CSMS Message: 94-000661

Title:STAT CHANGES FOR 7-1-94
Date:1994-07-01
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : FRANK CROWE

SUBJECT : HTS-STAT CHANGES FOR 7-1-94

DATE : 06/30/94

4181011
JUNE 30, 1994

CATEGORY: OTH

TO: BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM: DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS

RE: MODIFICATIONS TO THE 1994 HTS--SUPPLEMENT 2

PASS TO: ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

1. THE STATISTICAL CHANGES NOTED BELOW ARE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1994.
THESE
CHANGES WILL BE CONTAINED IN SUPPLEMENT 2 TO THE 1994 HTS. PENDING
RECEIPT
OF THE SUPPLEMENT, PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING PEN-AND-INK MODIFICATIONS
TO THE
TARIFF SCHEDULE:

A. FOR HTS 0805.90.00 REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

0805 CITRUS FRUIT, FRESH OR DRIED:
* * *
0805.90.00 OTHER, INCLUDING KUMQUATS, CITRONS AND
BERGAMOTS.....................................

10 TAHITIAN, PERSIAN LIMES AND OTHER LIMES OF
THE CITRUS LATIFOLIA VARIETY................KG

90 OTHER.......................................KG

B. FOR HTS 1108.13.00 REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

1108 STARCHES; INSULIN:
STARCHES:
* * *
1108.13.00 POTATO STARCH.............................

10 FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.................KG

90 OTHER.................................KG

C. FOR HTS 2804.50.00 REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

2804 HYDROGEN, RARE GASES AND OTHER NONMETALS:
* * *
2804.50.00 BORON; TELLURIUM............................

10 BORON.................................KG

20 TELLURIUM.............................KG

D. FOR HTS 2933.90.83, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

2933.90.83 OTHER...............

10 BENZOTRIAZOLE
(CAS#95-14-7)....KG

20 TOLYLTRIAZOLE
(CAS#29385-43-1).KG

90 OTHER............KG

E. FOR HTS 3002.10.00 REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "50" WITH:

3002.10.00 ANTISERA AND OTHER BLOOD FRACTIONS..........

* * *
40 FETAL BOVINE SERUM (FBS)..................KG

90 OTHER.....................................KG

F. OIL SEALS:

1. REPLACE HTS 4016.93.1090 WITH:

4016.93 GASKETS, WASHERS AND OTHER SEALS:
4016.93.10 OF A KIND USED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE GOODS
OF CHAPTER 87.........................
** ***
20 OIL SEALS.......................NO. V
KG

50 OTHER...........................KG

2. REPLACE 4016.93.5090 WITH:

4016.93.50 OTHER..............................
** ***
20 OIL SEALS.......................NO. V
KG
50 OTHER...........................KG
G. CHAPTER 61, STAT NOTE 3, DELETE THE EXISTING PERIOD AT THE END OF
THE
SENTENCE AND ADD:

,AND GARMENTS KNOWN AS SWEATERS WHERE, DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION,
THE STITCHES ON THE OUTER SURFACE CANNOT BE COUNTED IN THE
HORIZONTAL DIRECTION.

H. WOVEN LINEN GARMENTS LAMENATED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH POLYURETHANE
PLASTIC:

1. REPLACE HTS 6210.20.2020 WITH:

6210.20.20 OTHER....................................
* * *
OTHER:
30 OF LINEN................(834) DOZ. V
KG

40 OTHER...................(334) DOZ. V
KG

2. REPLACE HTS 6210.30.2020 WITH:

6210.30.20 OTHER...............................

* * *
OTHER:
30 OF LINEN.................(835) DOZ. V
KG

40 OTHER....................(335) DOZ. V
KG
I. REPLACE HTS 6307.90.9986 WITH:

* * *
6307.90.99 OTHER...................................
* * *
85 FURNITURE MOVERS' PADS OF COTTON......NO. V
KG

87 FURNITURE MOVERS' PADS OF
MAN-MADE FIBERS.......................NO. V
KG
89 OTHER.................................NO. V
KG

J. HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL:

1. REPLACE HTS 7219.14.0060 WITH:

* * *
7219.14.00 OF A THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 3 MM......
***
OTHER:
65 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL...KG

