| Title: | NO SPI "MX" REQUIRED |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-07-24 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CAROL ARGENTINE
SUBJECT : NO SPI "MX" REQUIRED
DATE : 07/24/96
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CAROL ARGENTINE
90
6198071
DATE: JULY 16, 1996
FILE: MAN-1-FO:TA CA
TO : PORT AND CMC DIRECTORS, IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY
OFFICERS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: HTS 9802.00.9000 (SPECIAL REGIME) - NO SPI "MX"
REQUIRED
THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT SINCE HTSUS NUMBER 9802.00.9000 IS
UNCONDITIONALLY FREE OF DUTY AND IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM
MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (MPF)(19 CFR 24.23), THERE IS NO
REASON TO USE THE SPI "MX" FOR ENTRY PURPOSES IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN THE FREE RATE OF DUTY OR THE REDUCED MPF.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACS PROGRAM
CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO REJECT ENTRIES IF THE SPI "MX" IS
USED AND TO NOTIFY YOU TO CHANGE YOUR PROGRAMMING TO NOT
ACCEPT THE SPI "MX" FOR THIS PROVISION. THIS CHANGE WILL TAKE
EFFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE.
NOTE: AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE ISSUED ON JANUARY 26, 1995, FROM
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS, SUBJECT: FACT SHEET
#1B CORRECTION: AMENDMENT TO FACT SHEET #1A (5343071)(GATT)
STATED THAT "THE SPI "CA" OR "MX" IS REQUIRED EVEN WHERE THE
MOST FAVORED NATION (MFN)(COLUMN 1) RATE IS "FREE." THIS
MESSAGE DOES NOT APPLY TO HTS 9802.00.9000.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE
CONTACT CAROL ARGENTINE ON 202-927-0021. ABI QUESTIONS SHOULD
BE REFERRED TO IRV FISHER ON 202-927-0241.
JOYCE METZGER