The environmentalists said the President should have invoked another law, the Pelly Amendment, that would have allowed him to limit or ban shipments of Japanese seafood to the United States.

But CarOrder has not yet reached any agreements with manufacturers, which usually limit shipments to dealerships based on the size of the communities they serve.

With continued import restraints limiting shipments from Japan, a successful Acura division could trigger more investment by Honda in the United States.

The bank's action stops short of long-term economic sanctions and gives the Administration a month to seek assurances from China on limiting future shipments of nuclear technology.

Brazilian companies agreed to limit shipments to 11.2 million pairs this year and 4.4 million in the first half of next year, helping to ease pressure on the Argentine shoe industry.

Administration officials told the lawmakers they would limit Canadian shipments of wheat and peanut butter that compete with American products.

Several large drug companies are now going so far as to limit shipments to Canada to keep pharmacies there from filling prescriptions from the United States.

The Administration had asked China to limit future shipments of nuclear-related technology and equipment to Pakistan, suggesting that in return it could waive some economic sanctions under consideration.

With sales sluggish, Mattel is limiting further shipments to retailers to avoid leaving a glut of unsold toys on the shelves after Christmas.

The committee chairman, Senator John H. Chafee, Republican of Rhode Island, said he would need a lot of convincing before he supported a bill limiting shipments of garbage.