90 OTHER........................KG

2. REPLACE HTSS 7219.32.0015 AND .0030 WITH:

* * *
7219.32.00 OF A THICKNESS OF 3 MM OR MORE
BUT LESS THAN 4.75 MM.................
IN COILS:
OF A WIDTH OF 1370 MM OR MORE:

05 OF HIGH-NICKEL
ALLOY STEEL......... KG

10 OTHER............... KG
OTHER..................... KG
35 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY
ALLOY STEEL......... KG

40 OTHER............... KG

3. REPLACE HTSS 7219.33.0015 AND .0030 WITH;

7219.33.00 OF A THICKNESS EXCEEDING 1 MM
BUT LESS THAN 3 MM....................
IN COILS:
OF A WIDTH OF 1370 MM OR MORE:

05 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY
ALLOY STEEL......... KG

10 OTHER............... KG
OTHER:
35 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY
ALLOY STEEL......... KG

40 OTHER............... KG

4. REPLACE HTS 7219.34.0010 WITH:

7219.34.00 OF A THICKNESS OF 0.5 MM OR MORE
BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1 MM................
IN COILS:
05 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL KG

15 OTHER..................... KG

5. REPLACE HTS 7219.90.0000 WITH:

7219.90.00 OTHER.......................................
10 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL............ KG

90 OTHER................................. KG

6. REPLACE HTS 7225.50.8000 WITH:
* * *
7225.50.80 OTHER.....................
10 OF HIGH-NICKEL
ALLOY STEEL................KG

90 OTHER......................KG

7. REPLACE HTS 7225.90.0000 WITH:

7225.90.00 OTHER.......................................

10 OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL..............KG

90 OTHER...................................KG

K. REPLACE HTS 7321.11.1000 WITH:

7321.11.10 PORTABLE..............................

30 STOVES OR RANGES................ NO.

60 OTHER.............................NO.

L. FITTINGS FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND WINDOW SHADES:

1. REPLACE HTS 8302.41.6060 WITH:

OTHER:
8302.41.60 OF IRON OR STEEL, OF
ALUMINUM OR OF ZINC.......

SUITABLE FOR......
***
***

50 FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND
WINDOW SHADES.................KG

80 OTHER...................KG

2. REPLACE HTS 8302.41.9060 WITH:

8302.41.90 OTHER.....................
* * *

50 FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND
WINDOW SHADES.................KG

80 OTHER.........................KG

3. DELETE HTS ITEMS 8302.49.6030 AND 8302.49.8030.

M. REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND RECYCLING UNITS

1. REPLACE ALL EXISTING STAT BREAKOUTS FOR HTS ITEM 8414.80.20 WITH
THE
FOLLOWING:

8414.80.20 OTHER COMPRESSORS...........................
05 REFRGERANT RECOVERY UNITS............. NO.
OTHER:
15 CENTRIFUGAL AND AXIAL........... NO.

OTHER, INCLUDING RECIPROCATING
AND ROTARY:
55 NOT EXCEEDING 186.5 KW.... NO.

65 EXCEEDING 186.5 KW BUT
NOT EXCEEDING 746 KW...... NO.

75 EXCEEDING 746 KW.......... NO.

2. REPLACE HTS ITEMS 8421.29.0020 AND .0060 AS FOLLOWS (EXISTING
STAT
BREAKOUT .0040 REMAINS THE SAME BUT IS INSERTED FOR CLARITY):

* * *
8421.29.00 OTHER.................................
05 REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND
RECYCLING UNITS....................... NO.

OTHER:
15 OIL-SEPARATION EQUIPMENT........ NO.
OTHER:
40 HYDRAULIC FLUID POWER
FILTERS, RATED AT
1,000 KPA OR GREATER...... NO.

