| Title: | FACT SHEET 13 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-12-23 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : ROBYN DAY
SUBJECT : NAF-FACT SHEET 13
DATE : 12/23/93
4357072
DECEMBER 23, 1993
CATEGORY: NAF CO:TO:T:T JM
TO : REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, NAFTA IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE
SUBJECT : FACT SHEET 13: ACCEPTANCE OF THE CF 353 FOR CERTAIN
GOODS RELEASED UNDER SPECIAL PERMIT FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY.
BACKGROUND:
19 CFR 142.21-24 PROVIDES FOR THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN GOODS
UNDER A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. GOODS MEETING THE
CONDITIONS SPECIFIED THEREIN MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL
TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE NAFTA WHEN THEY ARE ENTERED FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1994, PURSUANT TO A CLAIM THAT
THEY MEET THE NAFTA RULES OF ORIGIN.
ACTION:
IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT DUE TO THE HEAVY VOLUME OF
MAIL AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, IMPORTERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
NOTIFY AND RECEIVE FROM ALL OF THEIR EXPORTERS A STATEMENT OR
LETTER TO ACCOMPANY THE CF 353 (EXPORTER'S CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN)
FOR GOODS CURRENTLY BEING RELEASED UNDER A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. AS STATED IN EMAIL NOTICE 4327071 DATED
DECEMBER 1, 1993, THIS STATEMENT IS NECESSARY TO CERTIFY THAT THE
GOODS COVERED BY THE ECO QUALIFY FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
TREATMENT UNDER THE NAFTA RULES OF ORIGIN.
THEREFORE, IN RESPONSE TO THIS TEMPORARY SITUATION, CUSTOMS
WILL ALLOW A CLAIM FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE
NAFTA TO BE MADE BASED ON AN EXPORTER'S CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
(ECO) FOR GOODS WHICH ARE WHOLLY PRODUCED OR OBTAINED IN A NAFTA
COUNTRY AS EVIDENCED BY A CLAIM UNDER CRITERION 5(A) ON THE ECO
WITHOUT THE SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT. THIS EXCEPTION WILL APPLY
ONLY FOR GOODS WHICH ARE RELEASED UNDER A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY DURING THE PERIOD OF 12-16-93 THROUGH
12-31-93.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE
NAFTA HELP DESK AT (202)927-0066.
MARIA P. REBA