| Title: | QBT-2003-559 2004 AGOA OPENING |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2003-09-29 |
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
TO: DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
FROM: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE AND FACILITATION
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: QBT-2003-559: 2004 AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
(AGOA) QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS
COMMODITY:
QUALIFYING GOODS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM A WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, FROM DESIGNATED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT
HAVE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AGOA AND
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE ACT.
QUOTA PERIOD:
OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004.
OPENING DATE:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003, AT 1:00 P.M., E.D.T., OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN
OTHER TIME ZONES.
RESTRAINT LEVEL:
AGGREGATE 956,568,715 SQUARE METER EQUIVALENTS FOR AGOA CLAIMS.
OF THIS AGGREGATE AMOUNT, 470,411,241 SQUARE METER EQUIVALENTS IS
AVAILABLE APPAREL IMPORTED UNDER THE SPECIAL RULE FOR LESSER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (GROUPING 5).
HTS NUMBERS:
FIRST TARIFF FIELD SECOND TARIFF FIELD
9819.11.09 CHAPTERS 61 AND 62, OR HEADINGS
6501, 6502, 6503, AND 6504, OR
SUBHEADINGS 6406.99.15 AND 6505.90
9819.11.12 CHAPTERS 61 AND 62, OR HEADINGS
6501, 6502, 6503, AND 6504, OR
SUBHEADINGS 6406.99.15 AND 6505.90
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS:
USE ENTRY TYPE CODE 02, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38 OR 06 FOR FTZ'S.
REPORT IN UNIT OF MEASURE (UOM) QUANTITY CORRESPONDING WITH THE
SPECIFIC HTSUS CHAPTER 61 AND 62 NUMBERS, HEADINGS 6501, 6502, 6503,
AN 6504, AND SUBHEADINGS 6406.99.15 AND 6505.90 UNDER WHICH THE
APPAREL ARTICLES ARE CLASSIFIED .
MERCHANDISE PRESENTED SHALL BE REPORTED AND RELEASED VIA THE QUOTA
MODULE OF ACS UNTIL A OHOLDO STATUS IS INDICATED.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM DESIGNATED SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THAT HAVE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT,
FOR WHICH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE AGOA IS CLAIMED,
REQUIRES THAT THE AGOA VISA NUMBER BE REPORTED IN BLOCK 34 OF THE
CF 7501 AND THE AGOA VISA BE PRESENTED WITH THE ENTRY SUMMARY.
THE VISA GROUPING FOR 9819.11.09 IS 4. THEREFORE, THE FIRST DATA
FIELD OF THE VISA MUST BE 4 WHEN AGOA PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT IS
CLAIMED UNDER 9819.11.09. THE FOLLOWING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
HAVE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS
UNDER GROUPING 4:
BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, ETHIOPIA,
GHANA, KENYA, LESOTHO, MADAGASCAR,
MALAWI, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA,
RWANDA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND,
TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA
THE VISA GROUPING FOR 9819.11.12 IS 5. THEREFORE, THE FIRST DATA
FIELD OF THE VISA MUST BE 5 WHEN AGOA PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT IS
CLAIMED UNDER 9819.11.12. THE FOLLOWING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
HAVE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS
UNDER GROUPING 5:
BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LESOTHO,
MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SWAZILAND,
TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA
TEXTILE AND APPAREL EXPORTED FROM DESIGNATED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN
COUNTRIES FOR WHICH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE AGOA IS NOT
CLAIMED IS SUBJECT TO THE NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS (NTR) RATE, FORMERLY
MOST FAVORED NATIONS RATE (MFN). UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY THE
APPROPRIATE HTSUS CHAPTER 1-97 NUMBER IS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE FIRST
TARIFF FIELD.
DISTRIBUTION:
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS NOTICE IS PASSED TO ALL PORT DIRECTORS,
ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS (TRADE), IMPORT SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS,
ENTRY SPECIALISTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SUCH AS BROKERS AND
IMPORTERS.
QUESTIONS FROM THE IMPORTING COMMUNITY REGARDING THIS ELECTRONIC
MESSAGE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE LOCAL CUSTOMS PORT. THE CUSTOMS
PORT OF ENTRY MAY REFER QUESTIONS THROUGH CC:MAIL TO HQ QUOTA, OR
CONTACT CHRISTINE DERISO AT (202) 927-5385.
ELIZABETH G. DURANT