65 OTHER..................... NO.

N. BEARINGS:

1. REPLACE HTS 8482.99.1500 WITH:

8482.99.15 FOR TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS.....
40 CUPS...................... NO. V
KG
80 OTHER..................... NO. V
KG
2. REPLACE HTS 8482.99.2500 WITH:

8482.99.25 OTHER...........................
20 FOR SPHERICAL ROLLER
BEARINGS.................. NO. V
KG
40 FOR NEEDLE BEARINGS....... NO. V
KG
60 FOR OTHER CYLINDRICAL
ROLLER BEARINGS........... NO. V
KG
80 OTHER...................... NO. V
KG

3. DELETE STAT BREAKOUTS 8482.99.4510 AND .4550 AND REPLACE
WITH:

8482.99.4500 PARTS OF TAPERED ROLLER
BEARINGS........................ KG

4. FOR HTS 8482.99.65, INSERT NEW BREAKOUT "10" AND REPLACE "90"
WITH
"95" AS SHOWN BELOW. EXISTING BREAKOUTS 30 AND 60 DO NOT CHANGE BUT ARE
INCLUDED FOR CLARITY:

8482.99.65 OTHER...........................
10 FOR SPHERICAL ROLLER
BEARINGS.................. KG

30 FOR NEEDLE BEARINGS....... KG

60 FOR OTHER CYLINDRICAL
ROLLER BEARINGS........... KG

95 OTHER..................... KG

O. FOR HTS 8485.90.00 REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH THE FOLLOWING:

8485.90.00 OTHER.............................................
........
40 OIL SEALS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF CHAPTER 40... KG

80 OTHER....................................... KG

P. LASER DISK PLAYERS:

1. REPLACE THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR STAT BREAKOUT 8519.99.0045
TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

8519.99.0045 OPTICAL DISC (INCLUDING
COMPACT DISC) PLAYERS ................ NO.

2. FOR HTS 8520.90.00, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

8520.90.00 OTHER.............................................

40 OPTICAL DISC RECORDERS...................... NO.

80 OTHER....................................... NO.

3. FOR HTS 8527.11.1140 REPLACE THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION WITH:

8527.11.1140 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC) PLAYERS
OR RECORDERS.................... NO.

4. FOR HTS 8527.11.60, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

8527.11.60 OTHER...........................

40 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC)
PLAYERS OR RECORDERS...... NO.

80 OTHER..................... NO.

5. FOR HTS 8527.19.00, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUTS .0010, .0030, AND
.0040 WITH (.0020 REMAINS THE SAME BUT IS SHOWN FOR CLARITY):

8527.19.00 OTHER.......................................
05 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC (INCLUDING
COMPACT DISC) PLAYERS OR RECORDERS.... NO.

OTHER:
15 INCORPORATING A CLOCK OR
CLOCK-TIMER..................... NO.

OTHER:
20 AM ONLY................... NO.

35 FM ONLY OR AM/FM ONLY..... NO.

45 OTHER..................... NO.

6. FOR HTS 8527.21.1005 REPLACE THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION WITH:

8527.21.10 RADIO-TAPE PLAYER COMBINATIONS........
........

05 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC)
PLAYERS OR RECORDERS............ NO.

7. FOR HTS 8527.21.40, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

8527.21.40 OTHER...............................

40 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC)
PLAYERS OR RECORDERS............ NO.

80 OTHER........................... NO.

8. FOR HTS 8527.31.40, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

OTHER:
8527.31.40 COMBINATIONS INCORPORATING
TAPE PLAYERS WHICH ARE
INCAPABLE OF RECORDING................

40 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC)
PLAYERS OR RECORDERS........... NO.

80 OTHER.......................... NO.

9. FOR HTS 8527.31.50, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUTS .5020 AND .5060 AND
REPLACE WITH (.5040 REMAINS THE SAME):

8527.31.50 OTHER COMBINATIONS INCORPORATING TAPE
RECORDERS......................

05 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC) PLAYERS OR
RECORDERS...................... NO.

OTHER:

25 CASSETTE TYPE..............NO.

40 CARTRIDGE TYPE.............NO.

65 OTHER......................NO.

10. FOR HTS 8527.31.60, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

8527.31.60 OTHER..................... ........

40 INCORPORATING OPTICAL DISC
(INCLUDING COMPACT DISC) PLAYERS OR
RECORDERS...................... NO.

80 OTHER.......................... NO.

Q. FOR HTS 9107.00.40, REPLACE STAT BREAKOUT "00" WITH:

9107.00.40 VALUED NOT OVER $5 EACH.......................
........

40 TIME SWITCHES THAT OPERATE ON A FIXED-TIME
CYCLE, OF A TYPE USED IN HOUSEHOLD TYPE
REFRIGERATORS AND COMBINED REFRIGERATOR-
FREEZERS, TO ALTERNATELY CONTROL THE
OPERATIONS OF THE COMPRESSOR AND THE
DEFROST UNIT (DEFROST TIMERS)............ NO. V
JEWELS... NO.

