| Title: | CBERA MODIFICATIONS: DISSOLUTION OF NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (AN) AND RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF CURACAO (CW) AND SINT MAARTEN (SX) |
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| Date: | 2011-05-24 |
| To: | abi,acep |
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ON FEBRUARY 3, 2011, THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE (STATE) CEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE NETHERLAND'S DISSOLUTION OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. STATE NOW RECOGNIZES CURACAO AND SINT MAARTEN AS INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES. THESE ISLANDS NO LONGER RECEIVE CBERA BENEFITS. THE CODES FOR CURACAO AND SINT MAARTEN ARE:
CURACAO:
COUNTRY CODE = 2777
ISO CODE = CW
SINT MAARTEN:
COUNTRY CODE = 2774
ISO CODE = SX
FOR GOODS OF BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA, THE 4-DIGIT COUNTRY CODE AND ISO CODE IS NO LONGER 2771 AND AN, CORRESPONDING TO THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, BUT 4210 AND NL, CORRESPONDING TO THE NETHERLANDS. THESE ISLANDS NO LONGER RECEIVE CBERA BENEFITS. CBP CANNOT PROVIDE BONAIRE, CURACAO, SABA, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SINT MAARTEN CBERA BENEFITS UNTIL THEIR CBERA STATUS IS APPROVED.
CBP HAS UPDATED THE ACE AND ACS COUNTRY TABLES TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES.
DIRECT QUESTIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THE CBERA BENEFICIARY STATUS OF THESE COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES, TO FTA@DHS.GOV
STATE SUBJECT-MATTER RELEASE: HTTP://WWW.STATE.GOV/P/WHA/CI/INDEX.HTM