CSMS Message: 92-000056

HSU9207 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

UPDATE NO. 9207 2,670 ABI RECORDS 703 HARMONIZED RECORDS

SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP)
AND FDA INDICATORS

REFERENCE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS 6446 AND 6447 DATED JUNE 15,
1992 PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 17, 1992 FEDERAL REGISTER.

1. THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES
INDICATED IN PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS 6446 AND 6447 MAKING
VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP).

2. THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY PROCLAMATION 6446 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR
ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON
OR AFTER JULY 2, 1992 AND JULY 1, 1992 FOR PROCLAMATION 6447.

3. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) HAS UPDATED THEIR
REQUIREMENT INDICATORS IN ABOUT 144 HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORDS.
IN SOME RECORDS THE REQUIREMENT INDICATOR HAS BEEN REMOVED, IN
OHERS IT HAS BEEN ADDED OR CHANGED.

4. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI USERS AND
CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED ON
PAGE HTS-F110(I)-01 OF THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE
REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT.

5. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO FDA INCATORS, PLEASE CALL
JOE MCCALLION AT FDA AT (301) 443-6553. FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS UPDATE, PLEASE CONTACT IRV FISHER, CHIEF,
TARIFF COMPLIANCE BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0241.