| Title: | ISRAELI FTAA & QIZ |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1999-04-07 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : HOWARD ZZ-DUCHAN
SUBJECT : ISRAELI FTAA & QIZ
DATE : 04/06/1999
TO : ALL DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS, ASSISTANT
PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE OPERATIONS, FIELD NATIONAL IMPORT
SPECIALISTS, IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY SPECIALISTS AND
INSPECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: DUTY FREE TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS OF THE WEST BANK, THE GAZA
STRIP OR A QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE
PLEASE PASS TO CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES
BACKGROUND: ON NOVEMBER 18, 1996, MESSAGE NUMBER 7327071 WAS POSTED TO
THE CUSTOMS BULLETIN BOARD THAT IDENTIFIED THE SPECIAL PROGRAM
INDICATOR (SPI) FOR QUALIFYING GOODS AS WEST BANK (WE) AND THE GAZA
STRIP OR A QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE AS (GZ). THIS WAS INCORRECT. THE
WE AND GZ ARE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IDENTIFIERS AND THE SPI IS (N). ACS
WAS PROPERLY PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT THE SPI (N).
IN ADDITION, THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF MARCH 19, 1999, IDENTIFIED TWO NEW
QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONES, (QIZ). THE NEW QIZ'S ARE THE ISRAELI-
JORDANIAN GATEWAY PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND AN EXPANDED ISRAELI-
JORDANIAN IRBID QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
ACTION: (1) THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CORRECT SPI (N) SHOULD BE
USED FOR WEST BANK, GAZA STRIP OR QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE ENTRIES.
(2) SHIPMENTS FROM THE ISRAELI-JORDANIAN GATEWAY PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL
ZONE AND THE IRBID QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE THAT ARE ENTERED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTION 9(E) OF U.S.- ISRAELI FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
QUALIFY FOR THE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT ACCORDED UNDER THE AGREEMENT.
PLEASE REFER ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS TO MR. HOWARD DUCHAN, TRADE
AGREEMENTS, OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, (202) 927-0639.
/S/ JOHN PIERCE
FOR JOYCE METZGER