| Title: | CHANGES TO GN12(T), HTSUS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-03-16 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LEON HAYWARD
SUBJECT : Changes to GN12(t), HTSUS
DATE : 03/15/2000
0075071
MARCH 13, 2000
FO:TP:IA:TA LH
CATEGORY: HTS
TO : DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS
ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS
PASS TO : IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS
AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT : RECTIFICATION OF THE NAFTA RULES OF ORIGIN AND OTHER CHANGES
TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES
PURSUANT TO A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ON FEBRUARY 28, 2000 (65 FR 10590),
PLEASE MAKE THE ATTACHED CHANGES TO THE 2000 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE CHANGES BECAME EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 1, 2000.
THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN UPDATED.
NOTE: THE ATTACHMENT IS A MODIFIED ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE APPENDIX
TO THE ABOVE REFERENCED FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE. IN ADDITION TO
REVIEWING THIS NOTICE AND TAKING THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, YOU ARE ALSO
ADVISED TO REVIEW THE PUBLISHED VERSION IN ITS ENTIRETY.
PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE TO LEON HAYWARD, TRADE
AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-9704.
/S/
ELIZABETH G. DURANT
ATTACHMENT
CC: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD PROGRAMS
_______________________________________________________________________
ATTACHMENT
APPENDIX
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO GOODS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2000.
(1) GENERAL NOTE 12(T) TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) TCR 29.8 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "(A)" AND BY DELETING
SUBDIVISION (B) OF SUCH TCR TOGETHER WITH ITS DESIGNATION;
(B) TCR 85.5A IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "TARIFF ITEM," AND BY
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "SUBHEADING,",
(C) TCR 85.80(A) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "8471.92" AND BY
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "8471.60";
(D) TCR 86.4(B) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "FROM TARIFF ITEM" AND BY
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "FROM TARIFF ITEMS 8607.19.06 OR"; AND
(E) TCRS 87.40 THROUGH 87.42, INCLUSIVE, ARE DELETED AND THE
FOLLOWING NEW TCR IS INSERTED IN LIEU THEREOF:
"40. (A) A CHANGE TO HEADINGS 8711 THROUGH 8713 FROM ANY OTHER
HEADING, INCLUDING ANOTHER HEADING WITHIN THAT GROUP,
EXCEPT FROM HEADING 8714, OR
(B) A CHANGE TO HEADINGS 8711 THROUGH 8713 FROM HEADING
8714, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE FROM ANY
OTHER HEADING, INCLUDING ANOTHER HEADING WITHIN THAT
GROUP, PROVIDED THERE IS A REGIONAL VALUE CONTENT OF
NOT LESS THAN:
(1) 60 PERCENT WHERE THE TRANSACTION VALUE METHOD IS
USED, OR
(2) 50 PERCENT WHERE THE NET COST METHOD IS USED."
(2) CHAPTER 29 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY INSERTING IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE
THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBHEADING, WITH THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION AT THE
SAME LEVEL OF INDENTATION AS THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION OF SUBHEADING
2905.49.10:
(2905 ACYCLIC...:)
(OTHER...:)
(2095.49 OTHER:)
"2905.49.20 ESTERS OF GLYCEROL 8.2% FREE (A*, CA, E, 54.5%"
FORMED WITH ACIDS IL, J K, MX)
OF HEADING 2904
CONFORMING CHANGE: GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY INSERTING IN
NUMERICAL SEQUENCE "2905.49.20 INDIA".
CEBB: PLEASE POST THE ATTACHED TO THE TRADE OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS
PAGE.
THANKS,
LEON HAYWARD