| Title: | Updates to HTS Affecting Originating Goods under the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement |
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| Date: | 2009-01-13 |
| To: | abi,acep |
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SUBJECT: Updates to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule Affecting Originating Goods under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Presidential Proclamation 8334, published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2009 (74 FR 611), modifies the HTS for certain originating goods under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA). These modifications are a result of an understanding reached by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Chile under Article 3.3(4) of the United States – Chile Free Trade Agreement to accelerate the elimination of customs duties for the HTS subheadings listed below. The elimination of duties shall be effective for goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2009.
0710.22.40 Beans, reduced in size
0710.30.00 Spinach, New Zealand spinach, orache spinach
0710.40.00 Sweet corn
0710.80.97 Vegetables nesi, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, reduced in size.
0710.90.91 Mixtures of vegetables not elsewhere specified or included, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen.
2005.99.80 Artichokes
Please direct any questions concerning this guidance to Ms. Heather Sykes, International Coordination Branch, (heather.sykes@dhs.gov ).
More information on the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement and other trade programs can be found at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/.