| Title: | CBTPA TEXTILE PROVISIONS, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-03-27 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM: ANTHONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT:CBTPA (CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT) TEXTILE
PROVISIONS, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
DATE: 03/27/2001
EFFECTIVE 03/28/2001, THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) WILL
BE PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT AND VALIDATE CBTPA TEXTILE CLAIMS.
THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CBTPA TEXTILE
PROVISIONS:
9802008044
9802008046
98201103
98201106
98201109
98201112
98201115
98201118
98201121
98201124
98201127
98201130
ALL THE CBTPA TEXTILE CLAIMS ASSOCIATEED WITH THE ABOVE TARIFF
NUMBERS WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EDITS:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR CBTPA BENEFITS.
THE COUNTRY CODE FILE (RFJ) MUST INDICATE THAT THE COUNTRY IS
ELIGIBLE FOR SPI 'R' BENEFITS.
2) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE THE
SAME.
3) NO SPI INDICATORS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE TRANSMISSION FOR
EITHER THE CBTPA CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER OR THE ASSOCIATED
TARIFF NUMBER. THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER INDICATES THAT A
CBTPA TEXTILE CLAIMS IS BEING FILED.
4) FOR TARIFF NUMBERS 9802008044 AND 9802008046, THE REGULAR
REPORTING PROCEDURES WILL APPLY. THE VALUE OF THE US
COMPONENT WILL BE INDICATED ON THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER
AND THE VALUE OF THE FOREIGN COMPONENT WILL BE INDICATED ON
THE ALTERNATE TARIFF NUMBER (NON CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER).
5) FOR THE 9820 TARIFF NUMBERS (98201103 THROUGH 98201130) , THE
VALUE AND QUANTITY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE REPORTED ON THE
ALTERNATE TARIFF NUMBER (NON CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER).
6) THE FOLLOWING CBTPA TEXTILE TARIFF NUMBERS WILL BE EXEMPT
FROM ALL QUOTA VISA REQUIREMENTS:
9802008044
9802008046
98201103
98201106
98201115
98201118
98201121
98201124
98201127
98201130
7) THE FOLLOWING CBTPA TARIFF NUMBERS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM VISA
REQUIREMENTS BUT SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA:
98201109
98201112
8) THE FOLLOWING CBTPA TEXTILE TARIFF ARE EXEMPT FROM THE COTTON
FEE ASSESSMENTS (CLASS CODE 056):
9802008044
9802008046
98201103
98201106
98201109
98201112
98201115
98201118
98201121
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE ACS SYSTEM ISSUES INVOLVING THE
CBTPA TEXTILE CLAIMS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO TONY CASUCCI, ENTRY
SUMMARY SELECTIVITY BRANCH, AT 202-927-1035.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING CBTPA TEXTILE CLAIMS SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATION, ATTENTION BOB ABELS
AT 202-927-1959 OR SUSAN THOMAS AT 202-927-3719.