 71, 74, 75, 81, 91, 97, 110, 111, 112
2 and 3, 4A, 48, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 22 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 158, 16, 18, 24, 25, 30A, 48, 52, 67, 69, 73
Trade and Industry 6 January 1978
Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Yugoslavia are understood to be unable to issue export certificates from January 1978, import licences will be issued by Import Licensing Branch, up to an agreed percentage of the annual quota, against applications on form ILB/A supported by evidence (ie bill of lading or air way bill only, dated 1 January 1978 or later) that the goods have been shipped be- tween 1 January and 31 March 1978. (This period may vary and further notices will be
Newly restricted goods
Surveillance licences for certain tariff headings which include newly restricted goods will be revoked with effect from 1 January 1978. In cases where the goods which traders intended to import under such licences are not subject to the new quotas, traders should make fresh applications to ILB at the address shown above. Tariff headings and relevant countries for which existing licences will be revoked are as follows:
Tariff
Category as
heading detailed in annex Country from which restricted
ex 51.01 ex 51.04
41 36 53.07 48
53.08 48
53.11 50 55.05 1
55.06 52 55.08 9
55.09 2
ex 56.04 ex 56.05
55
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Romania
Romaniz
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
The Republic of Korea Argentina, Colombia,
Hong Kong. The Republic of Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Brazil, Hong Kong.
The Republic of Korea,
Pakistan, Yugoslavia
Mexico, Singapore
Romania
Hong Kong, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia,
Romania, Thailand, Singapore
Romania, Taiwan
Singapore, Yugoslavia
The Republic of Korea
ex 56.05 ex 56.07 ex 56.07 ex 58.01
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3
37
58
Romania
ex 58.04
32
The Republic of Korea
ex 58.05
61
Hong Kong
ex 59.04 121
59.05
97
59.08 100
59.12 104
59.13 105
ex 60.01 ex 60.02
ex 60.02
38A
10
11
ex 60.03
ex 60.03
60.04
60.05
12
77
All goods within Tarift heading 60.04
All goods within Tariff heading 60.05
ex 60.06 ex 60.06
72 67
61.01
61.02
ex 61.03
All goods within Tariff heading 61.01
All goods within Tariff heading 61.02
8
ex 61.03
18
Poland
The Republic of Korea, Taiwan
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Poland
Hong Kong, The Republic of Korea, Taiwan
Hong Kong. The Republic of Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand
Hong Kong, Hungary,
The Republic of Korea, Poland, Romania, Taiwan, Yugoslavia Romania
Brazil, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Yugoslavia Hong Kong, Hungary, India, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Yugoslavia
Hong Kong
Hungary, The Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Yugoslavia Brazil, Hong Kong, Hungary, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Yugoslavia
Brazil, Hong Kong, Hungary, India. The Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Talwan, Thailand, Yugoslavia Hong Kong, Hungary, India, The Republic of Korea, Macao. Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Yugoslavia
Hong Kong, The Republic of Korea, Macao, Singapore, Yugoslavia
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