| Title: | ASSOCIATIONS OF COUNTRIES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-07-31 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : GSP-ASSOCIATIONS OF COUNTRIES
DATE : 07/30/1998
8211071
JULY 30, 1998
FO:OB:TA JAP
TO : PORT AND CMC DIRECTORS, IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS,
IMPORTERS, BROKERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF COUNTRIES FOR TREATMENT
AS ONE COUNTRY UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF
PREFERENCES (GSP)
THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT PURSUANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE'S (USTR) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE,
VOL. 63, NO. 131, DATE THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1998, EFFECTIVE WITH
RESPECT TO ARTICLES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 1998, GENERAL NOTE 4(A) OF THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) IS
MODIFIED BY ADDING TO THE "ASSOCIATION OF COUNTRIES (TREATED AS
ONE COUNTRY)" THE FOLLOWING:
MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
(SADC)
CURRENTLY QUALIFYING:
BOTSWANA
MAURITIUS
TANZANIA
NOTE: THE GSP EXPIRED AT MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998, AND HAS
NOT BEEN RENEWED TO DATE. THIS NOTICE IS ONLY TO ADVISE CUSTOMS
FIELD PERSONNEL AND THE TRADE OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE THREE
COUNTRIES NOTED ABOVE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND TREATED UNDER THE
GSP ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 1998. IMPORTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FILE
THEIR ENTRY SUMMARIES WITH THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR "A" TO
INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO FILE A CLAIM FOR PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
TREATMENT UNDER THE GSP SHOULD THE PROGRAM BE RENEWED
RETROACTIVELY. CUSTOMS DUTIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ON
ALL SHIPMENTS UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE GSP IS RENEWED BY
CONGRESS.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOHN
PIERCE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AT (202) 927-1249.
JOYCE METZGER
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