| Title: | ERRONEOUS GSP REFUNDS-THAILAND |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1999-03-03 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : ERRONEOUS GSP REFUNDS-THAILAND
DATE : 03/02/1999
9061071
MARCH 2, 1999
FO:OB:TA JAP
CATEGORY: GSP
TO : IMPORTERS, BROKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT : ERRONEOUS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP)
REFUNDS
REFUNDS WERE ERRONEOUSLY ISSUED FOR GOODS CLASSIFIED AND ENTERED
FROM THAILAND UNDER HTSUS NUMBERS 7113.11.20 AND 7113.19.50
DURING THE PERIOD THAT GSP LAPSED, JULY 1, 1998 - OCTOBER 20,
1998.
THE OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL OF 1998 RENEWED GSP AND STIPULATED THAT
U.S. CUSTOMS WOULD ONLY ISSUE RETROACTIVE REFUNDS FOR GOODS TO
WHICH DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM WOULD HAVE APPLIED ON
OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1998. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE'S (USTR) FEDERAL REGISTER
NOTICE OF TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998, VOL. 63, NO. 125, PAGE 35632,
DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER GSP DID NOT APPLY TO THE GOODS NOTED
ABOVE UNTIL JULY 15, 1998.
IMPORTERS OF GOODS CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS NUMBERS 7113.11.20 AND
7113.19.50 FROM THAILAND, ENTERED DURING THE PERIOD GSP HAD
LAPSED AND RECEIVED A RETROACTIVE REFUND, WILL BE BILLED FOR THE
APPROPRIATE CUSTOMS DUTIES AND INTEREST.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED JOHN PIERCE,
TRADE AGREEMENTS, AT (202) 927-1249.
JOYCE METZGER