CITA Updates its Textile and Apparel Import Data for China

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has posted to its web site updated official textile and apparel import data from the Department of Census for April 2005.

As a result, April 2005 year-ending data (YE Apr 2005), for the 12-month period of May 1, 2004 - April 30, 2005 is now available for the China-origin textiles and apparel subject to safeguard proceedings, as listed below.

Similar March 2005 year-ending data (YE Mar 2005), for the 12-month period of April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005, is also listed below.

(April 2005 official monthly data, and May 2005 preliminary data, for single categories are alsoavailable; see BP Note below.)

Actual Quota Level for Any China Safeguard Implemented in June or July Would Not be Full 12-Month Level but Would be a Prorated Portion through End of Year

If any China safeguard quotas implemented in June 2005. If any China safeguard quota is implemented in the month of June 2005, the quota would be expected to be effective for exports on or after the June date of implementation through December 31, 2005. (Exports before the June date of implementation would not be subject to quota.)

The 12-month quota quantity would equal the YE March 2005 quantity plus 7.5% (or 6% for wool products). However, since the actual quota level would be prorated to the end of the year, through December 31, 2005, the actual quota level would be a fraction of the 12-month quota quantity. (For example, a China safeguard quota implemented at the end of June 2005 would be set at a level approximately one-half of the 12-month quota quantity.)

If any China safeguard quotas implemented in July 2005. The same is true for any China safeguard quota that is implemented at the end of the month of July 2005. The quota would be expected to be effective for exports on or after the July date of implementation through December 31, 2005. (Exports before the July date of implementation would not be subject to quota.)

The 12-month quota quantity would equal the YE April 2005 quantity plus 7.5% (or 6% for wool products). However, since the actual quota level would be prorated to the end of the year, through December 31, 2005, the actual quota level would be a fraction of the 12-month quota quantity. (For example, a China safeguard quota implemented at the end of July 2005 would be set at a level approximately 5/12's of the 12-month quota quantity.)

Below is 12-month YE data for the China categories that are subject to safeguard proceedings that do not yet have safeguard quotas imposed, as well as various estimated prorated amounts through December 31, 2005, as follows:

('O' denotes official import data from Census. Data is in dozen, except for category 222 which is in kilograms (kg), and category 620 which is in square meters (m²).)

(Note: Charges are not applied to safeguard limits retroactively; only exports on or after the date of implementation are charged to safeguard limits.)

OTEXA's official YE, etc. April 2005 data from Census (under 'Major Shippers' reports) available at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/msrpoint.htm

BP Notes

1. CITA has previously stated that a China safeguard quota limit would end either: (1) on December 31 of the year in which the consultations were requested, or (2) in cases where three or fewer months remained in the year in which consultations were requested, the limit would end 12 months after the request for consultations. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/22/03 news, 03052210 for BP summary of CITA's procedures for requesting and imposing China safeguard quotas.)

1. The below table, which reflects OTEXA data as of June 16, 2005, contains January, February, March, and April 2005 official monthly data and May 2005 preliminary monthly data for single categories only (preliminary data is not provided for merged categories), as follows:

OTEXA's preliminary import data reflecting official April 2005 monthly data, available at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/prelimadmin/prelimdata.htm