CSMS Message: 98-000276

Title:9803 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
Date:1998-04-02
To:abi
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HSU9803 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE

UPDATE NO. 9803 283 ABI RECORDS 85 HARMONZIED RECORDS

SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 1998 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS)

1. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE
1998 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS). WE WILL CONTINUE TO VERIFY
THE 1998 HTS AND IF ANY FURTHER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY THEY WILL
BE INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE UPDATES.

2. THIS UPDATE ALSO CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHANGES THAT ARE THE RESULT
OF A VERFICATION OF THE 1998 TARIFF BOOK BY THE INTERNATIONAL
TRADE COMMISSION (ITC). DETAILS REGARDING THESE CHANGES WILL BE
PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE MEESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE
OF FIELD OPERATIONS.

3. THIS UPDATE INCLUDES MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED AT THE
REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTION ON CERTAIN HARMONIZED
TARIFF NUMBERS.

4. IN ADDITION, THIS UPDATE CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHANGES THAT ARE A
RESULT OF A LOWER COURT DECISION. FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 98-0239, DATED MARCH 20, 1998.

5. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS
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.

6. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
TO AL MORAWSKI AT (202) 927-1045 OR TO YOUR ASSIGNED CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.

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