| Title: | GSP EXPIRATION DATE INFORMATION |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-09-28 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: GSP EXPIRATION FOR AGOA COUNTRIES
THE AGOA (AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT) TRADE BILL MODIFIED THE
GSP PROGRAM BY CREATING A NEW GSP EXPIRATION DATE FOR THOSE COUNTRIES
THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS.
AS A RESULT OF THE AGOA TRADE BILL, THE GSP PROGRAM HAS TWO DIFFERENT
GSP EXPIRATION DATES.
1) FOR AGOA ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES THE GSP EXPIRATION DATE IS
10/01/2008. THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'D' ON THE COUNTRY CODE
FILE INDENTIFIES THOSE COUNTRIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA
BENEFITS.
2) FOR NON AGOA COUNTRIES, THE GSP EXPIRATION DATE IS 10/1/01.
FOR NON AGOA COUNTRIES, ENTRIES WITH A DUTY COMPUTATION DATE
OF 10/01/2001 OR GREATER MAY CLAIM GSP BY TRANSMITTING SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATOR "A"'; HOWEVER, THE COLUMN 1 RATE DUTY MUST BE TE
TRANSMITTED.
REFER TO THE CATAIR ENTRY SUMMARY SECTION, RECORD INDENTIFIER
10 (INPUT) NOTE 3 ON HOW THE ABI SYSTEM DETERMINES THE DUTY
COMPUTATION DATE.
ADMIN MESSAGE 01-1017 INDICATES THE PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED IF CONGRESS AT A LATER DATE REENACTS THE GSP PROGRAM
RETROACTIVELY.
FOR AGOA ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES, THE GSP PROGRAM WILL NOT EXPIRE
UNTIL 10/01/2008. AS A RESULT, GSP CLAIMS MADE WILL BE ACCEPTED
AND THE GSP RATE OF ZERO DUTY MUST BE INDICATED ON THE ABI
SUMMARY TRANSMISSIONS.
THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE THE PROCEDURE FOR A GSP
CLAIM FILED FOR A SUMMARY WITH A DUTY COMPUATION DATE OF
10/01/2001 OR GREATER.
EXAMPLE 1: A GSP CLAIM IS MADE BY A NON AGOA COUNTRY SUCH AS
INDIA. THE FILER WILL INDICATE THE GSP CLAIM (SPI A) BUT THE
COLUMN 1 RATE DUTY MUST BE TRANSMITTED.
EXAMPLE 2: A GSP CLAIM IS MADE BY AN AGOA ELIGIBLE COUNTRY SUCH
AS KENYA. THE FILER WILL INDICATE THE GSP CLAIM (SPI A) AND THE
GSP SPECIAL RATE (DUTY AMOUNT = ZERO) MUST BE TRANSMITTED.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR
ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.