80 OTHER.................................... NO. V
JEWELS... NO.

R. STATISTICAL NOTES IN CHAPTER 98, SUBCHAPTER II

1) MODIFY STATISTICAL NOTE 1 TO SUBCHAPTER II OF CHAPTER 98 TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

1. FOR ARTICLES ADMITTED UNDER STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER
9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8055 OR 9802.00.8065 TWO
VALUES SHALL BE REPORTED--THE FIRST FOLLOWING THE FIRST
STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER OF THE STATISTICAL CITATION (I.E.,
9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8055 OR 9802.00.8065) AND
THE
SECOND FOLLOWING THE STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER OF THE
PROVISION
IN CHAPTERS 1-97 FROM WHICH THE RATE OF DUTY IS DERIVED, AS
FOLLOWS:

(A) FOR STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER 9802.00.6000:

(I) THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ARTICLE LESS THE VALUE OF THE
FOREIGN PROCESSING; AND

(II) THE DUTIABLE VALUE, I.E., THE VALUE OF THE
FOREIGN
PROCESSING, RESPECTIVELY.

(B) FOR STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER 9802.00.8015,
9802.00.8055
OR 9802.00.8065:

(I) THE VALUE OF THE U.S. FABRICATED COMPONENTS; AND

(II) THE DUTIABLE VALUE, I.E., THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE
ARTICLES LESS THE VALUE OF THE U.S. FABRICATED
COMPONENTS, RESPECTIVELY.

2) ADD A NEW STATISTICAL NOTE 3 TO SUBCHAPTER II OF CHAPTER 98
TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

3. FOR ARTICLES ADMITTED UNDER STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER
9802.00.9000 THE CITATION TO BE USED IN STATISTICAL REPORTING
SHALL BE 9802.00.9000 FOLLOWED BY THE STATISTICAL REPORTING
NUMBER
OF THE PROVISION IN CHAPTERS 1-97 WHICH WOULD ORDINARILY APPLY
TO
THE ARTICLES. THE UNIT OF QUANTITY REPORTED HEREUNDER FOR SUCH
ARTICLES SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE UNIT OF QUANTITY FOR THE
PROVISION FROM CHAPTERS 1 TO 97. IN ADDITION, TWO VALUES SHALL
BE
REPORTED--THE FIRST FOLLOWING STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER
9802.00.9000 AND THE SECOND FOLLOWING THE STATISTICAL REPORTING
NUMBER FROM CHAPTERS 1-97, AS FOLLOWS:
(A) THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES ASSEMBLED
INTO THE IMPORTED ARTICLES; AND

(B) THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ARTICLES LESS THE VALUE OF THE
PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES ASSEMBLED INTO THE IMPORTED
ARTICLES, RESPECTIVELY.

3) MAKE THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO HTSA NUMBER 9802.00.9000:

(1) DELETE FOOTNOTE REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 98 STATISTICAL NOTE 2.
(2) DELETE FOOTNOTE REFERENCE TO SUBCHAPTER STATISTICAL NOTE 1.
(3) ADD FOOTNOTE REFERENCE TO SUBCHAPTER STATISTICAL NOTE 3.

S. UNITS OF QUANTITY ALIGNMENTS

HTS ITEMS ACTION

2707.40.0000 ADD "LITERS" AS 2ND UNIT OF QUANTITY
2707.50.0000 DO
2710.00.6000 DO
2711.19.0020 CHANGE "X" TO KG AND "LITERS" AS 2ND U/Q
4002.31.0000 CHANGE "X" TO "KG"
4409.10.2000 ADD "M3" AS 2ND UNIT OF QUANTITY
4409.10.6000 DO
4409.10.6500 DO
4810.11.2020 ADD "KG" AS 2ND U/QUANTITY
4810.11.2040 DO
7322.90.0015 CHANGE "X" TO NO.AND ADD KG AS 2ND U/QUAN.
7322.90.0030 DO

2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE
STATISTICS
BRANCH AT (202) 927-0164/927-0418/927-0644.

PHILIP METZGER