CSMS Message: 95-001013

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JOHN PIERCE

SUBJECT : PROCLAMATION 6821, ANNEX II

DATE : 10/18/95

OCTOBER 18, 1995
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FO:TC:C:S JAP

CATEGORY: STA

TO : BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM : DIRECTOR, CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY

RE : PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6821 - ANNEX II

PASS TO : ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

1. THE FOLLOWING IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF ANNEX II TO PROCLAMATION
6821 OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1995, PUBLISHED IN THE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,
1995, FEDERAL REGISTER. PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE AND THE PROCLAMATION
IN THEIR ENTIRETY. MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS\CHANGES TO THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE. NOTE: SECTION E. OF ANNEX II HAS BEEN
OMITTED IN THIS NOTICE.

ANNEX II

MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS)

SECTION A. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 1994, HEADING
9802.00.90 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE WORD "WHICH" APPEARING AFTER
"UNITED STATES," AND BY INSERTING AFTER "UNITED STATES," THE
EXPRESSION "PROVIDED THAT SUCH FABRIC COMPONENTS, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART,".

SECTION B. EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO GOODS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1995.

THE HTS IS MODIFIED AS PROVIDED BELOW, WITH BRACKETED MATTER
INCLUDED TO ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF PROCLAIMED
MODIFICATIONS. THE FOLLOWING SUPERSEDES MATTER IN THE HTS. THE
SUBHEADINGS AND SUPERIOR TEXT ARE SET FORTH IN COLUMNAR FORMAT, AND
MATERIAL IN SUCH COLUMNS IS INSERTED IN THE COLUMNS OF THE HTS
DESIGNATED "HEADING\SUBHEADING", "ARTICLE DESCRIPTION", "RATES OF
DUTY 1 GENERAL", "RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL" AND "RATES OF DUTY 2",
RESPECTIVELY.

(1) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING
2106.90.46 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE RATE OF DUTY "35.517\KG"
PRECEDING THE SYMBOL "MX" IN PARENTHESES AND INSERTING IN LIEU
THEREOF "35.517\KG OF TOTAL SUGARS".

(2) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2914.30.10 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "1-(2-NAPHTHALENYL)ETHANONE; AND" AND INSERTING "1-(2-
NAPHTHALENYL)ETHANONE; AND" IN LIEU THEREOF.

(3) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2924.21.12 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "1-(2-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL)-3-PHENYLUREA" AND INSERTING "1-
(2-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL)-3-PHENYLUREA" IN LIEU THEREOF.

(4) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING
2924.21.16 IS MODIFIED BY INSERTING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE
SYMBOL "K" IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE OF DUTY IN
SUCH SUBCOLUMN.

(5) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2924.29.28 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "N- (4-CHLOROPHENYL)AMINO CARBONYL -2,6-
DIFLUOROBENZAMIDE; AND" AND INSERTING "N- (4-
CHLOROPHENYL)AMINO CARBONYL -2,6-DIFLUOROBENZAMIDE; AND" IN LIEU
THEREOF.

(6) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2925.19.70 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "N,N'-ETHYLENEBIS(5,6-DIBROMO-2,3-
NORBORNANEDICARBOXIMIDE" AND INSERTING
"N,N'-ETHYLENEBIS(5,6-DIBROMO-2,3-NORBORNANEDICARBOXIMIDE)" IN LIEU
THEREOF.

(7) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2934.90.70 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING "2-METHYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE;" FROM SUCH DESCRIPTION
AND BY INSERTING IN ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE "2-METHYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-
3-ONE;" IN THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR SUBHEADING 2934.10.70.

(8) SUBHEADING 2936.29.90 (STATISTICAL SUFFIXES ARE 05, 10, 15, 20,
30, AND 50)IS SUPERSEDED AND THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INSERTED IN
NUMERICAL SEQUENCE:

PROVITAMINS AND VITAMINS, NATURAL...:
VITAMINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES, UNMIXED:
OTHER VITAMINS AND THEIR...:
"2936.29.15 NIACIN AND NIACINAMIDE.....FREE 25%"
(STATISTICAL SUFFIXES ARE 10, 20, AND 30)

OTHER:
"2936.29.50 OTHER.................FREE 25%"
(STATISTICAL SUFFIXES ARE 20, 30, AND
50)

(9) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING
3926.90.65 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE RATE OF DUTY "3.3%"
PRECEDING THE SYMBOL "MX" IN PARENTHESES AND INSERTING IN LIEU
THEREOF "2.5%".

ANNEX II (CONTINUED)
-2-

SECTION B. (CON.)

(10) ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 9 TO CHAPTER 52 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING
THE SENTENCE "IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES OR AREAS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS
OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED OR INCLUDED
IN THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTE." AND
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS ABOVE, IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES OR AREAS WHO ARE
NOT MEMBERS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED
OR INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS
NOTE.".

(11) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING
5402.41.90 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE RATE OF DUTY "8%" PRECEDING
THE SYMBOL "MX" IN PARENTHESES AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF
"7.2%".

(12) THE SUPERIOR TEXT PRECEDING SUBHEADING 9817.00.92 WHICH READS
"ARTICLES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED FOR THE USE OR BENEFIT OF
THE BLIND OR OTHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS:" IS
DELETED AND THE TEXT "ARTICLES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED FOR
THE USE OR BENEFIT OF THE BLIND OR OTHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY
HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES (EXCEPT PARTS AND
ACCESSORIES OF BRACES AND ARTIFICIAL LIMB PROSTHETICS) THAT ARE
SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED FOR USE IN THE FOREGOING ARTICLES:"
IS INSERTED IN LIEU THEREOF.

