| Title: | INFORMATION:TP: PRESIDENTIAL P |
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| Date: | 2001-07-13 |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM: ARLENE LUGO
SUBJECT: INFORMATION:TP: PRESIDENTIAL P
DATE: 07/12/2001
JULY 11, 2001
TO: DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
FROM: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PASS TO: PORT DIRECTORS; ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE; IMPORT
SPECIALISTS; ENTRY SPECIALISTS; BROKERS; IMPORTERS AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT: EFFECT OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7454 ON THE
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP)
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7454, DATED JUNE 29, 2001, PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON JULY 5, 2001 (66 FR 35365), MODIFIES THE
GENERAL NOTES TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES
(HTS) AND THE LIST OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE
FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP. GSP IS SCHEDULED
EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, 2001.
PROCLAMATION 7454 DESIGNATES "GEORGIA" AS A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING
COUNTRY UNDER THE GSP, AND AMENDS GENERAL NOTE 4(A) TO THE HTS
BY INSERTING IN ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE IN THE LIST OF INDEPENDENT
BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES "GEORGIA."
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION FURTHER MODIFIES THE HTS BY DELETING AND
ADDING CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND COUNTRIES UNDER THE GSP. THE TEXT OF THE
PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS.
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO GOODS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001,
MODIFICATIONS TO THE HTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) GENERAL NOTE 4(D) TO THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY:
(A) DELETING THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS AND THE COUNTRY
LISTED OPPOSITE THEM:
0802.50.20 TURKEY 7904.00.00 SOUTH AFRICA
2516.90.00 SOUTH AFRICA 9614.20.60 TURKEY
(B) DELETING THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY SET OUT OPPOSITE THE
FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS:
2840.11.00 TURKEY 2840.19.00 TURKEY
(C) ADDING, IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE, THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS AND COUNTRIES SET OUT OPPOSITE THEM:
0708.20.10 PERU 4012.90.45 SRI LANKA
0710.80.65 GUATEMALA 4601.10.00 INDIA
0713.40.20 INDIA 7604.10.50 RUSSIA
1806.10.34 COLOMBIA 8414.51.00 THAILAND
2207.10.30 BARBADOS 8419.50.10 MALTA
2305.00.00 ARGENTINA 8419.60.10 MALTA
2306.30.00 UKRAINE
(D) ADDING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE FOLLOWING
COUNTRY(S) OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS:
0805.90.00 JAMAICA 2933.39.23 GUATEMALA
1701.11.05 COLOMBIA 5904.92.00 INDIA
2804.29.00 UKRAINE 7113.19.29 TURKEY
2909.19.14 BRAZIL 7403.11.00 KAZAKHSTAN;
RUSSIA
2924.21.16 BRAZIL
2928.00.10 COLOMBIA
(2) EACH ENUMERATED ARTICLE*S PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT
UNDER THE GSP IN THE HTS IS MODIFIED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
(A) FOR THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS, THE RATE OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE SYMBOL
"A" AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "A*":
0802.50.20 2516.90.00 7904.00.00 9614.20.60
(B) FOR THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS, THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE
SYMBOL "AO" AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "A*":
0708.20.10 1806.10.34 2306.30.00 7604.10.50
0710.80.65 2207.10.30 4012.90.45 8414.51.00
0713.40.20 2305.00.00 4601.10.00 8419.50.10
8419.60.10
IMPORTERS OR THEIR AGENTS MAY AVAIL THEMSELVES OF ALL AVAILABLE POST-
ENTRY PROCEDURES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAFTA 520(D) CLAIMS,
TO RECEIVE A REFUND OF DUTIES FOR ELIGIBLE GSP PRODUCTS ENTERED, OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001.
QUESTIONS FROM THE IMPORTING COMMUNITY REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO THEIR LOCAL CUSTOMS PORT. THE CUSTOMS PORT MAY CONTACT
ARLENE, LUGO, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-4183 OR VIA CC:MAIL.
/SIGNED/
ELIZABETH G. DURANT
CC: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS