| Title: | NO GSP REFUND - THAILAND |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-09-20 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CAROL ARGENTINE
SUBJECT : NO GSP REFUND - THAILAND
DATE : 09/19/96
6263071
SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
CATEGORY: GSP FO:TA CA
TO : PORT AND CMC DIRECTORS, IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY
SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SUCH AS BROKERS AND IMPORTERS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: NO GSP REFUND FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM THAILAND
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 96-0725 DATED AUGUST 29, 1996, PROVIDED
DETAILS REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDS OF ALL DUTIES PAID ON
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) ELIGIBLE MERCHANDISE THAT
WAS ENTERED WHILE THE PROGRAM WAS LAPSED.
THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT DUTIES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED FOR HTS TARIFF
ITEMS 6702.90.65, 7113.11.20, 7113.19.50 AND 9403.60.80 FROM
THAILAND ENTERED IN 1996.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6813 PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER,
VOL. 60, NO. 146 DATED JULY 31, 1995, PROVIDED IN PART FOR
MODIFICATIONS TO RESTORE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT TO IMPORTS
OF ELIGIBLE ARTICLES FROM THAILAND PROVIDED FOR IN HTS TARIFF
ITEMS 6702.90.65, 7113.11.20, 7113.19.50 AND 9403.60.80. THE
NOTICE SPECIFICALLY STATED IN PARAGRAPH (6)(B) THAT "THE UNITED
STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE (USTR) SHALL ISSUE A NOTICE IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ANNOUNCING WHEN THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE HTS
MADE BY PARAGRAPH (3)(B) SHALL BE EFFECTIVE." THE USTR HAS
ADVISED THAT AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THESE MODIFICATIONS HAS NOT
BEEN ISSUED.
WHEN THE 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES WAS
PRINTED, THE ABOVE HTS NUMBERS FROM THAILAND WERE INCORRECTLY
LISTED AS ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE
GSP PROGRAM. DUE TO THIS ERROR, THE CUSTOMS AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL
SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ALLOWED DUTY FREE TREATMENT TO THESE PRODUCTS
WHEN ENTERED WITH THE SPI "A" DURING 1996.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ISSUED TO CUSTOMS FIELD OFFICES ON
OVERRIDING THE AUTOMATED REFUNDS FOR THESE HTS NUMBERS.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO CAROL ARGENTINE AT 202-927-0021
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND TO JOHN PIERCE AT 202-927-1249 ON
AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1996.
(SIGNED)
JOYCE METZGER