CSMS Message: 92-000075

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : FRANCIS CROWE

SUBJECT : HTS-JULY STAT CHANGES

DATE : 06/29/92

2181061
JUNE 29, 1992
CATEGORY: STA

TO: BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM: ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS

RE: HTS-STATISTICAL AMENDMENT OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE

PASS TO: ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

1. THIS INSTRUCTION TRANSMITS STATISTICAL CHANGES TO THE HTS
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1992. PENDING RECEIPT OF MODIFIED PAGES,
PLEASE MAKE PEN-AND-INK CHANGES TO EXISTING PAGES IN THE HTS FOR
THE CHANGES NOTED BELOW.

A. ON PAGE 3-5, FOR HTS 0303.79.20, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 90 7
WITH:

0303.79.20 SMELTS, ETC........................
* * *
FRESH-WATER FISH:
* * *
OTHER:
94 3 TILAPIA (TILAPIINAE)...KG
98 9 OTHER..................KG

B. ON PAGE 3-6, FOR HTS 0304.10.40, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 60 0
WITH:

0304.10.40 OTHER.......................................
FRESH-WATER FISH:
* * *
OTHER:
61 9 TILAPIA (TILAPIINAE).......KG
62 8 OTHER......................KG

C. ON PAGE 3-7, FOR HTS 0304.20.60, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 41 7
WITH:

0304.20.60 OTHER.................................
* * *
OTHER:
FRESH-WATER FISH:
* * *
OTHER:
42 6 TILAPIA
(TILAPIINAE)....KG
43 5 OTHER...........KG

D. ON PAGE 12-2:
1) FOR HTS 1206.00.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 30 4 WITH:

1206.00.00 SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WHETHER OR NOT BROKEN............
* * *
FOR SOWING:
35 9 FOR OIL STOCK........................KG
40 2 OTHER................................KG

2) FOR HTS 1207.20.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00 5 WITH:

1207.20.00 COTTON SEEDS
10 3 FOR SOWING............................KG
90 6 OTHER.................................KG

E. ON PAGE 12-3, FOR HTS 1209.99.40, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 60
8 WITH:

1209.99.40 OTHER.........................
* * *
70 6 TOBACCO.................KG
80 4 OTHER...................KG

F. ON PAGE 26-5, FOR ITEMS 2620.19.60, 2620.20.00, AND
2620.30.00 DELETE THE "V" IN THE UNITS OF QUANTITY COLUMN
FOR EACH STAT LINE AND REPLACE IT WITH A REFERENCE TO
FOOTNOTE 1. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE INSERT FOOTNOTE 1:
"REPORT VALUE ONLY OF STATED METAL CONTENT."

G. ON PAGE 39-17, FOR HTS 3926.90.45, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00
3 WITH:

3926.90.45 GASKETS, WASHERS AND OTHER SEALS...
10 1 O-RINGS......................X
90 4 OTHER........................X

H. ON PAGE 40-11, FOR HTS 4016.93.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00
2 WITH:

4016.93.00 GASKETS, WASHERS AND OTHER SEALS...
10 0 O-RINGS......................X
90 3 OTHER........................X

I. ON PAGE 61-2, REPLACE STATISTICAL NOTE 3 WITH THE FOLLOWING:

3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, STATISTICAL PROVISIONS FOR
SWEATERS INCLUDE GARMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN AS
PULLOVERS, VESTS OR CARDIGANS, THE OUTER SURFACES OF WHICH
ARE CONSTRUCTED ESSENTIALLY WITH 9 OR FEWER STITCHES PER 2
CENTIMETERS MEASURED IN THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION.

J. ON PAGE 61-33, FOR HTS 6109.90.20, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 30
8 WITH:

6109.90.20 OTHER................................
* * *
WOMEN'S OR GIRLS':
* * *
OTHER:
35 3 OF WOOL.....(438) DOZ. V
KG
40 6 OTHER...... (838) DOZ. V
KG

K. ON PAGE 61-45, FOR HTS 6114.30.30, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 10
6 WITH:

6114.30.30 OTHER..................................
JUMPERS:
12 4 CONTAINING 23 PERCENT OR MORE BY
WEIGHT OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL
HAIR....................(459) DOZ.V
KG
14 2 OTHER...................(659) DOZ.V
KG

L. ON PAGE 62-54, FOR HTS 6211.33.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 50
2 WITH:

6211.33.00 OF MAN-MADE FIBERS.....................
* * *
VESTS:
52 0 CONTAINING 36 PERCENT OR MORE BY
WEIGHT OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL
HAIR...................(459) DOZ.V
KG
54 8 OTHER..................(659) DOZ.V
KG

M. ON PAGE 63-7, FOR HTS 6302.59.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00
2 WITH:

6302.59.00 OF OTHER TEXTILE MATERIALS.............
10 0 CONTAINING 85 PERCENT OR MORE BY
WEIGHT OF SILK OR SILK WASTE.......NO.V
KG
20 8 OTHER......................(899) NO.V
KG

N. ON PAGE 63-12, STAT BREAKOUTS FOR TWO NEW SUBHEADINGS NOTED
IN HQ. MESSAGE 2168072, JUNE 17, 1992 (PRESIDENTIAL
PROCLAMATION 6447, JUNE 15, 1992, ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF
THE GSP ANNUAL REVIEW) ARE FURTHER MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

