CSMS Message: 95-001229

HSU9515 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

UPDATE NO. 9515 28,827 TOTAL ABI RECORDS 7,223 TOTAL TARIFF RECORDS

SUBJECT: 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE CHANGES
REFERENCE: ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 95-1144

N U M B E R O F R E C O R D S I N R A N G E
FIRST TARIFF - LAST TARIFF ABI RECORDS TARIFF RECORDS
2005200020 - 6302215050 5,001 1,218
6302217010 - 7215500015 5,000 1,122
7215500060 - 8215992400 5,003 1,176
8215992600 - 8527112040 5,002 1,490
8527112060 - 9109112030 5,002 1,302
9109114010 - 99074802 3,819 915

1. THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES MADE TO
THE 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS
UPDATE WAS BASED ON A DRAFT OF THE 1996 HTS RECEIVED FROM ITC AND
HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. THIS UPDATE INCLUDES PRIMARILY THE GATT AND
NAFTA STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS, CORRECTIONS AND STATISTICAL CHANGES
CONTAINED IN CHAPTERS SIXTY TWO THROUGH NINETY NINE AND ALONG WITH
HSU9514 REPRESENTS ALL OF THE 1996 TARIFF CHANGES. ANY ADDITIONS,
DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A NEW UPDATE.
NOTE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 95-1144 CONCERNING UPDATE 9514.

2. 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.
THE FIRST AND LAST TARIFF NUMBER IN EACH RANGE ARE INDICATED ABOVE.

3. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI USERS AND
CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED ON
PAGE HTS-64 OF THE MARCH 1995 EDITION OF THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE
AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT.

4. THE COMPLETE 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE IN ABI FORMAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON MAGNETIC TAPE AND WILL INCLUDE ALL CHANGES MADE IN
THIS UPDATE. THE TAPES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE SECOND WEEK
OF DECEMBER. TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE 1996 HTS TAPE, PLEASE NOTE
THE DETAILS OUTLINED IN APPENDIX J OF THE CATAIR.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE PLEASE CONTACT
IRV FISHER, AT (202) 927-0241.