| Title: | NEW AGOA TEXTILE PROVISIONS FOR AGOA LDD COUNTRIES |
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| Date: | 2007-05-14 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AGOA TEXTILE PROVISIONS (AFRICAN
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT) FOR AGOA LDD DESIGNATED COUNTRIES.
TITLE VI OF THE TAX RELIEF AND HEALTH CARE ACT OF 2006 WAS SIGNED INTO
LAW ON DECEMBER 20, 2006. THIS LAW ADDED ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE AGOA
TRADE AGREEMENT FOR AGOA LDD DESIGNATED COUNTRIES.
THE TARIFF NUMBERS LISTED BELOW ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW AGOA TEXTILE
PROVISIONS. THE LISTED TARIFF NUMBERS WILL REQUIRE A SPECIAL FORMATTED
VISA NUMBER. THE FIRST POSITION OF THE VISA NUMBER IDENTIFIES THE GROUP
NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE VISA NUMBER. POSITION 2- 3 OF THE VISA NUMBER
REPRESENTS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE AGOA TEXTILE CLAIM. POSITIONS
4-9 OF THE VISA NUMBER WILL BE NUMERIC.
THE VISA NUMBER FOR AGOA TEXTILE CLAIMS ARE REPORTED IN THE ENTRY
SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 51 (INPUT) RECORD IN POSITIONS 11-19.
THE TARIFF NUMBERS AND THE ASSOCIATED GROUPING NUMBER FOR THE NEW AGOA
TEXTILE PROVISIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING:
TARIFF NUMBER VISA GROUP NUMBER AGOA LDD REQUIREMENT
98191510 4 YES
98191515 4 YES
98191518 4 YES
98191521 4 YES
98191524 4 YES
98191527 4 YES
98191530 4 YES
98191533 4 YES
98191536 4 YES
98191539 4 YES
98191542 4 YES
98191133 0 (ZERO) YES
THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR THE ABOVE TARIFF NUMBERS MUST BE ELIGIBLE
FOR AGOA BENEFITS AND DESIGNATED AN AGOA LDD COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY OF
EXPORT MUST BE AN AGOA ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.
COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS ARE INDICATED IN THE COUNTRY CODE
EXTRACT FILE IN RECORD IDENTIFIER F202 IN POSTION 46(CODE 'D'). AGOA LDD
DESIGNATED COUNTRIES ARE INDICATED IN RECORD IDENTIFIER F202 IN POSITION
47 (AGOA LDD = '1').
AT THE PRESENT TIME, ONLY CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH 98191510 WILL BE
ACCEPTED. THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS TEXTILE BRANCH WILL ADVISE THE
TRADE WHEN CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER 9819 TARIFF NUMBERS CAN BE
FILED.
ACS HAS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LEGISLATION.
AS A RESULT CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH 98191510 MAY NOW BE FILED THROUGH
THE ABI SYSTEM.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE
FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS ATTENTION LAURIE DEMPSEY
AT 202-344-1939, ROBERT ABELS AT 202-3441959 OR SUSAN THOMAS AT
202-344-3719.
SYSTEM QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE
OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT 202-772-2041.