| Title: | NEW COTTON FEE RATES NOW AVAILABLE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-07-01 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN COTTON FEE ASSESSMENT
THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE IS AMENDING THE COTTON FEE ASSESSED ON
CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS. THE LIST OF FEES AND
CORRESPONDING HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE NUMBERS (HTS)
ARE LISTED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER DATED MAY 21,1998,
VOL 63, NO 98, PAGES 27818 THROUGH 27823.
THE HTS NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE FEE AND THE CENTS PER KILOGRAM
(COTTON FEE RATE) ARE CURRENTLY LISTED IN THE TARIFF DATABASE
OF THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM. IN ALL CASES, THE COTTON
FEE RATE HAS BEEN REDUCED FOR EACH OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS LISTED
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE FEE CHANGES WAS JUNE 22, 1998. DUE
TO AN INADVERTENT OVERSIGHT, NO ADVANCE NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE
TRADE CONCERNING THE IMPENDING COTTON FEE CHANGES. THIS MESSAGE
CORRECTS THAT OVERSIGHT.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 660 TARIFF NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE. FILERS WHO REVIEW THE LIST AND SUBSEQUENTLY
DETERMINE THAT THEY MAY HAVE OVERPAID COTTON FEES ON THEIR ENTRIES
MAY REQUEST A REFUND BY APPLYING DIRECTLY TO THE COTTON BOARD OF THE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE.
FILERS SHOULD RE-READ ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 93-1011, ISSUED ON
NOV 4, 1993, FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE COTTON FEE.
THOSE RULES ARE STILL IN EFFECT AND ARE NOT RESCINDED OR OTHERWISE
CHANGED BY THE CURRENT FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.
THE TARIFF NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE NEW COTTON
FEES WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEXT HARMONIZED TARIFF NUMBER UPDATE.
THIS UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 6-10.
A SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL ANNOUNCE THE AVAILABILITY
OF THAT HARMONIZED UPDATE.
CUSTOMS IS ISSUING THIS MESSAGE TO NOTIFY FILERS THAT THEY MAY
NOW QUERY ANY OR ALL OF THE TARIFF NUMBERS THAT ARE NOW UPDATED
WITH CURRENT COTTON FEE RATES. FILERS DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR
THE NEXT HARMONIZED UPDATE TO RETRIEVE COTTON FEE RATES.
CUSTOMS APOLOGIZES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED
BY THE LATE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTICE.