| Title: | 1996 HTS CHANGES III |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-06-21 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : 1996 HTS CHANGES III
DATE : 06/21/96
JUNE 19, 1996
6171011
FO:TC:C:S JAP
TO : BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS
FROM : CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 1996 HTS
PASS TO: ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
1. PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE 1996 HTS:
PAGE 4-30, ITEM 0406.90.5900, CHANGE THE SPECIAL RATES OF
DUTY COLUMN FOR CANADA(CA) FROM "4.5%" TO "3%" AND MEXICO(MX)
FROM "12%" TO "10.5%".
PAGE 19-9, ITEMS 1902.11.20 AND 1902.19.20, DELETE
STATISTICAL SUFFIX "00" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE FOLLOWING
FOR IMPORTS OF UNCOOKED PASTA EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996:
1902 PASTA, WHETHER OR NOT COOKED OR STUFFED (WITH MEAT OR
OTHER SUBSTANCES) OR OTHERWISE PREPARED, SUCH AS
SPAGHETTI, MACARONI, NOODLES, LASAGNA, GNOCCHI,
RAVIOLI, CANNELLONI; COUSCOUS, WHETHER OR NOT PREPARED:
UNCOOKED PASTA, NOT STUFFED OR OTHERWISE
PREPARED:
1902.11 CONTAINING EGGS:
1902.11.20 EXCLUSIVELY PASTA:
PRODUCT OF A EUROPEAN
UNION (EU) COUNTRY
(AUSTRIA, BELGIUM,
DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY, GREECE, IRELAND,
ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, THE
NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL,
SPAIN, SWEDEN, AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM):
10 SUBJECT TO THE INWARD
PROCESSING REGIME (IPR)... KG
20 SUBJECT TO THE EU RE-
DUCED EXPORT REFUND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
US-EU PASTA AGREEMENT..... KG
30 OTHER..................... KG
90 PRODUCT OF A COUNTRY OTHER
THAN AN EU COUNTRY............. KG
* * * * * *
1902.19 OTHER:
1902.19.20 EXCLUSIVELY PASTA:
PRODUCT OF A EUROPEAN
UNION (EU) COUNTRY
(AUSTRIA, BELGIUM,
DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY, GREECE, IRELAND,
ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, THE
NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL,
SPAIN, SWEDEN, AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM):
10 SUBJECT TO THE EU INWARD
PROCESSING REGIME (IPR)... KG
20 SUBJECT TO THE EU RE-
DUCED EXPORT REFUND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
US-EU PASTA AGREEMENT..... KG
30 OTHER..................... KG
90 PRODUCT OF A COUNTRY OTHER
THAN AN EU COUNTRY............. KG
PAGES 24-6 AND 24-7, ITEMS 2401.30.23 THROUGH 2401.30.70,
STATISTICAL SUFFIX "10" DESCRIPTION SHOULD READ "FLUE-CURED"
AND "20" SHOULD READ "BURLEY".
ON MAY 22, 1996, A MESSAGE REGARDING THE RECLASSIFICATION
OF HEADBANDS, PONYTAIL HOLDERS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES WAS
POSTED ON BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, TITLED 1996 HTS CHANGES II.
THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THAT CHANGE.
HEADBANDS AND PONYTAIL HOLDERS MADE ENTIRELY FROM TEXTILE
MATERIALS, OF NON-RIGID CONSTRUCTION ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED
UNDER HEADINGS 6117 OR 6217. HEADBANDS, PONYTAIL HOLDERS
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES MADE OF A RIGID OR SEMI-RIGID
CONSTRUCTION, AND WHICH ALSO HAVE TEXTILE COMPONENTS ARE TO
BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 9615. AN EXAMPLE OF AN ITEM
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HEADING 9615, WOULD BE A RIGID HAIR-SLIDE
WHICH IS COVERED WITH A TEXTILE.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996, PAGE 63-14, ITEM 6307.90.8990,
DELETE STATISTICAL SUFFIX "90" AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING:
6307.90.8985 CONTAINING 85 PERCENT OR MORE
BY WEIGHT COTTON..................NO. V
KG
6307.90.8995 OTHER........................(362)NO. V
KG
THIS CHANGE APPLIES TO TARIFF ITEM 9105.11.80 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DUTY CALCULATION AND IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996.
PAGE 91-6, ITEM 1(K), SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:
STAT. UNIT
SUF- ARTICLE DESCRIPTION OF
FIX QUANTITY
CLOCKS CAPABLE OF OPERATING
ONLY ON AC POWER:
05 MOVEMENT............... NO.
15 CASE.................. NO.
OTHER:
TRAVEL CLOCKS:
20 MOVEMENT........... NO.
30 CASE............... NO.
40 BATTERY............ NO.
OTHER CLOCKS:
50 MOVEMENT........... NO.
60 CASE............... NO.
70 BATTERY............ NO.
2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
STATISTICS, TRADE COMPLIANCE, AT (202) 927-1249.
ANNE K. LOMBARDI
FOR THOMAS P. BANNER