| Title: | EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1992-11-23 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : ROBYN ZZ-DAY
SUBJECT : TRA-EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES
DATE : 11/23/92
3325071
NOVEMBER 20, 1992
SPE-1-CO:TO:T:A RD
CATEGORY: TRA
TO : ALL ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS (OPERATIONS)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS,
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
FROM : ACTING DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
RE : CURRENT TARIFF RATES FOR COUNTRIES OF EASTERN
EUROPE AND THE SUCCESSOR REPUBLICS TO THE FORMER
SOVIET UNION
PASS TO : IMPORT SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SUCH AS BROKERS AND IMPORTERS
RECENTLY CHANGES IN TARIFF TREATMENT HAVE TAKEN PLACE FOR
TWO OF THE EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1992,
YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO) WAS REMOVED FROM COLUMN ONE
STATUS AND ON NOVEMBER 2, 1992, ALBANIA WAS ACCORDED MOST-
FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT. TO HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED AND FOR EASY
REFERENCE, WE ARE ISSUING A SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT TARIFF STATUS
FOR THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE.
TARIFF STATUS OF EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES
AS OF 11-20-92
COLUMN 1\
COUNTRY COLUMN 2 RATE GSP REMARKS
ALBANIA COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
11-2-92
ARMENIA COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
4-7-92
AZERBAIJAN COL. 2
BYELARUS
BELARUS COL. 2
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA COL. 1 YES RECOGNIZED 4-7-92
(FORMERLY YUGOSLAVIA) GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
9-11-92
BULGARIA COL. 1 YES MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
11-22-91
GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
12-21-91
CROATIA COL. 1 YES RECOGNIZED 4-7-92
(FORMERLY YUGOSLAVIA) GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
9-11-92
CZECHOSLOVAKIA COL. 1 YES MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
11-17-90
GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
4-29-91
ESTONIA COL. 1 YES MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
12-19-91
GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
2-22-92
GEORGIA COL. 2
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
REPUBLIC 10-3-90 UPON
UNIFICATION OF
EAST AND WEST
GERMANY
HUNGARY COL. 1 YES GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
11-3-89
KAZAKHSTAN COL. 2
KYRGYZSTAN COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
8-21-92
LATVIA COL. 1 YES MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
12-19-91
GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
2-22-92
LITHUANIA COL. 1 YES MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
12-19-91
GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
2-22-92
MACEDONIA COL. 1 YES GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
9-11-92
MOLDOVA COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
7-2-92
MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
REPUBLIC 11-27-91
POLAND COL. 1 YES GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
1-9-90
ROMANIA COL. 2 REMOVED FROM COL. 1
ON 7-3-88
RUSSIA COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
6-17-92
SLOVENIA COL. 1 YES RECOGNIZED 4-7-92
(FORMERLY YUGOSLAVIA) GSP ELIGIBLE AS OF
9-11-92
TAJIKISTAN COL. 2
TURKMENISTAN COL. 2
UKRAINE COL. 1 MFN ELIGIBLE AS OF
6-23-92
UZBEKISTAN COL. 2
YUGOSLAVIA COL. 2 NO LOST GSP EFFECTIVE
(SERBIA AND 12-24-91
MONTENEGRO) REMOVED FROM COL. 1
ON 10-31-92
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE MAY BE DIRECTED TO ROBYN
DAY, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH AT (202) 927-0123.
WILLIAM LUEBKERT