CSMS Message: 04-001697

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : YVONNE ZZ-TOMENGA

SUBJECT : IMPORTS-"CATFISH"-BASA,TRA,ETC

DATE : 07/27/2004

IMPORTS-"CATFISH"-BASA,TRA,ETC

THE COMMERCIAL ENFORCEMENT BRANCH, OFO, HAS REVIEWED IMPORTATIONS OF
"CATFISH" MADE AFTER JULY 1, 2004 AND FOUND THAT IMPORTERS AND FILERS
ARE NOT USING THE STATISTICAL BREAKOUTS ENACTED BY THE 484(F)
COMMITTEE THAT WERE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004. THE 484(F) COMMITTEE
DELETED THE CURRENT BREAKOUT FOR FROZEN CATFISH FILLETS IN SUBHEADING
0304.20.6030 IN ITS PLACE ARE THREE NEW BREAKOUTS FOR FROZEN FISH
FILLETS:

0304.20.6032 FOR ICTALURUS SPECIES.
0304.20.6033 FOR PANGASIUS SPECIES, INCLUDING BASA AND TRA.
0304.20.6034 FOR OTHER SILURIFORMES.

ONLY THE NEW BREAKOUT 0304.20.6033 SHOULD BE USED TO ENTER THE
PANGASIUS SPECIES COVERED BY THE ANTIDUMPING ORDER ON CERTAIN
FROZEN FISH FILLETS FROM VIETNAM, CASE A-552-801 (SEE MESSAGE
3255203 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER.)
SUBHEADINGS 0304.20.6043 FOR OTHER FRESH-WATER FISH FILLETS,
0304.20.6057 FOR SOLE AND 0304.20.6096 FOR OTHER FLAT FISH, ARE
NOT CORRECT CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE PANGASIUS SPECIES,
REGARDLESS OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

IN ADDITION, NEW BREAKOUTS WERE CREATED FOR THE ICTALURUS SPECIES IN
SUBHEADINGS 0302.69.2050, 0303.79.2051 AND 0304.10.4005.

NEW BREAKOUTS FOR PANGASIUS SPECIES WERE CREATED IN 0302.69.2051,
0303.79.2053 AND 0304.10.4007.

IMPORTERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR MOD ACT RESPONSIBILITIES TO
ENTER THE GOODS CORRECTLY AND TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF
DETAIL TO SUPPORT THE CLASSIFICATION IN THE ENTRY DOCUMENTATION.

NOTE ALSO THAT PUBLIC LAW 107-171 RESTRICTS THE USE OF THE TERM
"CATFISH", FOR PRODUCT LABELING PURPOSES, ONLY TO SPECIES OF THE
GENUS ICTALURUS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF YOUR IMPORTS,
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PORT OF ENTRY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON ABI
TRANSMISSION FOR CASE A-552-801, CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON
TRENTHAM AT THE IMPORT ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577, RESPECTIVELY.