| Title: | OTH-GSP READ SECOND |
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| Date: | 1992-06-30 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LISA CROSBY
SUBJECT : OTH-GSP READ SECOND
DATE : 06/29/92
2168071
JUNE 17, 1992
SPE-1-CO:T:T:T LAC
CATEGORY: INA
TO: ALL ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS (OPERATIONS),
REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
RE: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6447, DATED JUNE 15, 1992,
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE GSP ANNUAL REVIEW
PASS TO: IMPORT SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SUCH AS BROKERS AND IMPORTERS
BACKGROUND:
EACH YEAR, THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF
PREFERENCES (GSP). INTERESTED PARTIES (E.G. LABOR ORGANIZATIONS,
DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS) MAY PRESENT PETITIONS
REQUESTING VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE GSP SUCH AS REMOVAL OR ADDITION
OF PRODUCTS FROM THE GSP, REMOVAL OR ADDITION OF COUNTRIES TO THE
PROGRAM, ETC. THE GSP CONTAINS COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITS WHICH
RESTRICT THE AVAILABILITY OF GSP BENEFITS ONCE A COUNTRY'S
EXPORTS TO THE U.S. HAVE EXCEEDED A DESIGNATED LEVEL AND THESE
LIMITS ARE ALSO EXAMINED DURING THE ANNUAL REVIEW.
THE PRESIDENT, AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INFORMATION AND
ADVICE RECEIVED FROM USTR, MADE NUMEROUS CHANGES IN THE GSP IN
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6447, DATED JUNE 15, 1992. THIS
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION WAS ALSO USED TO MAKE CERTAIN TECHNICAL
RECTIFICATIONS TO THE HTS. THIS EMAIL NOTICE ADVISES FIELD
OFFICERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF THESE CHANGES. THE
COMPLETE TEXT OF THIS PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION WAS PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON JUNE 17, 1992.
ACTION:
NOTE: MANY OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS BELOW SHOW THE SPECIAL PROGRAM
INDICATOR "J" OR "J*". THE LETTER "J" IS THE NEW PROGRAM
INDICATOR FOR THE ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT (ATPA). NO COUNTRY
HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A BENEFICIARY TO ATPA YET BUT THE LETTER
WAS INCORPORATED IN THESE CHANGES IN ANTICIPATION THAT COUNTRIES
WILL BE DESIGNATED AS BENEFICIARIES SHORTLY.
1. EFFECTIVE AS TO ARTICLES ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE
FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992, THE HTS IS
MODIFIED AS PROVIDED BELOW, WITH BRACKETED MATTER INCLUDED
TO ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF PROCLAIMED MODIFICATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING SUPERSEDES MATTER IN THE HTS. THE MATERIAL
BELOW SHOULD BE INSERTED IN THE APPROPRIATE COLUMNS OF THE
HTS DESIGNATED "HEADING/SUBHEADING", "ARTICLE DESCRIPTION",
"RATES OF DUTY 1-GENERAL", "RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL", AND
"RATES OF DUTY 2", RESPECTIVELY.
1.1 SUBHEADING 2902.90.80 IS SUPERSEDED BY:
¢CYCLIC HYDROCARBONS:|
¢OTHER:|
2902.90.6000 3 BIPHENYL (DIPHENYL) IN FLAKES . . . . . . . KG.
COLUMN 1: 10.4%
SPECIAL: FREE (A*,E,IL,J)
2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS/KG + 68.5%
2902.90.9000 7 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
COLUMN 1: 10.4%
SPECIAL: FREE (E,IL,J)
2%(CA)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS/KG + 68.5%
CONFORMING CHANGE: THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HTS HEADING
9902.29.02 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "2902.90.80" AND
INSERTING "2902.90.90" IN LIEU THEREOF.
1.2 SUBHEADINGS 6307.90.86 AND 6307.90.94 ARE SUPERSEDED BY:
¢OTHER MADE UP...:|
¢OTHER:|
¢OTHER:|
6307.90.89 SURGICAL TOWELS; COTTON TOWELS OF
PILE OR TUFTED CONSTRUCTION; PILLOW
SHELLS, OF COTTON; SHELLS FOR
QUILTS, EIDERDOWNS, COMFORTERS AND
SIMILAR ARTICLES OF COTTON
COLUMN 1: 7%
SPECIAL: FREE (B,E*,IL,J*)
4.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 40%
6307.90.8910 0 SURGICAL TOWELS . . . . . . (369) NO. V.
(UNDERLINED) KG.
6307.90.8940 4 COTTON TOWELS OF PILE OR
TUFTED CONSTRUCTION . . . . (363) NO. V.
KG.
6307.90.8945 9 PILLOW SHELLS, OF COTTON . . (369) NO. V.
KG.
6307.90.8950 1 SHELLS FOR QUILTS, EIDERDOWNS, KG.
COMFORTERS, AND SIMILAR
ARTICLES OF COTTON . . . . . (362) NO. V.
KG.
6307.90.99 OTHER:
COLUMN 1: 7%
SPECIAL: FREE (A,B,E,IL,J)
4.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 40%
NATIONAL FLAGS:
6307.90.9925 1 OF THE UNITED STATES . . . . NO. V.
KG.
6307.90.9935 9 OF OTHER NATIONS . . . . . . . NO. V.
KG.
6307.90.9980 3 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
CONFORMING CHANGE: HTS SUBHEADINGS 9902.57.01 AND
9905.63.10 ARE MODIFIED BY STRIKING OUT "6307.90.94" AND
INSERTING "6307.90.99" IN LIEU THEREOF.
