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Title:A FEW MORE CHANGES
Date:1993-01-04
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : FRANK CROWE

SUBJECT : HTS-A FEW MORE CHANGES

DATE : 12/29/92

3364061
DECEMBER 29, 1992
CATEGORY: OTH

TO: BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM: ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS

RE: MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO THE 1993 HTS

PASS TO: ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

1. PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE 1993 HTS:

A. ON PAGE 24-7, PLEASE DELETE THE REFERENCES TO FOOTNOTE 1
THAT APPEAR AFTER THE RATES OF DUTY FOR HTS PROVISION
2403.99.00. INDIVIDUAL FOOTNOTES HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR
SPECIFIC PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES.
ACCORDINGLY, REFERENCES TO THE FOOTNOTES HAVE BEEN PLACED
AFTER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ARTICLES SUBJECT TO THE TAXES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX RATES FOR TOBACCO
PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES WILL INCREASE ON
JANUARY 1, 1993. (REFERENCE: HQ. MESSAGE 3332111, 11/27/92)

B. ON PAGE 62-62, FOR ITEM 6216.00.58, THE COLUMN ONE,
GENERAL RATE OF DUTY SHOULD BE 22 CENTS/KG PLUS 11 PERCENT,
NOT 2.2 CENTS. THE COLUMN ONE, SPECIFIC RATE PRECEDING THE
SYMBOL (IL) SHOULD BE 2.2 CENTS/KG PLUS 1.1 PERCENT, NOT 22
CENTS.

C. ON PAGE 63-12, FOR HTS PROVISION 6307.90.8990, DELETE
THE UNDERLINING FOR THE SECOND UNIT OF MEASURE, KG.

D. ON PAGE 99-70, FOR ITEM 9905.20.05, THE COLUMN ONE,
SPECIFIC RATE OF DUTY SHOULD BE 3.5 PERCENT (CA), NOT FREE.

2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO FRANK
CROWE, TEXTILE AND METAL PRODUCTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0164, OR
927-0001.

WILLIAM J. LUEBKERT