CSMS Message: 94-001325

HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

SUBJECT: 1995 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE CHANGES (GATT)

1. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, THE PRESIDENT SIGNED A PROCLAMATION
IMPLEMENTING THE GATT TARIFF REDUCTIONS FOR ARTICLES ENTERED,
OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1995.

2. THE ACS DATABASE IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES MADE TO
THE 1995 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS
UPDATE IS BASED ON A DRAFT OF THE 1995 HTS RECEIVED FROM ITC AND
HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. THIS UPDATE INCLUDES THE GATT AND NAFTA
STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRONIC
RETRIEVAL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1994. CORRECTIONS,
DELETIONS, OR ADDITIONS, WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS NEW UPDATES.
AN ADMIN MESSAGE WILL ADVISE YOU WHEN THE UPDATE FOR THE INITIAL
1995 TARIFF CHANGES IS AVAILABLE. TAPES OF THE COMPLETE 1995
HTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.

3. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RECORDS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS
UPDATE BE RETRIEVED IN RANGES OF 5,000 RECORDS DURING OFF PEAK
HOURS. PEAK HOURS ARE FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM E.S.T. MON-FRI.

4. THE COMPLETE 1995 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE IN ABI FORMAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON MAGNETIC TAPE AND WILL INCLUDE ALL CHANGES MADE IN
THIS UPDATE. TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE 1995 HTS TAPE, PLEASE NOTE
THE DETAILS OUTLINED IN APPENDIX J OF THE CATAIR.

5. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI USERS AND
CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED ON
PAGE HTS-F110(I)-01 OF THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE
REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT.

6. DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILTY OF THE NEW HTS, CUSTOMS WILL BE LENIENT
CONCERNING LATE FILES; I.E., LATE FILE PENALTIES WILL BE WAIVED
UP TO AND INCLUDING JANUARY 10, 1995.

7. QUESTIONS CONCERNING LATE FILES SHOULD BE REFERRED TO ENTRY
DIVISION AT (202)927-0300.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE PLEASE CONTACT
IRV FISHER, CHIEF, TARIFF COMPLIANCE BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0241.

Referenced By

CSMS #94-001328