| Title: | INFORMATION ON THE ITA |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-07-10 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : INFORMATION ON THE ITA
DATE : 07/09/97
7190072
JULY 9, 1997
FO:TA JAP
TO : ALL PORT AND CMC DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7011
TO IMPLEMENT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MINISTERIAL
DECLARATION ON TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
AND THE AGREEMENT ON DISTILLED SPIRITS
PASS TO: ALL IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS, BROKERS, AND
IMPORTERS
THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CHANGES REQUIRED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
7011, DATED JUNE 30, 1997, PUBLISHED JULY 2, 1997, IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER, WHICH IMPLEMENTED THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTS AND THE AGREEMENT ON DISTILLED SPIRITS (ITA), EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 1997. THE ITA INCLUDES ALL COUNTRIES WITH MOST-FAVORED-
NATION (MFN) STATUS, NOT JUST THE SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT.
NEITHER THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE (MPF) OR THE HARBOR
MAINTENANCE FEE (HMF) ARE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED UNDER THE ITA.
DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UPLOADING THE ANNEX
PORTION OF THE PROCLAMATION TO THE MAINFRAME, WE CAN NOT PROVIDE
A LISTING OF THE AFFECTED TARIFF NUMBERS. THE ANNEX WILL BE
AVAILABLE VIA THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES:
O THE CUSTOMS ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD (CEBB);
O THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE WEB SITE
HTTP:\\WWW.CUSTOMS.USTREAS.GOV.; AND
O FEDERAL REGISTER
IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS ARE ADVISED TO QUERY ACS FOR ALL
ENTRIES THAT REQUIRE REVIEW IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF
THE TARIFF NUMBER(S) AND DUTY RATE(S).
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 97-0603, POSTED JUNE 27, 1997,
ADVISED FILERS WHO ENTERED MERCHANDISE UNDER IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
(ID) PROCEDURES WOULD HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE IN WHICH
THE ACS DATABASE WAS UPDATED TO SUBMIT THEIR ENTRY SUMMARIES AND
PAYMENTS. THEREFORE, BEGINNING JULY 9, 1997, FILERS WILL HAVE
UNTIL JULY 23, 1997 TO FILE\RETRANSMIT THEIR CORRECTED ENTRY
SUMMARIES UTILIZING THE NEW TARIFF NUMBERS, AND TO SCHEDULE
PAYMENT OR SUBMIT ENTRY SUMMARIES WITH PAYMENTS. ENTRY SUMMARIES
AND\OR PAYMENTS RECEIVED AFTER JULY 23, 1997, WILL BE SUBJECT TO
LATE FILE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ACS UPDATE PLEASE
CONTACT ERIC BLANK AT (202) 927-0441. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
ITA SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOHN PIERCE AT (202) 927-1249.
QUESTIONS REGARDING ID PROCEDURES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO KATHRYN
DAPKINS AT (202) 927-0333.
JOYCE METZGER
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