CSMS Message: 96-001120

Title:97 TARIFF CHGS #13
Date:1996-12-11
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : MARSHA MALBROUGH

SUBJECT : 97 TARIFF CHGS #13

DATE : 12/11/96

7346011
DECEMBER 11 ,1996

FO:TC:C:S MDM

TO : BULLETIN BOARD OTO5, BROKERS

FROM : CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY
OFFICE OF TRADE COMPLIANCE

SUBJECT: 1997 HTS CHANGES EFFECTIVE 1/1/97

PASS TO: USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

THIS MESSAGE IS TO ADVISE YOU OF UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE 1997 HTS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1997. PLEASE MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES
TO THE TARIFF SCHEDULE.

HTS 9801.00.10 U.S. GOODS RETURNED
9801.00.10 PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN RETURNED AFTER
HAVING BEEN EXPORTED, WITHOUT HAVING BEEN ADVANCED
IN VALUE OR IMPROVED IN CONDITION BY ANY PROCESS
OF MANUFACTURE OR OTHER MEANS WHILE ABROAD...

OTHER:

26 PEANUTS PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS 1202....KG

OTHER:
27 (98 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 28....X
29 (98 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 37....X
31 (82) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 82....X
ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 84:
35 (84 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS
8407.10,8409.10, 8411 OR 8412.10.....X

37 (84 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS
8419.31, 8424.81, 8424.90, 8429.11,
8429.19, 8431.42, 8432, 8433, 8434
OR 8436..............................X

43 (84 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS 8469,
8470, 8471, 8472 OR 8473.............X

45 (84 PT) OTHER................................X

ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 85:

49 (85 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS 8501,
8502 OR 8503........................X
51 (85 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8504................................X

53 (85 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING 8517,
8520, 8525, 8527 OR 8529............X

55 (85 PT) OTHER...............................X

59 (98 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 86....X
ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 87

63 (87 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8701................................X

65 (87 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8703................................X

67 (87 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS 8705
OR 8709.............................X

71 (87 PT) OTHER...............................X

ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING IN
CHAPTER 88:

75 (88 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8803................................X

77 (88 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8803, 8804..........................X

79 (88 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADING
8805................................X

81 (88 PT) OTHER...............................X

89 (98 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 89....X

90 (90) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 90....X

ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 94:

92 (98 PT) ARTICLES PROVIDED FOR IN HEADINGS 9401,
9402 OR 9403........................X

94 (98 PT) OTHER...............................X

96 (98 PT) OTHER..................................X

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HTS 8480.71.90 INJECTION TYPE MOLDS FOR RUBBER
OR PLASTICS

ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION

THE APPROVED LANGUAGE OF THE NEW BREAKOUT IS AS
FOLLOWS:

8480 MOLDING BOXES FOR METAL FOUNDRY: MOLDING BASES;

8480.71 MOLDS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS:
INJECTION OR COMPRESSION TYPES:

8480.71.90 OTHER..............................

20(10,90) TEMPORARILY IMPORTED FOR TESTING,
CALIBRATION, EXAMINATION, REPAIR OR
ALTERATION; RETURNED AFTER BEING
EXPORTED FOR TESTING, CALIBRATION,
EXAMINATION, REPAIR
OR ALTERATION...................NO.

OTHER:

40(10) INJECTION TYPE..............NO.
60(90) COMPRESSION TYPE............NO.

HTS 7009.91.10, 7009.91.50 UNITS OF QUANTITY
7009.92.10, 7009.92.50 FOR GLASS MIRRORS

ADOPTED - "CM2", BUT KEEP "NO." AS SECOND UNIT OF
QUANTITY.

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HTS 4202.92.90 CASES DESIGNED TO PROTECT AND
TRANSPORT CDS, ETC.

