CSMS Message: 96-000929

Title:1996 HTS CHANGES GSP I
Date:1996-11-05
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE

SUBJECT : 1996 HTS CHANGES GSP I

DATE : 11/05/96

7310071
NOVEMBER 5, 1996

FO:TA JAP

CATEGORY: GSP

TO : BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS

SUBJECT : CHANGES TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE (HTS)

PASS TO : ALL USERS OF THE HTS

1. THE FOLLOWING IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
ANNEXES TO PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6942 OF
OCTOBER 17, 1996, PUBLISHED IN THE MONDAY,
OCTOBER 21, 1996, FEDERAL REGISTER. PLEASE
REVIEW THIS NOTICE AND THE PROCLAMATION IN
THEIR ENTIRETY. MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
THE HTS:

ANNEX I

_________________________________________________________________
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1997.

___________________________________________________________
SECTION A. MODIFICATION IN THE HTS OF AN ARTICLE'S PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP.

FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS, THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN
IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE SYMBOL "A*" AND INSERTING AN "A" IN LIEU
THEREOF.

4015.11.00 8521.10.90 8528.21.16 9006.53.00
4418.20.40 8528.12.12 8528.21.19
8519.21.00 8528.12.16 8528.21.41
8521.10.90 8528.12.36 8528.30.30

_______________________________________________________
SECTION B. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL NOTE 4 OF THE HTS.

(1). GENERAL NOTE 4(A) IS MODIFIED BY:

(A). DELETING "MALAYSIA" FROM THE LIST OF INDEPENDENT
COUNTRIES.

(B). DELETING "MALAYSIA" FROM THE LIST OF COUNTRIES ENTITLED
"MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)
ELIGIBLE FOR GSP EXCEPT BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AND SINGAPORE".

(C). DELETING THE TITLE "MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST
ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) ELIGIBLE FOR GSP EXCEPT BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AND
SINGAPORE" AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF "MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) ELIGIBLE FOR GSP EXCEPT BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM, MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE".

(2). GENERAL NOTE 4(B) IS MODIFIED BY:

(A). DELETING "BOTSWANA" AND "WESTERN SAMOA".

(B). ADDING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:

ANGOLA MADAGASCAR ZAIRE ZAMBIA
ETHIOPIA

(3). GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY:

(A). DELETING THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRIES
SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH PROVISIONS:

4015.11.00 MALAYSIA 8528.12.36 MALAYSIA
4418.20.40 MALAYSIA 8528.21.16 MALAYSIA
8519.21.00 MALAYSIA 8528.21.19 MALAYSIA
8519.99.00 MALAYSIA 8528.21.41 MALAYSIA
8521.10.90 MALAYSIA 8528.30.30 MALAYSIA
8528.12.12 MALAYSIA 9006.53.00 MALAYSIA
8528.12.16 MALAYSIA

(B). DELETING THE COUNTRIES SET OUT OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING HTS
SUBHEADINGS:

1605.10.20 MALAYSIA 8471.49.26 MALAYSIA
3823.11.00 MALAYSIA 8471.49.29 MALAYSIA
3823.12.00 MALAYSIA 8471.60.35 MALAYSIA
3824.90.40 MALAYSIA 8471.60.45 MALAYSIA

ANNEX II

_________________________________________________________________
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998.

GENERAL NOTE 4(A) IS MODIFIED BY:

(A). DELETING "CYPRUS" FROM THE LIST OF INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES.

(B). DELETING, FROM THE LIST OF NON-INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND
TERRITORIES, THE FOLLOWING:

ARUBA MACAU
CAYMAN ISLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
GREENLAND

ANNEX III

_________________________________________________________________
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1996.

___________________________________________________________
SECTION A. MODIFICATION IN THE HTS OF AN ARTICLE'S PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP.

FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS, THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL
SUBCOLUMNIS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE SYMBOL "A" AND INSERTING AN "A*"
IN LIEU THEREOF.

3926.20.30 5702.91.20
4203.21.55 5805.00.20
4203.21.60 6304.99.10
4203.21.80 6304.99.40
5701.10.13 9506.62.80
5702.10.10 9506.91.00

______________________________________________
SECTION B. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL NOTE 4(D) OF THE HTS.

GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY:

(1). INSERTING, IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE, THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS
AND THE COUNTRY SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH SUBHEADINGS:

3926.20.30 PAKISTAN 5702.91.20 PAKISTAN
4203.21.55 PAKISTAN 5805.00.20 PAKISTAN
4203.21.60 PAKISTAN 6304.99.10 PAKISTAN
4203.21.80 PAKISTAN 6304.99.40 PAKISTAN
5701.10.13 PAKISTAN 9506.62.80 PAKISTAN
5702.10.10 PAKISTAN 9506.91.00 PAKISTAN

(2). INSERTING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AFTER THE HTS SUBHEADING
ENUMERATED IN SUCH NOTE THE COUNTRY SET OUT OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING HTS
SUBHEADINGS:

4203.21.20 PAKISTAN
9018.90.80 PAKISTAN

ANNEX IV

_________________________________________________________________
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1996.

_____________________________________________________________
SECTION A. MODIFICATION IN THE HTS OF AN ARTICLE'S PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
________________________
TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP.

FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS, THE RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL
SUBCOLUMN IS MODIFIED BY DELETING THE SYMBOL "A*" AND INSERTING AN "A"
IN LIEU THEREOF.