(13) SUBCHAPTER VI TO CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING U.S. NOTE 17.

SECTION C. EFFECTIVE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PROCLAMATION:

ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 3 TO CHAPTER 2 IS MODIFIED BY:

(1) INSERTING IN SEQUENCE "ARGENTINA 20,000*" AND "URUGUAY
20,000*" AFTER "JAPAN 200" IN THE LIST OF COUNTRIES AND THE
QUANTITIES SET OPPOSITE SUCH COUNTRIES IN THE NOTE.

(2) INSERTING AT THE END OF THE NOTE A NEW PARAGRAPH AS FOLLOWS:

"* THE QUANTITY FOR ARGENTINA OR URUGUAY SHALL BE PERMITTED
ENTRY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE ON AND AFTER THE
DATE OF PUBLICATION BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE OF A
NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER THAT ARGENTINA OR URUGUAY HAS
BEEN GRANTED APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SHIP
FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN BEEF TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS
PARAGRAPH AND THE "*" SYMBOL FOLLOWING THE QUANTITY FOR
ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY SHALL BE DELETED FROM THIS NOTE ON THE
JANUARY 1 FOLLOWING THE LATER DATE OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION
OF THE NOTICE FOR ARGENTINA OR URUGUAY.".

(3) DELETING THE PARAGRAPH INSERTED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (2) ABOVE ON
THE JANUARY 1 FOLLOWING THE LATER DATE OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION
OF THE NOTICE FOR ARGENTINA OR URUGUAY.

SECTION D. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 1996:

(1) SUBCHAPTER V TO CHAPTER 99 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING
U.S. NOTES 2, 3, 4 AND 5.

(2) PROCLAMATION 6343 OF SEPTEMBER 28, 1991, IS AMENDED BY
DELETING FROM ANNEX I THEREOF PARAGRAPH (D)(2) RELATING TO SUBHEADING
9905.84.22.

ANNEX II (CONTINUED)
-3-

SECTION F. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 1998:

(1) CHAPTER 58 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "(CA)"
SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH SYMBOL FROM ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTES 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5.

(2) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN:

(A) FOR SUBHEADING 5810.91.00 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "CA"
SYMBOL IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE DUTY RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTE 1" AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE"
RATE IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "CA" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

(B) FOR SUBHEADING 5810.92.10 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "CA"
SYMBOL IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE DUTY RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTE 2" AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE"
RATE IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "CA" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

(C) FOR SUBHEADING 5810.92.90 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "CA"
SYMBOL IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE DUTY RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTE 3" AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE"
RATE IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "CA" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

(D) FOR SUBHEADING 5810.99.10 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "CA"
SYMBOL IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE DUTY RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTE 4" AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE"
RATE IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "CA" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

(E) FOR SUBHEADING 5810.99.90 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "CA"
SYMBOL IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE DUTY RATE "SEE ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTE 5" AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE"
RATE IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "CA" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

ANNEX II (CONTINUED)
-4-

SECTION G. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 1999:

(1) CHAPTER 58 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "(MX)"
SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH SYMBOL FROM ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTES 1, 4 AND 5.

(2) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADINGS
5810.91.00, 5810.99.10 AND 5810.99.90 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE
"(MX)" SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH SYMBOL AND
INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE IN SUCH
SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "MX" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

SECTION H. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 2003:

(1) CHAPTER 58 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE "(MX)"
SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH SYMBOL FROM ADDITIONAL
U.S. NOTES 2 AND 3.

(2) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADINGS
0402.91.90, 0406.90.32 AND 1806.20.94 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE
DUTY RATE PRECEDING THE "(MX)" SYMBOL AND INSERTING THE "FREE"
RATE IN LIEU THEREOF.

(3) THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADINGS
2106.90.52, 2106.90.54, 5810.92.10 AND 5810.92.90 IS MODIFIED BY
DELETING THE "(MX)" SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH SYMBOL
AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE IN SUCH
SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "MX" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

SECTION I. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON AUGUST 1, 2003, THE RATES
OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING 0709.60.20 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING THE "(MX)" SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH
SYMBOL AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE
IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "MX" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

SECTION J. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 2006, THE RATES
OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADINGS 1701.11.50,
1701.12.50, 1701.91.30 AND 1701.99.50 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE
DUTY RATE PRECEDING THE "(MX)" SYMBOL AND INSERTING IN LIEU
THEREOF "7.062 CENTS PER KG LESS 0.1 CENT PER KG FOR EACH DEGREE UNDER
100 DEGREES (AND FRACTIONS OF A DEGREE IN PROPORTION) BUT NOT LESS
THAN 4.564 CENTS PER KG".

SECTION K. EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 2008, THE RATES
OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING 2106.90.48 IS MODIFIED
BY DELETING THE "(MX)" SYMBOL AND THE DUTY RATE PRECEDING SUCH
SYMBOL AND INSERTING IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE
IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN THE SYMBOL "MX" IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF ANNEX II TO PROCLAMATION 6821, BUT
IS A CORRECTION TO THE 1995 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.

PAGE 61-38, ITEMS 6110.90.36 AND 6110.90.38, THE CATEGORY NUMBER FOR
THESE ITEMS SHOULD READ "846", NOT "845".

2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO STATISTICS,
BRANCH, TRADE COMPLIANCE, AT (202) 927-1249 OR (202) 927-0051.

THOMAS P. BANNER