THE APPROVED LANGUAGE FOR THE NEW BREAKOUT IS AS FOLLOWS:

4202 TRUNKS, SUITCASES, VANITY CASES, ATTACHE CASE,...
OTHER
4202.92 WITH OUTER SURFACES OF SHEETING OF PLASTICS
OR OF TEXTILE MATERIALS:
OTHER:

4202.92.90 OTHER.................................

OTHER...............................
50(40) OTHER:
CASES DESIGNED TO PROTECT AND
TRANSPORT COMPACT DISKS (CD'S),
CD ROM DISKS, CD PLAYERS, CASSETTE
PLAYERS AND/OR CASSETTES.....NO. V
KG

60(40) OTHER........................NO. V
KG

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HTS 1209.2, 1209.29, 1209.99, 1214.10, 1214.90
CLOVER, ALFALFA, ETC.

THE ADOPTED LANGAUAGE OF THE NEW BREAKOUT IS AS FOLLOWS:

1209 SEEDS, FRUITS AND SPORES, OF A KIND FOR SOWING:
SEEDS OF FORAGE PLANTS, OTHER THAN BEST SEED:

1209.22 CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM SPP.) SEED:

1209.22.40 OTHER....................................

RED:
41(40) DOUBLE CUT..................KG
49(40) OTHER.......................KG

1209.29.00 OTHER.....................................

BROMEGRASS:
36(35) MEADOW......................KG
39(35) OTHER.......................KG

WHEATGRASS:

71(70) CRESTED.....................KG
OTHER.......................KG

76(75) WILDRYE........................KG

79)75) OTHER GRASS....................KG

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HTS 8528.12.32, 8540.11.10
COLOR TELEVISIONS

8528 RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR TELEVISION, WHETHER OR ***
***
RECEPTION APPARATS FOR TELEVISION, WHETHER OR NOT
INCORPORATING RADIOBROADCAST RECEIVERS OR SOUND OR
VIDEO RECORDING OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS:

8528.12 COLOR:
***
NON-HIGH DEFINITION, HAVING A SINGLE PICTURE TUBE
INTENDED FOR DIRECT VIEWING (NON-PROJECTION TYPE),
WITH A VIDEO DISPLAY DIAGONAL EXCEEDING 35.66 CM:
***

8528.12.32 OTHER...............................
***
OTHER, WITH A VIDEO DISPLAY DIAGONAL:
***
50(42) EXCEEDING 52 CM BUT NOT
EXCEEDING 77 CM...............NO.

90(42) EXCEEDING 77 CM...............NO.

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HTS 0302.69.2040, 0303.79.2040, 0304.20.6090
DOLPHIN, SWORDFISH STEAKS

THE APPROVED LANGUAGE OF THE NEW BREAKOUTS IS AS FOLLOWS:

0302 FISH, FRESH AND CHILLED, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS
***
OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES:
***
0302.69 OTHER:
***
OTHER:
0302.69.20 SMELTS, CUSK, HAKE (UROPHYCIS SPP.).
POLLOCK, SHAD, STURGEON, SWORDFISH
AND FRESHWATER FISH...................
***
SWORDFISH:
41(40) STEAKS.................KG

49(40) OTHER..................KG

0303 FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS***
***
OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES:
***
0303.79 OTHER:

0303.79.20 SMELTS, CUSK, POLLOCK, SHAD, STURGEON,
SWORDFISH AND FRESHWATER FISH..........
***
SWORDFISH:
41(40) STEAKS...............KG

49(40) OTHER................KG

0304 FISH FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT ***

DOLPHIN, SWORDFISH STEAKS
CONTINUED

***
0304.20 FROZEN FILLETS:
***
OTHER:
***
0304.20.60 OTHER...............................
***
91(90) DOLPHIN (MAHI MAHI)(CORYPHAENA SPP.)...KG

92(90) SWORDFISH..............................KG

99(90) OTHER..................................KG

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HTS 3702.53.00, 3702.54.00, 3702.41.00
3702.43.00, 3702.93.00, 3702.42.00
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM IN ROLLS

9006.51.00, 9006.52.00, 9006.52.30
9006.52.90, 9006,53.00
PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERAS ONE-TIME-USE CAMERAS

HTS 9006.51.00
9006.53.00 ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION

9006 PHOTOGRAPHIC (OTHER THAN CINEMATOGRAPHIC) CAMERAS;
***
OTHER CAMERAS:
9006.51.00 WITH THROUGH-THE-LENS VIEWFINDER (SINGLE LENS
REFLEX (SLR), FOR ROLL FILM OF A WIDTH NOT
EXCEEDING 35MM...........................

