CSMS Message: 03-002067

TO: ALL ABI FILERS

FROM: OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
TRADE COMPLIANCE AND FACILITATION

SUBJECT: GSP CHANGES

ON AUGUST 15, 2003, THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE COMPLIANCE
AND FACILITATION, ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DIRECTORS, FIELD
OPERATIONS, REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7689, DATED JUNE 30,
2003, THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON JULY 2, 2003
(68 FR 39795-39804). THE PROCLAMATION MODIFIED THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS), AND AMENDED THE LIST OF
BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP PROGRAM. THE CHANGES AFFECT PRODUCTS ENTERED,
OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2003.

DUE TO ITS LENGTH AND THE PRESENCE OF SPECIAL FORMATTING, THE MEMORANDUM
COULD NOT BE POSTED AS AN ACS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE. THE MEMORANDUM
HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/IMAGECACHE/CGOV/CONTENT/IMPORT/INTERNATIONAL
5FAGREEMENTS/GSP2001/ 5F2002REVIEWS 2EDOC/V1/GSP2001 5F2002REVIEWS.DOC

QUESTIONS FROM THE IMPORTING COMMUNITY MAY BE REFERRED TO THE LOCAL
PORT.

/S/ ELIZABETH G. DURANT

Referenced By

CSMS #03-002148