1.3 SUBHEADING 7320.10.00 IS SUPERSEDED BY:
¢SPRINGS AND LEAVES FOR SPRINGS, OF IRON OR STEEL:|
7320.10 LEAF SPRINGS AND LEAVES THEREFOR:
SUITABLE FOR MOTOR-VEHICLE SUSPENSION:
7320.10.3000 0 TO BE USED IN MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING
A G.V.W. NOT EXCEEDING 4 METRIC
TONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
COLUMN 1: 4%
SPECIAL: FREE (A,B,E,IL,J)
2.4% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 25%
7320.10.60 OTHER:
COLUMN 1: 4%
SPECIAL: FREE (B,E,IL,J)
2.4% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 25%
7320.10.6015 6 LEAF SPRINGS HAVING INDIVIDUAL LEAVES
WITH A THICKNESS OF 1.6 MM OR MORE AND
LEAVES THEREFORE . . . . . . . . . KG.
7320.10.6060 0 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
7320.10.90 OTHER:
COLUMN 1: 4%
SPECIAL: FREE (A,B,E,IL,J)
2.4% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 25%
7320.10.9015 0 LEAF SPRINGS HAVING INDIVIDUAL LEAVES
WITH A THICKNESS OF 1.6 MM OR MORE AND
LEAVES THEREFORE . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
7320.10.9060 4 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG.
1.4 SUBHEADING 8527.29.00 IS SUPERSEDED BY:
¢RECEPTION APPARATUS...:|
¢RADIOBROADCAST RECEIVERS...:|
8527.29 OTHER:
8527.29.4000 6 FM ONLY OR AM/FM ONLY . . . . . . . . . . NO.
COLUMN 1: 8%
SPECIAL: FREE (A,B,E,IL,J)
1.6% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 35%
8527.29.80 OTHER:
COLUMN 1: 8%
SPECIAL: FREE (B,E,IL,J)
1.6% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 35%
8527.29.8020 3 AM ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO.
8527.29.8060 4 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO.
2. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992,
INSERT IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE THE
SYMBOL "A," IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL COLUMN FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS:
0712.10.00 2005.70.21 2008.50.20 7318.15.20 8483.50.80
2005.70.11 2005.70.22 3926.20.50 7318.15.40
2005.70.13 2005.70.25 7202.41.00 7318.15.60
2005.70.15 2005.70.75 7202.49.50 7318.16.00
3. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992,
DELETE THE SYMBOL "A*" IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL
SUBCOLUMN FOR HTS SUBHEADING 0710.80.70, AND INSERT AN "A"
IN LIEU THEREOF.
4. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992,
DELETE THE SYMBOL "A" IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL
SUBCOLUMN OF THE FOLLOWING HTS NUMBERS AND INSERT AN "A*" IN
LIEU THEREOF:
0703.20.00 4820.90.00 8422.90.05 8527.11.60 9032.89.60
1905.90.90 7103.99.10 8431.42.00 8541.40.80 9403.90.60
3920.71.00 7321.11.30 8507.30.00 8708.29.00 9613.80.20
4008.19.10 7322.90.00 8512.90.20 8713.10.00
4016.99.25 7407.21.90 8516.10.00 9018.90.80
4104.10.20 8112.91.50 8517.10.00 9026.80.60
5. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992,
GENERAL NOTE 3(C)(II)(D) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE
FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS AND THE COUNTRIES SET OPPOSITE
SUCH SUBHEADINGS:
0710.80.70 GUATEMALA
1701.11.01 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
2929.90.50 BAHAMAS
6. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1992,
GENERAL NOTE 3(C)(II)(D) IS MODIFIED BY ADDING, IN NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE, THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS AND COUNTRIES SET
OPPOSITE THEM:
0703.20.00 MEXICO 8512.90.20 MEXICO
1701.11.02 GUATEMALA
1905.90.90 MEXICO 8516.10.00 MEXICO
2902.90.60 INDIA 8517.10.00 THAILAND
2905.31.00 MEXICO
2915.24.00 MEXICO 8521.10.00 MALAYSIA
2934.90.14 BRAZIL
3920.71.00 MEXICO 8527.11.60 MALAYSIA
4008.19.10 MALAYSIA 8541.40.80 MEXICO
4016.99.25 THAILAND 8708.29.00 MEXICO
4104.10.20 ARGENTINA 8713.10.00 MEXICO
4820.90.00 MEXICO
7103.99.10 THAILAND 9018.90.80 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
7321.11.30 MEXICO MEXICO
7322.90.00 MEXICO
7407.21.90 BRAZIL 9026.80.60 MEXICO
8112.91.50 CHILE 9032.89.60 MEXICO
8422.90.05 MEXICO 9403.90.60 MEXICO
8431.42.00 MEXICO 9613.80.20 MEXICO
8507.30.00 MEXICO
7. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANDISE ENTERED ON OR AFTER
AUGUST 16, 1992, GENERAL NOTE 3(C)(II)(A) IS MODIFIED BY
DELETING "SYRIA" FROM THE ENUMERATION OF INDEPENDENT
COUNTRIES.
8. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 1992,
THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HTS SUBHEADING 0709.20.10 IS
DELETED AND THE FOLLOWING IS INSERTED IN LIEU THEREOF:
"NOT REDUCED IN SIZE, ENTERED DURING THE PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 15 TO NOVEMBER 15, INCLUSIVE, IN ANY YEAR,
AND TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY AIR".
9. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 1992,
THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HTS SUBHEADING 7214.60.00 IS
MODIFIED BY STRIKING OUT "OR OR" AND INSERTING "OR" IN LIEU
THEREOF.
10. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 1992,
THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HTS SUBHEADING 8215.99.50 IS
MODIFIED BY STRIKING OUT "PARTS" AND INSERTING "PARTS)" IN
LIEU THEREOF.
PERSONS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD CONTACT
LISA CROSBY, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202)/566-7063.
C.L. BRAINARD