| Title: | UPDATES TO AGOA AND HTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-02-02 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : ARLENE LUGO
SUBJECT : UPDATES TO AGOA AND HTS
DATE : 01/31/2001
JANUARY 30, 2001
ENT-14:FO:TP:IA:TA
TO : DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
FROM : EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS
PASS TO: PORT DIRECTORS; ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE; IMPORT
SPECIALISTS; ENTRY SPECIALISTS; BROKERS; IMPORTERS AND OT
INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT: EFFECTS OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7400 ON THE AFRICAN
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) AND HARMONIZED TARIFF
SDHEDULE (HTS)
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7400, DATED JANUARY 17, 2001, PUBLISHED
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON JANUARY 23, 2001 (66 FR 7373), MODIFIES THE
GENERAL NOTES OF THE HTS AND THE LIST OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN (SSA) COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT
UNDER THE AGOA.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS 7350 AND 7351 OF OCTOBER 2, 2000, ADDED
NEW GENERAL NOTE TO THE HTS AND RENUMBERED EXISTING GENERAL NOTES.
PROCLAMATION 7400 MODIFIES GENERAL NOTE 1, HTS, BY DELETING THE PH
"THROUGH 14, INCLUSIVE, AND GENERAL NOTE 16" AND INSERTING "THROUG
18, INCLUSIVE" IN LIEU THEREOF.
MOREOVER, THE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATES THE "KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND" A
BENEFICIARY SSA COUNTRY, AND AMENDS GENERAL NOTE 16 (A) TO THE HTS
INSERTING IN ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE IN THE LIST OF BENEFICIARY SSA
COUNTRIES "KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND."
THE PROCLAMATION FURTHER DESIGNATES THE "KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND" AS
LESSER DEVELOPED BENEFICIARY SSA COUNTRY.
THE AFOREMENTIONED WILL BE EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTE
OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 2
2001 (DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER).
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE FROM THE IMPORTING COMMUNITY
SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE LOCAL CUSTOMS PORT. THE CUSTOMS PORT OF
ENTRY MAY REFER QUESTIONS TO ARLENE LUGO, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH,
(202) 927-4183 OR VIA CC:MAIL.
/S/
ELIZABETH G. DURANT
CC: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS