CSMS Message: 94-000706

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : ROBYN DAY

SUBJECT : GSP-MODIFICATIONS TO 1994 HTS

DATE : 07/14/94

4194071
JULY 13, 1994

CATEGORY: GSP CO:TO:TF RD

TO : REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT
AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM : DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS

SUBJECT : PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6704, DATED JULY 1, 1994 --
TO MODIFY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GENERALIZED
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

BACKGROUND:

EVERY YEAR THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE (USTR) CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. THE RESULTS OF THE 1993
REVIEW WERE ANNOUNCED IN PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6704, DATED
JUNE 30, 1994, (59 FEDERAL REGISTER 34329, DATED JULY 1, 1994).
THIS NOTICE ADVISES CUSTOMS FIELD OFFICERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES OF THE CHANGES RESULTING FROM THE 1993 REVIEW AND OF
OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE U.S.

ACTION:

1. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1994, THE HTS
IS MODIFIED AS PROVIDED BELOW:

SUBHEADING 2309.90.90 IS SUPERSEDED BY:

PREPARATIONS OF A KIND...
OTHER:
OTHER:
OTHER:
OTHER:
2309.90.7000 PREPARATIONS, WITH A
BASIS OF VITAMIN B12,
FOR SUPPLEMENTING
ANIMAL FEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 3%
SPECIAL : FREE (A,CA,E,IL,J,MX)
COLUMN 2: 20%

2309.90.9500 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 3%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J,MX)
COLUMN 2: 20%

SUBHEADING 2921.49.40 IS SUPERSEDED AND THE FOLLOWING
INSERTED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

AMINE-FUNCTION COMPOUNDS:
AROMATIC MONOAMINES...
OTHER:
OTHER:
DRUGS:
2921.49.3800 SELEGILINE
HYDROCHLORIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 8.2%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,CA,E,IL,J,MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 71.5%

2921.49.4200 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 8.2%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J,MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 71.5%

SUBHEADING 2933.39.37 IS SUPERSEDED AND THE FOLLOWING
INSERTED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH NITROGEN...
COMPOUNDS CONTAINING AN UNFUSED PYRIDINE...
OTHER:
OTHER:
DRUGS:
2933.39.3400 ETHIONAMIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 8%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,CA,E,IL,J)
6.4% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 65%

2933.39.4200 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 8%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J)
6.4% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 65%

CONFORMING CHANGE: THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HEADINGS
9902.29.70, 9902.29.99 AND 9902.30.81 AND SUBHEADING 9906.29.21
IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "2933.39.37" AND INSERTING "2933.39.42"
IN LIEU THEREOF.

SUBHEADING 2937.92.20, 2937.92.80 AND 2937.99.80 ARE
SUPERSEDED AND THE FOLLOWING INSERTED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

HORMONES, NATURAL OR...:
OTHER HORMONES AND THEIR...:
ESTROGENS AND PROGESTINS:
OTHER:
2937.92.1500 ESTRADIOL BENZOATE. . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 6.9%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,CA,E,IL,J)
5.5% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 49%

2937.92.3000 ESTRADIOL CYCLOPENTYL-
PROPIONATE (ESTRADIOL
CYPIONATE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 6.9%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J)
5.5% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 49%

2937.92.7000 ESTRADIOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

COLUMN 1: 8.7%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,CA,E,IL,J)
6.9% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 78.5%

2937.92.90 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2937.92.9010 ESTROGENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . G
OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2937.92.9020 PROGESTERONE. . . . . . . . . G
2937.92.9050 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . G

COLUMN 1: 8.7%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J)
6.9% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 15.4 CENTS KG + 78.5%

2937.99.7000 OTHER:
TRENBOLONE ACETATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

COLUMN 1: 3.2%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,CA,E,IL,J)
2.8% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 25%

2937.99.90 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2937.99.9010 ANABOLIC AGENTS AND ANDROGENS . . . . . G
2937.99.9050 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

COLUMN 1: 3.2%
SPECIAL : FREE (CA,E,IL,J)
2.8% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 25%

SUBHEADING 7308.90.90 IS SUPERSEDED BY :

STRUCTURES (EXCLUDING PREFABRICATED...:
OTHER:
OTHER:
7308.90.7000 STEEL GRATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 5.7%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,E,IL,J,MX)
2.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 45%

7308.90.95 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7308.90.9530 SHEET-METAL ROOFING, SLIDING, FLOORING
AND ROOF DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT . . . . . KG
OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7308.90.9560 ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL
WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG
7308.90.9590 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 5.7%
SPECIAL : FREE (A,E,IL,J,MX)
2.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 45%

CONFORMING CHANGE: THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING
9905.73.08 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "7308.90.90" AND INSERTING
"7308.90.95" IN LIEU THEREOF.

SUBHEADINGS 8407.34.15 AND 8407.34.45 ARE SUPERSEDED AND THE
FOLLOWING INSERTED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

SPARK-IGNITION RECIPROCATING...:
RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OF...:
OF A CYLINDER CAPACITY EXCEEDING 1,000 CC:
OF A CYLINDER CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING
2,000 CC:
"TO BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES OF
SUBHEADING 8701.20, OR HEADING
8702, 8703 OR 8704:
8407.34.1400 USED OR REBUILT. . . . . . . . . NO

8407.34.1800 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

COLUMN 1: 3.1%
SPECIAL : FREE (A,B,E,IL,J,MX)
1.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 35%

OF A CYLINDER CAPACITY EXCEEDING
2,000 CC:
"TO BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES OF
SUBHEADING 8701.20, OR HEADING
8702, 8703 OR 8704:
8407.34.4400 USED OR REBUILT. . . . . . . . . NO

8407.34.4800 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

COLUMN 1: 3.1%
SPECIAL : FREE (A,B,E,IL,J,MX)
1.2% (CA)
COLUMN 2: 35%

SUBHEADING 8409.91.91 IS SUPERSEDED BY:

PARTS SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR PRINCIPALLY
WITH THE ENGINES OF HEADING 8407 OR 8408:
OTHER:
SUITABLE FOR USE SOLELY OR ...:
OTHER:
"FOR VEHICLES OF SUBHEADING
8701.20, OR HEADING 8702,
8703 OR 8704:
8409.91.3000 ALUMINUM CYLINDER
HEADS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO V
KG
8409.91.50 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8409.91.50.10 CONNECTING RODS . . . . . . . NO V
KG

8409.91.50.80 OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . KG

COLUMN 1: 3.1%
SPECIAL : FREE (A*,B,E,IL,J)
1.2% (CA)
2.4% (MX)
COLUMN 2: 35%

SUBHEADING 9106.90.80 IS SUPERSEDED BY:

TIME OF DAY RECORDING...:
OTHER:
OTHER:
9106.90.7000 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RECORDING
OR OTHERWISE INDICATING INTERVALS
OF TIME, WITH CLOCK OR WATCH
MOVEMENTS, BATTERY POWERED . . . . . . . . NO V
JEWELS . . NO

COLUMN 1: 45 CENTS EACH + 7% + 2.5 CENTS\JEWEL
SPECIAL : FREE (A,E,IL,J,MX)
18 CENTS EACH + 2.8% + 1 CENT\JEWEL (CA)
COLUMN 2: $4.50 EACH + 65% + 25 CENTS\JEWEL

9106.90.9500 OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO V
JEWELS . . NO

COLUMN 1: 45 CENTS EACH + 7% + 2.5 CENTS\JEWEL
SPECIAL : FREE (E,IL,J,MX)
18 CENTS EACH + 2.8% + 1 CENT\JEWEL (CA)
COLUMN 2: $4.50 EACH + 65% + 25 CENTS\JEWEL

CONFORMING CHANGE:
- THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR HEADING 9902.91.06 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "9106.90.80" AND INSERTING "9106.90.70 OR
9106.90.95" IN LIEU THEREOF.

- THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 9905.91.10 IS
MODIFIED BY DELETING "9106.90.80" AND INSERTING "9106.90.95"
IN LIEU THEREOF.

2. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1994, THE HTS
IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

- FOR HTS SUBHEADINGS 0805.30.40, 8529.90.01 AND
8529.90.29, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN,
INSERT IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE THE
SYMBOL "A", IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

- FOR HTS SUBHEADING 2902.11.00, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN, INSERT IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING
THE "FREE" RATE THE SYMBOL "A*', IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

- FOR HTS HEADING 4007.00.00, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN DELETE THE SYMBOL "A*".

- FOR HTS SUBHEADINGS 8402.20.00 AND 8527.31.40, IN THE
RATES OF DUTY 1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN, DELETE THE SYMBOL
"A*" AND INSERT AN "A" IN LIEU THEREOF.

- FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS, IN THE RATES OF DUTY
1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN, DELETE THE SYMBOL "A" AND INSERT
AN "A*" IN LIEU THEREOF:

1301.90.40 4412.99.10 7614.10.50
1515.30.40 4417.00.60 8104.11.00
1604.15.00 4802.60.10 8409.99.91
2515.11.00 5607.29.00 8517.30.15
4203.21.20 6905.10.00 8535.40.00
4412.12.15 7115.90.10 8544.30.00
4412.19.10 7308.20.00 8546.10.00

3. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1994, GENERAL
NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

- GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE FOLLOWING
HTS PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRY SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH
PROVISIONS:

4007.00.00 MALAYSIA
8402.20.00 PHILIPPINES
8409.91.91 BRAZIL
8527.31.40 MALAYSIA

- GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY ADDING IN NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE, THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS AND COUNTRIES
SET OUT OPPOSITE THEM:

1301.90.40 BRAZIL 4802.60.10 BRAZIL
1515.30.40 INDIA 5607.29.00 BRAZIL
1604.15.00 CHILE 6905.10.00 VENEZUELA
2515.11.00 BRAZIL 7115.90.10 ARGENTINA
2902.11.00 INDIA 7308.20.00 BRAZIL
2921.49.38 INDIA 7308.90.70 VENEZUELA
2933.39.34 INDIA 7614.10.50 BRAZIL
2937.92.15 INDIA 8104.11.00 RUSSIA
2937.92.70 INDIA 8409.91.30 BRAZIL
2937.99.70 INDIA 8409.91.50 BRAZIL
4203.21.20 INDONESIA 8409.99.91 BRAZIL
4412.12.15 BRAZIL 8517.30.15 ISRAEL
4412.19.10 BRAZIL 8535.40.00 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
4412.99.10 BRAZIL 8544.30.00 THAILAND
4417.00.60 BRAZIL 8456.10.00 BRAZIL

- GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE COUNTRY
SET OUT OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADING:

8521.10.60 INDONESIA

- GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY ADDING, IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER THE COUNTRY SET OUT OPPOSITE THE
FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS:

2843.30.00 CHILE 2929.10.15 BRAZIL
2849.10.00 BRAZIL 2933.40.30 BRAZIL
2903.19.10 BRAZIL 3812.20.10 BRAZIL
2907.23.00 BRAZIL 4104.10.40 BRAZIL
2909.44.00 BRAZIL 4109.00.70 BRAZIL
2917.32.00 BRAZIL 8471.92.32 THAILAND
2921.12.00 BRAZIL 8471.92.34 THAILAND

4. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1994, THE HTS IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

- FOR HTS SUBHEADING 2907.23.00, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN, DELETE THE RATE "3.3 CENTS\KG +
13.7%" PRECEDING THE SYMBOL "MX" AND INSERT "3.3
CENTS\KG + 12.3%" IN LIEU THEREOF.

- FOR HTS SUBHEADING 5810.92.00, IN THE RATES OF DUTY 1-
GENERAL SUBCOLUMN AND THE RATES OF DUTY 2 COLUMN,
DELETE THE RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 1" AND INSERT
"SEE ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 2" IN LIEU THEREOF.

- ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 4 TO CHAPTER 85 IS MODIFIED BY
DELETING REFERENCES TO "8529.90.56" AND "8529.90.59"
FROM SUCH NOTE.

- HEADING 9802.00.90 IS MODIFIED BY STRIKING FROM THE
ARTICLE DESCRIPTION THE WORDS "IN WHOLE OF FABRICS" AND
BY INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE PHRASE ", IN WHICH ALL
FABRIC COMPONENTS WERE".

- THE U.S. NOTES TO SUBCHAPTER VI OF CHAPTER 99 ARE
MODIFIED BY INSERTING THE FOLLOWING U.S. NOTE 27 IN
NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

"27. FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBHEADING 9906.56.01, THE TERM
"NON-WOVEN FIBER SHEET" MEANS SHEET COMPRISING A
HIGHLY UNIFORM AND RANDOM ARRAY OF POLYESTER
FIBERS 1.5 TO 3.0 DENIER, THERMALLY BONDED AND
CALENDERED INTO A SMOOTH SURFACE WEB HAVING--
(A) A THICKNESS OF 3.7 TO 4.0 MILS;
(B) A BASIS WEIGHT OF 2.5 OZ. PER SQ. YD;
(C) A MACHINE TENSILE STRENGTH OF 30 LB PER SQ.
IN. OR GREATER;
(D) A LOW CROSS-DIRECTION TENSILE (APPROXIMATELY
1 3 OF MD TENSILE STRENGTH; AND
(E) A FRAZIER AIR PERMEABILITY OF 1.0 TO 1.5 CFM
PER SQ. FT."

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO ROBYN
DAY, TRADE PROGRAMS BRANCH, AT (202)927-0123.

PHILIP METZGER