CSMS Message: 93-000116

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : LISA CROSBY

SUBJECT : ATP-TEXTILE ARTICLES

DATE : 02/03/93

3014071
FEBRUARY 2, 1993

CATEGORY: ATP CO:TO:T:A LAC

TO: ALL ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS (OPERATIONS),
REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
DIRECTORS

FROM: ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS

RE: ELIGIBILITY OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES FOR DUTY-
FREE ENTRY PURSUANT TO THE ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT

PASS TO: IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY OFFICERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SUCH AS BROKERS AND IMPORTERS

BACKGROUND:

THE ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT (ATPA) PROVIDES FOR FREE AND
REDUCED RATES OF DUTY FOR A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS. WHILE THEY MAY
BE ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED RATES OF DUTY, TEXTILE AND APPAREL
ARTICLES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO TEXTILE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR FREE RATES OF DUTY PURSUANT TO THE ATPA. IN GENERAL, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE CONSIDERS ANY TARIFF CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
FOLLOWED BY A CATEGORY NUMBER TO BE SUBJECT TO TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS. ALTHOUGH THE PRESENCE OF A CATEGORY IN PARENTHESES
IS GENERALLY A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF WHETHER MERCHANDISE IS
SUBJECT TO TEXTILE AGREEMENTS, IN FACT, ARTICLES OF 70 PERCENT OR
MORE OF SILK ARE NOT SUBJECT TO TEXTILE AGREEMENTS.

SOME HEADINGS/SUBHEADINGS HAVE A "J" OR A "J*" IN THE
"SPECIAL" COLUMN AFTER THE "FREE" RATE OF DUTY EVEN THOUGH ALL
MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THAT HEADING/SUBHEADING IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A CATEGORY NUMBER. THE CUSTOMS SERVICE HAS
BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE (USTR), WHICH HAS INDICATED THAT IT
INTENDS TO RECOMMEND TO THE PRESIDENT THAT THIS MATTER BE
CORRECTED IN A FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. UNTIL THE HTS
IS CORRECTED, THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED BELOW SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

ACTION:

1. MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS
IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DUTY-FREE ENTRY PURSUANT TO THE ATPA AND
IS DUTIABLE AT THE MFN RATES OF DUTY UNLESS THE ARTICLE
CONTAINS OVER 70 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SILK:

4202.32.80 5309.11.00 5309.19.00 6204.42.10
6204.43.10 6204.44.20 6204.52.10 6204.53.10
6204.59.10 6204.62.30 6204.63.20 6205.10.10
6205.20.10 6205.30.10 6206.20.10 6206.30.10
6206.40.10 5006.00.90 5007.10.60 5007.90.60
5306.10.00 5306.20.00 5308.20.00 5308.90.00
5309.21.30 5309.21.40 5309.29.30 5309.29.40
5311.00.30 5311.00.40 5601.10.20 5606.00.00
5607.90.20 5801.90.10 5803.90.20 5806.20.00
5806.39.20 5809.00.00 5810.10.00 5901.10.20
5901.90.40 5905.00.90 5907.00.90 5911.20.30
6001.10.60 6001.29.00 6002.10.80 6002.20.90
6002.30.20 6002.30.90 6002.49.00 6106.90.30
6112.20.20 6112.39.00 6112.49.00 6117.10.60
6204.39.80 6204.49.50 6204.69.90 6205.90.40
6206.90.00 6208.99.80 6211.20.15 6211.20.20
6211.20.30 6211.20.40 6211.20.50 6211.20.60
6211.20.70 6212.20.00 6212.30.00 6213.10.20
6213.90.20 6214.10.20 6214.90.00 6215.90.00
6216.00.90 6301.10.00 6302.10.00 6302.40.10
6302.40.20 6302.52.10 6302.52.20 6302.92.00
6302.99.20 6303.19.00 6304.11.30 6304.99.35
6305.90.00 6306.19.00 6307.90.30 6307.90.40
6307.90.50 6308.00.00 6505.90.15 6505.90.25
9404.90.80

ANY MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE ABOVE HTS NUMBERS, IF
INDEED 70 PERCENT OR MORE OF SILK, MAY BE ENTERED DUTY-FREE
BY PRESENTING A NON-ABI ENTRY.

2. FOR ALL REMAINING HEADINGS/SUBHEADINGS WHICH SHOW A "J" OR A
"J*" IN THE "SPECIAL" COLUMN AFTER THE "FREE" RATE OF DUTY,
ONLY MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER A STATISTICAL BREAKOUT
THAT IS NOT FOLLOWED BY A CATEGORY NUMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR
DUTY-FREE ENTRY.

3. MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIABLE IN AN HTS PROVISION FOLLOWED BY A
CATEGORY NUMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCED (BUT NOT FREE)
RATE OF DUTY IF A "J" IS SHOWN NEXT TO SUCH REDUCED RATE.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE MAY BE DIRECTED TO LISA
CROSBY, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0163.

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