CSMS Message: 05-000147

Title:EGYPT ELIGIBLE FOR SPI 'N' BENEFITS
Date:2005-02-09
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS

FROM: TONY CASUCCI

DATE: 02/09/2005

SUBJECT: THE GREATER CAIRO ZONE, ALEXANDRIA ZONE AND THE SUEZ CANAL
ZONE IN EGYPT ARE DESIGNATED TO BE QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES
UNDER THE UNITED STATES - ISRAEL FREE TRADE AREA IMPLEMENTATION
ACT.

THE PUBLICATION (12/29/2004) OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE 'US - ILFTA
ACT DESIGNATION OF QIZ'S (QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES) ESTABLISHED 3
NEW QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN EGYPT AS ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS
UNDER THE UNITED STATES - ISRAEL FREE TRADE AREA IMPLEMENTATION ACT.

SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR 'N' REPRESENTS CLAIMS QUALIFYING UNDER THE
IS - ISRAEL FREE TRADE AREA IMPLEMENTATION ACT. THE ACS SYSTEM HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT SPI 'N' CLAIMS FOR THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 'EGYPT'.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES
THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO FILE SPI 'N' CLAIMS:

WEST BANK (WE)
GAZA (GZ)
ISRAEL (IL)
JORDAN (JO)
EGYPT (EG)

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TRADE PROGRAM MAYBE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF
FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE PROGRAMS, ATTENTION SETH MAZZE AT 202-344-2634.

SYSTEM QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAYBE REFERRED TO YOUR LOCAL
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS, ENTRY SUMMARY SELECTIVITY BRANCH,
ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT 202-344-1035.