| Title: | CHANGES TO THE 2009 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE - UPDATE 0901 |
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| Date: | 2009-04-01 |
| To: | abi |
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UPDATE NO: 0901 148,762 ABI RECORDS 29,921 HARMONIZED RECRODS
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 2009 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.
THE HARMONIZED CHANGES RECENTLY COMPLETED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1) MODIFICATIONS MADE AS A RESULT OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 8332, IMPLEMENTING THE UNITED STATES - OMAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. THESE CHANGES WERE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2009.
2) IN ADDITION, CHANGES WERE MADE TO IMPLEMENT THE UNITED STATES - PERU TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT. THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE FOUND IN PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 8341, AND THEY BECAME EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009.
3) CHANGES WERE ALSO MADE AS REQUIRED BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE 2009 HARMONIZED TARIFF SHCEDULE (HTS). WE WILL CONTINUE TO VERIFY THE 2009 HTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
4) THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS AND CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURE INDICATED IN THE CATAIR.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABI RETRIEVAL PROCESS TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE. FOR ALL OTHER INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT JENNIFER KEELING AT 703-650-3391 OR VIA EMAIL AT JENNIFER.KEELING@DHS.GOV