| Title: | AGOA TEXTILE PROVISIONS, SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-03-27 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM: ANTHONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: ABI (AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY 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 AGOA TEXTILE CLAIMS.
THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AGOA TEXTILE
PROVISIONS:
9802008042
98191103
98191106
98191109*
98191112*
98191115
98191118
98191121
98191124
98191127
98191109 = TARIFF RATE QUOTA
98191112 = TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR A DESIGNATED AGOA LESSER
DEVELOPED COUNTRY.
ALL THE AGOA TEXTILE CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE TARIFF
NUMBERS WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE
IDENTIFIED AS AN AGOA ELIGIBLE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY CODE FILE
(RFJ) MUST INDICATE THAT THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE
COUNTRY OF EXPORT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SPI 'D' (AGOA) BENEFITS.
2) EACH OF ABOVE AGOA TEXTILE TARIFF NUMBERS WILL REQUIRE A
SPECIAL VISA NUMBER (RECORD IDENTIFIER 51) TO BE TRANSMITTED
WITH EACH OF THE ABOVE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBERS. THIS
SPECIAL VISA NUMBER WILL NOT FOLLOW THE USUAL VISA EDITS
WHERE THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST MATCH THE
DATE OF EXPORT. EACH OF THE ABOVE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBERS
WILL HAVE ITS OWN SPECIAL VISA FORMAT. THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF
NUMBERS AND THE ASSOCIATED TARIFF NUMBERS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM
QUOTA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 98191109 AND 9819112 WHICH WILL
BE SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA.
3) NO SPI INDICATORS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE TRANSMISSION FOR
EITHER THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER OR THE ALTERNATE TARIFF
NUMBER. THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBER REFLECTS THAT IT IS PART
OF THE AGOA PROGRAM.
4) FOR TARIFF NUMBER 9802008042, THE REGULAR REPORTING
PROCEDURES 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 CHAPTER 9819 TARIFF NUMBERS (98191103 THROUGH
98191127), THE VALUE AND QUANTITY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE REPORTED
ON THE ALTERNATE TARIFF NUMBER (NON CHAPTER 98 TARIFF
NUMBER).
6) THE SPECIAL VISA FORMAT FOR THE AGOA TARIFF TEXTILE NUMBERS
ARE THE FOLLOWING:
9802008042 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA)- THE FIRST POSITION OF THE
VISA NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 1. THE SECOND AND
THIRD POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE
OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191103 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE
VISA NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 2. THE SECOND AND
THIRD POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE
OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191106 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA
NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 3. THE SECOND AND THIRD
POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE OF THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191109 (SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION
OF THE VISA NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 4. THE
SECOND AND THIRD POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO
THE ISO CODE OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
9891112 (SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF
THE VISA NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 5. THE SECOND
AND THIRD POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO
CODE OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. ONLY DESIGNATED AGOA LESSER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROVISION. REFER
TO FEDERAL REGISTER DATED YYMMDD FOR A LIST OF AGOA LESSER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
98191115 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA
NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 6. THE SECOND AND THIRD
POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE OF THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191118 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA
NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 7. THE SECOND AND THIRD
POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE OF THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98181121 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE
VISA NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 8. THE SECOND AND
THIRD POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE
OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191124 (NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA
NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 8. THE SECOND AND THIRD
POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE OF THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
98191127 ( NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA) - THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA
NUMBER (9AN) MUST BEGIN WITH THE NUMERIC 9. THE SECOND AND THIRD
POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER MUST BE EQUAL TO THE ISO CODE OF THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
7) THE FOLLOWING AGOA TEXTILE TARIFF NUMBERS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE
COTTON FEE ASSESSMENTS (CLASS CODE 056):
9802008042
98191103
98191106
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE ACS SYSTEM ISSUES INVOLVING THE
AGOA TEXTILE PROVISIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO TONY CASUCCI,
ENTRY SUMMARY SELECTIVITY BRANCH, AT 202-927-1035.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING AGOA TEXTILE PROVISIONS SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, ATTENTION BOB ABELS
AT 202-927-1959 OR SUSAN THOMAS AT 202-927-3719.