| Title: | CHANGES TO THE 2002 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2002-12-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM: JIM MACDONALD
SUBJECT: HSU- CHANGES TO THE 2002 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
DATE: 12/03/2002
HSU 0208 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
UPDATE NO. 0208 9,158 ABI RECORDS 1,763 HARMONIZED RECORDS
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 2002 & 2003 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULES
1. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE
2002 & 2003 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS). WE WILL CONTINUE TO
VERIFY THE 2002 & 2003 HTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
2. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS MUSHROOM FEE UPDATES FOR 2002. THESE
CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 02, 2003.
3. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS A NEW AVOCADO FEE FOR 2003. THIS RATE
IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 02, 2003.
04. THIS UPDATED CONTAINS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE HTS, PUBLISHED
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER BY THE USTR ON NOVEMBER 14 2002. THIS TECHNICAL
CORRECTION AMENDS THREE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CORRECTIONS DEALING WITH
STEEL SANCTIONS. IT MAY NOT BE THE LAST. THERE ARE VARIOUS EFFECTIVE
DATES.
05. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES TO CBERA AND AGOA MANDATED BY
PRESIDENTAL PROCLAMATION 7626, PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
NOVEMBER 18, 2002. THIS PROCLAMATION AFFECTS TEXTILE RULES OF ORIGIN
AND ADDS NEW TARIFF NUMBERS IN CHAPTER 98. THERE ARE VARIOUS EFFECTIVE
DATES.
06. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS SOME OF THE CHANGES MANDATED BY PRESIDENTAL
PROCLAMATION 7616, PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF NOVEMBER 05,
2002. THIS AMENDS ATPA, CHANGES THE NAME TO ATPDEA AND ADDS SPI J+.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS OCTOBER 31, 2002. ONCE
THE PROGRAMMING CATCHES UP WITH THE PROCLAMATIONS WE WILL ADD THE
J+. UNTIL THEN THE TARIFF NUMBERS ENTITLED TO J+ CAN BE IDENTIFIED
BY SPI J, AND A BEGINNING DATE OF OCTOBER 31, 2002.
07. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES MANDATED BY THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR STATISTICAL ANNOTATION OF TARIFF SCHEDULES
OF THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE 484(F)
COMMITTEE. MOST OF THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 2003.
08. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS
CAN BE RETRIVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED IN THE
CATAIR. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO J. MACDONALD AT (202)
927-1027.