40 FOR ROLL FILM OF A WIDTH OF 35MM......NO.

OTHER:

60(80) FOR MAGNETICALLY SENSITIZED ROLL
FILM OF A WIDTH OF 24 MM.........NO.

90(80) OTHER............................NO.

9006.53.00 OTHER, FOR ROLL FILM OF A WIDTH OF 35 MM..........
ONE TIME USE CAMERAS:

10(40) WITH BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC STROBOSCOPIC
FLASH.................................NO.

20(80) OTHER.................................NO.

OTHER:

50(40) WITH BUILT-IN ELECTRONIC STROBOSCOPIC
FLASH.................................NO.

70(80) OTHER.................................NO.

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HTS 7318.14, 7318.15
STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS

10/21/96 ADOPTED IN PART WITH MODIFICATION

7318 SCREWS, BOLTS, NUTS, ***
THREADED ARTICLES:
***

7318.15 OTHER SCREWS AND BOLTS, WHETHER OR NOT WITH
THEIR NUTS OR WASHERS:
***

7318.15.50 STUDS.............................

30(00) OF STAINLESS STEEL................KG

60(00) OTHER.............................KG

OTHER:
***

7318.15.80 HAVING SHANKS OR THREADS WITH A DIAMETER
OF 6 MM OR MORE........................
***
OTHER:
SOCKET SCREWS:
30(40) OF STAINLESS STEEL...........KG

45(40) OTHER........................KG

OTHER:
WITH HEXAGONAL HEADS:

55(60) OF STAINLESS STEEL.......KG

65(60) OTHER....................KG

7318.16.00
NUTS......................................
***
OTHER:

60(80 OF STAINLESS STEEL...............KG

85(80) OTHER............................KG

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HTS 5209.11.00, 5209.21.00
5209.31.00, 5211.11.00
5211.21.00, 5211.31.00

OSNSBURG FABRICS OF COTTON

10/21/96 ADOPTED

NEW SUBDIVISION (N) OF STAT NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 52

"(N) THE TERM "OSNABURG" MEANS PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF SQUARE
CONSTRUCTION, NOT COMBED, NOT NAPPED, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200
G/M, OF AVERAGE YARN NUMBER 22 OR LOWER AND CONTAINING LESS
THAN 28 WARP ENDS AND FILLING PICKS PER CENTIMETER".

5209 WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85 PERCENT OR MORE
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M:

UNBLEACHED:

5209.11.00 PLAIN WEAVE............................
***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:
25(30) OSNABURG....................(313) M V
KG

35(30) OTHER....................... (313)M V
KG

BLEACHED:

5209.21.00 PLAIN WEAVE..........................
***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:

25(30) OSNABURG..................(313)M V
KG

35(30) OTHER......................(313)M V
KG

***
5209.31 DYED:
PLAIN WEAVE:
***
5209.31.60 OTHER.............................(313) ***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:
25(30) OSNABURG.....................(313)M V
KG

35(30) OTHER.........................(313)M V
KG
5211 WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING LESS THAN 85
PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY
WITH MAN-MADE FIBERS, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M:
UNBLEACHED:
5211.11.00 PLAIN WEAVE...............................
***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:
25(30) OSNABURG..........................(313)M V
KG

35(30) OTHER............................ (313)M V
KG
BLEACHED:

5211.21.00 PLAIN WEAVE................................
***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:
25(30) OSNABURG.........................(313)M V
KG
35(30) OTHER.............................(313)M V
KG

DYED:
5211.31.00 PLAIN WEAVE...........................
***
SHEETING:
NOT NAPPED:
25(30) OSNABURG......................(313)M V
KG
35(30) OTHER..........................(313)M V
KG

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HTS 2844.40.00
CHANGE UNITS OF QUANTITY

ADOPTED: 2844.40.0010 CHANGED FROM "CURIE"
TO "GBQ" (GIGABECQUERELS)

