| Title: | 9703 HARMONIZED SYS UPDATE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-04-22 |
| To: | abi |
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HSU9703 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
UPDATE NO. 9703 1,921 ABI RECORDS 567 HARMONIZED RECORDS
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 1997 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS)
1. THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES REQUIRED
BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6982, TO IMPLEMENT AN AGREEMENT TO
ELIMINATE TARIFFS ON CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICALS AND CHEMICAL
INTERMEDIATES, AND PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6988, TO MODIFY
APPLICATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. PROCLAMATION 6982 WAS
PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER DATED APRIL 3, AND PROCLAMATION
6988 WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER DATED APRIL 17, 1997.
2. NUMEROUS OGA INDICATORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA). SOME INDICATORS HAVE BEEN
ADDED, AND SOME HAVE BEEN CHANGED PER FDA REQUESTS. THIS IS THE
SECOND OF 2 SCHEDULED UPDATES TO BE SENT OUT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS
CHANGES INVOLVED.
3. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI USERS AND
CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED ON
PAGE HTS-64 OF THE MARCH 1995 EDITION OF THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE
AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT.
4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE UPDATE PLEASE CONTACT
ERIC BLANK AT (202) 927-0441. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE OGA INDICATORS, PLEASE CONTACT JOE MCCALLION AT
(301) 443-6553 AT FDA.