| Title: | ABI DAILY MESSAGE HTS 8455 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-12-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JIM H. TOKMENKO
SUBJECT : ABI-ABI DAILY MESSAGE HTS 8455
DATE : 12/03/1998
ABI DAILY MESSAGE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ABI DAILY MESSAGE IS CALL ATTENTION TO A
PATTERN OF DISCREPANCIES AND NON-COMPLIANCE INVOLVING HTS 8455
WHICH HAVE LED TO AN UNACCEPTABLE COMPLIANCE RATE IN THE PAST
SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS.
RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE U.S CUSTOMS STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER IN
SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH HAS INCLUDED A REVIEW OF ALL NON-COMPLIANT
IMPORTATIONS OF ROLLING MILLS UNDER HTS 8455, IMPORTED FROM
OCTOBER 1, 1996, TO DATE, HAS IDENTIFIED FOUR SIGNIFICANT
PATTERNS TO THESE DISCREPANCIES:
(1) THE ROLLS FOR THE ROLLING MILLS, WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY
PROVIDED FOR UNDER HTS 8455.30., ARE MISCLASSIFIED AS
"OTHER PARTS FOR ROLLING MILLS" UNDER HTS 8455.90.
(2) DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED TO CUSTOMS FAILS TO INCLUDE THE
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY THE ROLLS UNDER
HTS 8455.30. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE IMPORTER TO
SUPPORT THE CLAIMED CLASSIFICATIONS. FOR ROLLS FOR ROLLING
MILLS, IT MUST BE INDICATED WHETHER THE ROLLS ARE MADE OF
GRAY IRON, CAST STEEL, OR OTHER MATERIAL, AND INCLUDE THE
WEIGHT OF THE ROLL, REPORTED IN KILOGRAMS. THE BASE MATERIAL
OF THE ROLL, ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT OF EACH ROLL, IS ESSENTIAL
IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY THE IMPORTED ROLLS UNDER
HTS 8455.30.
(3) THE IMPORTED MERCHANDISE IS NOT PROPERLY MARKED WITH THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AT TIME OF IMPORTATION.
(4) VARIOUS MACHINE PARTS WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED
FOR ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE, ARE
MISCLASSIFIED AS "OTHER PARTS FOR ROLLING MILLS" UNDER
HTS 8455.90. EXAMPLES OF COMMONLY MISCLASSIFIED ITEMS ARE
BEARINGS, PUMPS, VALVES, CONTROLS AND MEASURING DEVICES.
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF MACHINE PARTS WHICH ARE ALWAYS
CLASSIFIED IN THEIR OWN APPROPRIATE TARIFF HEADING, EVEN IF
SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO WORK AS PART OF A SPECIFIC MACHINE,
CAN BE FOUND IN THE SECTION XVI NOTES TO THE HTS, AND ON
PAGE 1131 OF THE EXPLANATORY NOTES.
ON DECEMBER 1, 1998, THE SOUTH FLORIDA STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER
ISSUED INFORMED COMPLIANCE LETTERS TO 315 SIGNIFICANT IMPORTERS
OF ROLLING MILLS, ROLLS, AND PARTS THEREOF, ALL OF WHICH ARE
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS 8455, WHICH ADVISE EACH IMPORTER OF THE
PATTERN OF DISCREPANCIES OUTLINED ABOVE. IMPORTERS WERE ADVISED
THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID ENTRY REJECTION OR OTHER CORRECTIVE
ACTIONS, ALL ENTRIES FOR MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTS 8455
MUST BE FREE FROM THE TYPES OF ERRORS OUTLINED ABOVE. EACH
IMPORTER WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO ADVISE EACH OF THE CUSTOMS BROKERS
OR FILERS ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF, AS WELL AS THE FOREIGN
SUPPLIERS FROM WHOM THEIR COMPANY SOURCES THESE ITEMS, OF THE
CLASSIFICATION, MARKING, AND INVOICING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED
ABOVE.
THIS ABI DAILY MESSAGE IS BEING PROVIDED TO HELP MAXIMIZE
COMPLIANCE AND AVOID THE ERRORS WHICH ARE COMMON TO MERCHANDISE
CLASSIFIED UNDER HTS 8455. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALISTS AT YOUR LOCAL PORT OF ENTRY, OR
INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALIST TODD OWEN AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA
STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER AT (954) 327-2816.