Chinese ski/snowboard pants exempt from import quota

13 Jul '06

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Trade and Industry Department, Hong Kong (TID) announced that the Statistical Note 4 in Chapter 62 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS), which is relevant to the scope of Chinese-origin ski/snowboard pants exempt from import quota, has recently been modified.

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The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Trade in Textile and Apparel Products signed by the US and the Mainland provides quota exemption for certain Chinese-origin ski/snowboard pants in Categories 647/648.

To be exempt from quota restriction, the ski/snowboard pants must: be of HTSUS numbers 6203.43.3510, 6204.63.3010, 6210.40.5031, 6210.50.5031, 6211.20.1525 or 6211.20.1555; and meet the requirements as stated under Statistical Note 4 as appropriate.

The Statistical Note 4 has recently been modified to : "For the purpose of statistical reporting numbers subheadings 6203.43.3510, 6204.63.3010, 6210.40.5031 and 6210.50.5031, the term "ski/snowboard pants' means ankle-length pants made of synthetic fabrics with or without insulation for cold weather protection, with pockets, at least one of which has a zippered or hook and loop closure;

Sealed seams at the front (up to the zipper or other means of closure) and back rise, hidden leg sleeves with a means of tightening at the ankle, and with one or more of the following: side openings, scuff guards or reinforcement in the seat.

A sealed seam is sealed by means of taping, gluing, bonding, cementing, fusingor similar process so that air and water cannot pass through.

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