2844.40.0020 CHANGED FROM "MIC" (MILICURIES)"
TO "MBQ" (MEGABECQUERELS)

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HTS 4407.10.00
FINGER JOINTED LUMBER

ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION

THE APPROVED LANGUAGE OF THE NEW BREAK IS AS FOLLOWS:

4407 WOOD SAWN OR CHIPPED LENGTHWISE, SLICED OR PEELED***
4407.10.00 CONFIEROUS........................

01(05-91) FINGER JOINTED.................M
OTHER:
(RE-NUMBER ALL EXISTING PROVISIONS)

HTS ITEMS ACTION EFF. DTE.
4407.10.0001 ESTAB.(TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0005 PT., 1/1/97
.0006 PT.,
.0007 PT.,
.0008 PT.,
.0009 PT.,
.0012 PT.,
.0013 PT.,
.0021 PT.,
.0022 PT.,
.0024 PT.,
.0025 PT.,
.0026 PT.,
.0027 PT.,
.0028 PT.,
.0029 PT.,
.0030 PT.,
.0031 PT.,
.0032 PT.,
.0035 PT.,
.0036 PT.,
.0040 PT.,
.0050 PT.,
.0051 PT.,
.0060 PT.,
.0061 PT.,
4407.10.0001 ESTAB. (TRANSF.FROM 4407.10 .0062 PT., 1/1/97
.0063 PT.,
.0072 PT.,
.0073 PT.,
.0080 PT.,
.0081 PT.,
.0090 PT.,
.0091 PT.,
4407.10.0002 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0005 PT.) DO
.0005 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0002) DO
.0006 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0015 DO

.0007 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0016 DO
.0008 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0017) DO
.0009 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0018 DO
.0012 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0019 DO
.0013 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0020) DO
.0015 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0006 PT.) DO
.0016 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0007 PT.) DO
.0017 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0008 PT.) DO
.0018 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0009 PT.) DO
.0019 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0012 PT.) DO
.0020 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0013 PT.) DO
.0021 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0001
.0042 DO
.0022 DISC. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0001
.0043 DO
.0023 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0044 DO
.0024 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0045 DO
.0025 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0046 DO
.0026 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0047 DO
.0027 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0048 DO
.0028 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0049 DO
.0029 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0052 DO
.0030 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0053 DO
.0031 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0054 DO
4407.10.0032 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001 97/01/01
.0055
.0033 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0056 DO
.0034 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0057 DO

.0035 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001 97/01/01
.0058
.0036 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0059 DO
.0040 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0064 DO
.0041 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0065 DO
.0042 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0021 PT. DO
.0043 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0022 PT. DO
.0044 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0023 PT. DO
.0045 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0024 PT. DO
.0046 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0025 PT. DO
.0047 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0026 PT. DO
.0048 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0027 PT. DO
.0049 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0028 PT. DO

4407.10.0050 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0066 DO
.0051 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0067 DO
.0052 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0029 PT. DO
.0053 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0030 PT. DO
.0054 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0031 PT. DO
.0055 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0032 PT. DO
.0056 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0033 PT. DO
.0057 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0034 PT. DO
.0058 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0035 PT. DO
.0059 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0036 PT. DO

4407.10.0060 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0068 DO
.0061 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0069 DO
.0062 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0074 DO
.0063 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0075 DO
.0064 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0040 PT. DO
.0065 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0041 PT. DO
.0066 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0050 PT. DO
.0067 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0051 PT. DO
.0068 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0060 PT. DO
.0069 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0061 PT. DO

.0072 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0076 DO

4407.10.0073 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0072 DO
.0074 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0062 PT. DO
.0075 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0063 PT. DO
.0076 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM .0072 PT. DO
.0077 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM .0073 PT. DO
.0080 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0082 DO
.0081 DISC. (TRANSF. TO 4407.10.0001
.0083 DO
.0082 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0080 PT. DO
.0083 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0081 PT. DO
.0090 DISC. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0001
.0092 DO
.0091 DISC. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0001
.0093 DO
.0092 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0090 PT. DO
.0093 ESTAB. (TRANSF. FROM 4407.10.0091 PT. DO