| Title: | EXEMPT ISRAELI PRODUCTS MPF |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-09-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : HOWARD ZZ-DUCHAN
SUBJECT : EXEMPT ISRAELI PRODUCTS MPF
DATE : 09/03/1998
SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
TO : ALL CMC DIRECTORS, PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS
OWNERS, FIELD NATIONAL IMPORT SPECIALISTS, IMPORT SPECIALISTS,
ENTRY SPECIALISTS AND INSPECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: EXEMPTION OF ISRAELI PRODUCTS FROM THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING
FEE (MPF)
PLEASE PASS TO BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
BACKGROUND: ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, THE OFFICE OF THE U.S.
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE PUBLISHED A NOTIFICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER, VOLUME 63, NUMBER 169, EXEMPTING PRODUCTS OF ISRAEL
FROM CERTAIN CUSTOMS USER FEES IN EXCHANGE FOR RECIPROCAL
CONCESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES. THE EXEMPTION TAKES EFFECT 15
DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PUBLICATION.
ACTION: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1998, PRODUCTS OF ISRAEL,
ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ARE EXEMPTED
FROM THE CUSTOMS USERS FEES AS IDENTIFIED IN 19 U.S.C. 58C(A)(9)
AND (10). THESE FEES ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE MERCHANDISE
PROCESSING FEES (MPF'S).
ACS HAS ASSURED US THAT THE NECESSARY PROGRAMING CHANGES WILL BE
IN PLACE ON TIME. IF, FOR ANY REASON, THIS CAN NOT BE
ACCOMPLISHED, PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ISSUED.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THIS ISSUE,
PLEASE CONTACT MR. CRAIG WALKER, OFFICE OF REGULATIONS AND RULINGS,
(202) 927-1116.
PLEASE REFER ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS TO MR. HOWARD DUCHAN,
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, (202) 927-0639.
/S/ JOYCE METZGER