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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2004/2005 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for the August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005 period on the following cotton will open on August 2, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT or its equivalent in other time zones:

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1. 2004/2005 TRQs on Certain Cotton Open August 2, 2004

harsh or rough cotton, not carded or combed, the product of any country or area including the U.S., and described in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 6 at an in-quota (low-duty) level of 1,400,000 kg;

cotton, not carded or combed, the product of any country or area including the U.S., and described in HTS Chapter 52, AUSN 7 at an in-quota (low-duty) level of 11,500,000 kg; and

cotton, not carded or combed, the product of any country or area including the U.S., and described in HTS Chapter 52, AUSN 8 at an in-quota (low-duty) level of 40,100,000 kg.

CBP states that articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included in the aforementioned TRQs and no such articles shall be classifiable therein.

In addition, CBP states that articles the product of countries or areas who are not members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) shall not be permitted or included in the TRQs set forth in HTS Chapter 52, AUSNs 6, 7, and 8.

QBT-04-522, dated 07/27/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004-522.ctt/2004-522.doc.

QBT-04-523, dated 07/27/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004-523.ctt/2004-523.doc.

QBT-04-524, dated 07/27/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004-524.ctt/2004-524.doc.