1) FOR HTS 6307.90.89, THE DESCRIPTION SHOWN FOR STAT
BREAKOUT "50" IN THE REFERENCED MESSAGE BECOMES A SUPERIOR
HEADING UNDER WHICH THE FOLLOWING TWO BREAKOUTS ARE MADE
(WITH A REDESCRIPTION FOR STAT SUFFIX 50):

6307.90.89 SURGICAL TOWELS;......AND SIMILAR
ARTICLES OF COTTON..............
* * *
SHELLS FOR QUILTS, EIDERDOWNS,
COMFORTERS AND SIMILAR
ARTICLES OF COTTON:
50 1 SLEEPING BAG SHELLS..KG
90 3 OTHER..........(362) NO.V
KG

2) FOR HTS 6307.90.99, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 80 3 WITH:

6307.90.99 OTHER............................
* * *
OTHER:
82 1 OTHER TOWELS OF
COTTON........(369) NO.V
KG
84 9 OTHER TOWELS OF MAN-MADE
FIBERS........(666) NO.V
KG
86 7 OTHER................KG

O. FOR THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ADD "V" TO THE FIRST UNIT OF
QUANTITY AND "KG" AS A SECOND UNIT OF QUANTITY:

ON PAGE 65-2: 6502.00.2000
6502.00.4000
6502.00.6060
6503.00.3000
6503.00.6000
ON PAGE 65-3: 6504.00.3000
6504.00.6000
ON PAGE 65-6: 6506.10.6060
6506.91.0030
6506.91.0060
6506.92.0000
6506.99.0000
6507.00.0000

P. ON PAGES 73-17 AND 73-18:
1) FOR HTS 7307.19.30, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00 8 WITH:

CAST FITTINGS:
7307.19 OTHER:
7307.19.30 DUCTILE FITTINGS.......................
40 0 GROOVED-END FITTINGS (INCLUDING
GROOVED COUPLINGS)..............KG

OTHER:
60 5 THREADED........................KG
80 1 OTHER...........................KG

2) FOR HTS 7307.19.90, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 90 6 WITH:

7307.19.90 OTHER..................................
* * *
OTHER:
40 7 GROOVED-END FITTINGS (INCLUDING
GROOVED COUPLINGS)...............KG

OTHER:
60 2 THREADED....................KG
80 8 OTHER.......................KG

3) FOR HTS 7307.29.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00 2 WITH:

OTHER, OF STAINLESS STEEL:
* * *
7307.29.00 OTHER.......................................
30 6 NIPPLES..............................KG
90 3 OTHER................................KG

4) FOR HTS 7307.99.50, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 30 0 WITH:

OTHER:
* * *
7307.99 OTHER:
* * *
7307.99.50 OTHER.................................
OF IRON OR NONALLOY STEEL:
15 9 NIPPLES....................KG
45 3 OTHER......................KG

Q. ON PAGE 74-8:
1) FOR HTS 7411.10.10, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 00 4 WITH:

7411.10 OF REFINED COPPER:
7411.10.10 SEAMLESS.....................
30 8 HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF 6 MM
OR MORE BUT NOT EXCEEDING 16 MM, IN
COILS ON SPOOLS.................KG

90 5 OTHER...........................KG

2) FOR HTS 7412.20.00:
A) REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 30 7 WITH:

7412.20.00 OF COPPER ALLOYS...........................
* * *
OTHER:
OF COPPER-ZINC BASE ALLOY (BRASS):
THREADED:
25 4 NIPPLES...............KG
35 2 OTHER.................KG
* * *
B) REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 75 3 WITH:

OTHER:
THREADED:
65 5 NIPPLES...............KG
85 1 OTHER.................KG
* * *
R. ON PAGE 84-15, FOR HTS 8415.82.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 50
2 WITH:

8415.82.00 OTHER, INCORPORATING A REFRIGERATING
UNIT................................
* * *
DEHUMIDIFIERS:
55 7 WITH A RATED WATER REMOVAL CAPACITY
OF LESS THAN 35 LITERS OVER A 24
HOUR PERIOD.....................NO.

60 0 OTHER...........................NO.

S. ON PAGE 84-42, FOR HTS 8450.11.00, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 90
6 WITH:

8450.11.00 FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINES.................
* * *
OTHER:
40 7 TOP LOADING ....................NO.

80 8 OTHER...........................NO.

T. ON PAGE 85-15, FOR HTS 8516.60.40, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 90
0 WITH:

8516.60.40 COOKING STOVES, RANGES AND OVENS.............
* * *
OTHER:
70 4 PORTABLE........................NO.
80 2 OTHER...........................NO.

U. ON PAGE 87-16, FOR HTS 8716.80.50, REPLACE STAT SUFFIX/CD 50
9 WITH:

8716.80.50 OTHER......................................
* * *
20 6 PORTABLE LUGGAGE CARTS...............NO.
90 1 OTHER................................NO.

V. ON PAGE 98-4, THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR ITEM 9801.00.1010
IS MODIFIED TO READ:

9801.00.1010 ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY EXPORTED WITH INTENT TO
REIMPORT AFTER TEMPORARY USE ABROAD.

2. PERSONS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD CONTACT
FRANK CROWE, TEXTILE AND METAL PRODUCTS BRANCH, AT (202)/927-
0164.

WILLIAM J. LUEBKERT