CSMS Message: 96-000463

Title:9603 HARMONIZED SYS UPDATE
Date:1996-06-05
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HSU9603 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

UPDATE NO. 9603 2,082 ABI RECORDS 698 HARMONIZED RECORDS

SUBJECT: 1996 TARIFF CHANGES

1. THE ACS DATA BASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES REQUIRED
BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS).

2. THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (AMS) HAS SUSPENDED
INDEFINITELY THE ASSESSMENTS ON IMPORTED SHEEP AND SHEEP PRODUCTS.
NOTE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 96-0423. THE ACS TARIFF DATABASE
HAS BEEN UPDATED BY REMOVING THE SHEEP FEE ASSESSMENT RATE.

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.

5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SHEEP FEE SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO RALPH L. TAPP OF THE AMS AT (202)720-1115. ABI
QUESTIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

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