| Title: | FACT SHEET 28 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1994-03-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LISA CROSBY
SUBJECT : NAF-FACT SHEET 28
DATE : 03/04/94
4061071
MARCH 2, 1994
CATEGORY: NAF CO:TO:T:T LAC
TO : REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM : ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: FACT SHEET 28: EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ACCELERATED RATE
REDUCTIONS AGREED TO UNDER THE U.S.-CANADA FREE TRADE
AGREEMENT
PASS TO: NON-ABI BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
BACKGROUND:
IN NAFTA FACT SHEET 21, YOU WERE INSTRUCTED TO WITHHOLD
LIQUIDATION OF ENTRY SUMMARIES FOR GOODS FROM CANADA PROVIDED FOR
UNDER THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS:
5801.25.00
5801.35.00
8540.11.10
8540.11.20
8540.11.30
8540.11.40
8540.11.50
7304.41.30
7304.41.60
7304.49.00
THIS WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THESE GOODS WERE TO HAVE BEEN SUBJECT
TO A REDUCED RATE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1994. THE NECESSARY LEGAL
CHANGES HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND ENTRY SUMMARIES FOR THESE
GOODS SHALL BE LIQUIDATED AS IF THE CHANGES LISTED BELOW HAD BEEN
IN PLACE ON JANUARY 1, 1994.
ACTION:
THESE ACTIONS ARE ALL EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO GOODS OF CANADA,
UNDER THE TERMS OF GENERAL NOTE 12 TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE, THAT ARE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1994.
1. FOR HTS SUBHEADINGS 5801.25.00, 5801.35.00, 8540.11.10,
8540.11.20, 8540.11.30, 8540.11.40, AND 8540.11.50, IN THE
RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN, STRIKE THE SYMBOL "(CA)"
AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING IT, AND INSERT IN LIEU THEREOF
IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE OF DUTY THE
SYMBOL "CA," IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
2. DELETE FROM THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION OF HTS SUBHEADING
9905.00.30 "5801.25"AND "5801.35."
3. INSERT THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADING IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE IN
SUBCHAPTER V OF CHAPTER 99 IN THE HTS WITH THE MATERIAL,
WHICH IS SET FORTH IN COLUMNAR FORMAT, INSERTED IN THE
COLUMNS OF THE HTS DESIGNATED "HEADING/SUBHEADING", "ARTICLE
DESCRIPTION", AND "RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL", RESPECTIVELY:
BRACKETED MATTER IS INCLUDED TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTANDING OF
PROCLAIMED MODIFICATIONS.
GOODS ORIGINATING. . .:
9905.73.04 TUBES, PIPES AND HOLLOW PROFILES OF STAINLESS
STEEL CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 24 PERCENT OR MORE OF
NICKEL (PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 7304.41.30,
7304.41.60 OR 7304.49.00)........... FREE (CA)
4. FUTURE ENTRIES OF THESE GOODS MAY BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE HTS AS AMENDED.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE
NAFTA HELP DESK AT (202)927-0066.
JANET L. LABUDA