0708.10.20 0811.90.50 2008.99.35 4823.90.208402.20.00
0708.10.40 0811.90.55 2106.90.52 5607.30.20 8414.90.30
0710.22.15 0813.40.10 2202.90.36 5609.00.20 8450.90.40
0710.29.05 0813.40.80 2202.90.37 6501.00.60 8483.50.40
0710.29.30 1106.30.20 2207.10.30 7002.10.20 8519.31.00
0710.80.50 1601.00.40 2208.90.10 7109.00.00 8528.12.04
0710.80.65 1604.16.30 2309.90.70 7113.20.21 8528.21.05
0710.80.93 1604.30.20 2401.20.57 7114.19.00 8528.30.10
0711.30.00 1605.10.05 2516.90.00 7308.20.00 8802.60.90
0711.40.00 1702.90.35 4104.31.20 7319.20.00 9102.29.04
0714.10.20 1703.90.30 4202.22.35 7407.29.15 9303.90.80
0714.20.20 1902.11.40 4412.19.30 7603.10.00 9401.90.15
0714.90.10 2005.80.00 4412.19.40 7614.90.50 9606.29.20
0802.50.20 2007.99.40 4412.92.40 8107.90.00 9614.20.60
0802.50.40 2008.19.30 4412.99.45 8112.91.50 9614.20.80
0804.50.80 2008.99.28 4421.90.10 8213.00.60

___________________________________________
SECTION B. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL NOTE 4 OF THE HTS.

(1). GENERAL NOTE 4(A) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "GUINEA BISSAU" AND
"YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC (SANAA)" FROM THE LIST OF INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES
AND INSERTING "GUINEA-BISSAU" AND "REPUBLIC OF YEMEN" IN LIEU THEREOF.

(2). GENERAL NOTE 4(B) IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
(SANAA)" AND INSERTING "REPUBLIC OF YEMEN" IN LIEUTHEROF.

(3). GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY:

(A). DELETING THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRIES
SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH PROVISIONS:

0708.10.00 GUATEMALA 1106.30.20 ECUADOR
0708.10.40 GUATEMALA 1601.00.40 BRAZIL
0710.22.15 GUATEMALA 1604.16.30 MOROCCO
0710.29.05 TURKEY 1604.30.20 RUSSIA
0710.29.30 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1605.10.05 THAILAND
0710.80.50 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1702.90.35 BELIZE
0710.80.65 GUATEMALA 1703.90.30 LEBANON
0710.80.95 GUATEMALA 1902.11.40 THAILAND
0711.30.00 TURKEY 2005.80.00 THAILAND
0711.40.00 SRI LANKA 2007.99.40 THAILAND
0714.10.20 COSTA RICA 2008.19.30 TURKEY
0714.20.20 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2008.99.28 TURKEY
0714.90.10 COSTA RICA 2008.99.35 THAILAND
0802.50.20 TURKEY 2106.90.52 PHILIPPINES
0802.50.40 TURKEY 2202.90.36 COLOMBIA
0804.50.80 THAILAND 2202.90.37 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
0811.90.50 COSTA RICA 2207.10.30 ECUADOR
0811.90.55 GUATEMALA 2208.90.10 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
0813.40.10 THAILAND 2309.90.70 HUNGARY
0813.40.80 THAILAND 2401.20.57 INDONESIA

ANNEX IV (CONTINUED)

____________________________________________________________
EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES BOTH: (I) IMPORTED ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1976, AND (II) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1996.
(CON.)

___________________________________________
SECTION B. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL NOTE 4 OF THE HTS.
(CON.)

(3). GENERAL NOTE 4(D) IS MODIFIED BY: (CON.)

(A). DELETE THE FOLLOWING HTS PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRIES SET
OUT OPPOSITE SUCH PROVISIOINS: (CON.)

2516.90.00 SOUTH AFRICA 7614.90.50 VENEZUELA
4104.31.20 THAILAND 8107.90.00 BULGARIA
4202.22.35 PHILIPPINES 8112.91.50 CHILE
4412.19.30 RUSSIA 8213.00.60 BRAZIL
4412.19.40 INDONESIA 8402.20.00 COLOMBIA
4412.92.40 INDONESIA 8414.90.30 SLOVENIA
4412.99.45 INDONESIA 8450.90.40 BRAZIL
4421.90.10 HONDURES 8483.50.40 MALAYSIA
4823.90.20 PHILIPPINES 8519.31.00 MALAYSIA
5607.30.20 PHILIPPINES 8528.12.04 HUNGARY
5609.00.20 PHILIPPINES 8528.21.05 HUNGARY
6501.00.60 CZECH REPUBLIC 8528.30.10 HUNGARY
7002.10.20 MALAYSIA 8802.60.90 RUSSIA
7109.00.00 CHILE 9102.29.04 PHILIPPINES
7113.20.21 OMAN 9303.90.80 RUSSIA
7114.19.00 CHILE 9401.90.15 CZECH REPUBLIC
7308.20.00 BRAZIL 9606.29.20 THAILAND
7319.20.00 MALAYSIA 9614.20.60 TURKEY
7407.29.15 CHILE 9614.20.80 TURKEY
7603.10.00 BAHRAIN

(B). DELETING THE COUNTRIES SET OUT OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING HTS
SUBHEADINGS:

1701.99.05 COLOMBIA 2910.20.00 BRAZIL
1701.99.10 COLOMBIA 2915.34.00 VENEZUELA
2804.29.00 UKRAINE 2915.35.00 VENEZUELA
2805.40.00 RUSSIA 2917.14.10 BRAZIL
2825.30.00 SOUTH AFRICA 2917.37.00 ROMANIA
2825.70.00 CHILE 2933.40.08 HUNGARY
2840.11.00 TURKEY 2938.10.00 BRAZIL
2843.21.00 CHILE 7202.21.10 MACEDONIA, FORMER
2903.14.00 BRAZIL YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
2903.23.00 BRAZIL 7403.12.00 PERU
2907.15.10 RUSSIA

2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOHN PIERCE,
TRADE AGREEMENTS AT (202) 927-1249.

JOYCE METZGER
SIGNED