CSMS Message: 97-000656

Title:9707 HARMONIZED UPDATE-ITA
Date:1997-07-11
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HSU9707 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

UPDATE NO. 9707 675 ABI RECORDS 201 HARMONIZED RECORDS

SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 1997 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS)
FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT (ITA)

1. THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE TARIFF RECORDS
THAT WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
9706. UPDATE 9706 REFELECTED CHANGES REQUIRED BY PRESIDENTIAL
PROCLAMATION 7011, TO IMPLEMENT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTS AND THE AGREEMENT ON DISTILLED SPIRITS. THE
PROCLAMATION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1997. PROCLAMATION 7011 WAS
PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER DATED JULY 2, 1997.

2. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS REPLACEMENT RECORDS, WHICH ARE EFFECTIVE
07/01/97. IN ORDER TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER,
WE ARE NOT SENDING OUT THE RECORDS WHICH WOULD HAVE CLOSED OUT
THE OLD TARIFF RECORDS ON 06/30/97.

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. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. WE
ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE DURING THIS TIME.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE UPDATE PLEASE CONTACT
ERIC BLANK AT (202) 927-0441.