CSMS Message: 99-000546

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE

SUBJECT : HTSUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

DATE : 07/19/1999

9200071

JULY 19, 1999

FILE: FO:TP:TA JAP

TO : IMPORT SPECIALISTS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT: TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE 1999 HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS)

PURSUANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE'S (THE USTR) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE OF FRIDAY,
JUNE 18, 1999, VOL. 64, NO.117, PAGES 32915 - 32919, THE
MODIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE ANNEX BELOW ARE TO BE MADE TO THE
1999 HTSUS. THE MODIFICATIONS WILL CORRECT ERRORS RESULTING
FROM VARIOUS PROCLAMATIONS, MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES THAT WERE
INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM PRIOR ACTIONS, CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERRORS AND MAKE TECHNICAL RECTIFICATIONS TO THE HTSUS TO ENSURE
THAT THE INTENDED TARIFF TREATMENT IS ACCORDED TO THE PRODUCTS
AT ISSUE. THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) HAS BEEN
UPDATED.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A MODIFIED ELECTRONIC VERSION OF USTR'S
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE OF FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999. IN ADDITION
TO REVIEWING THIS NOTICE AND TAKING THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, YOU
ARE ADVISED TO ALSO REVIEW THE PUBLISHED VERSION OF THE ANNEX
IN ITS ENTIRETY.

ANNEX

TECHNICAL RECTIFICATIONS TO THE HTSUS

EFFECTIVE ON THE DATES AS LISTED IN THIS ANNEX, THE HTSUS IS
MODIFIED AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SECTIONS OF THIS ANNEX.
SECTION A. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1989, THE ARTICLE
DESCRIPTION OF HEADING 7313.00 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "STRANDED
WIRE CABLES, PLAITED BANDS" AND INSERTING "STRANDED WIRE,
CABLES, PLAITED BANDS" IN LIEU THEREOF.
SECTION B. EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 1991, SUBCHAPTER III TO
CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING SUBHEADINGS 9903.44.10,
9903.44.24, 9903.44.28 AND 9903.44.32 AND THE SUPERIOR TEXT TO
SUBHEADING 9903.44.10 WHICH READS "WOOD SHINGLES AND SHAKES OF
WESTERN RED CEDAR PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 4418.50:".
SECTION C. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1994, THE ARTICLE
DESCRIPTION OF SUBHEADING 9802.00.60 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING
"DEFINED IN NOTE 3(D) OF THIS SUBCHAPTER" AND INSERTING "DEFINED
IN NOTE 3(E) OF THIS SUBCHAPTER" IN LIEU THEREOF.

SECTION D. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1995:
(1) ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 5(A)(I) TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE HTS
IS MODIFIED BY DELETING, "NOT LESS THAN 1,117,195 METRIC TONS,"
AND BY DELETING ",NOT LESS THAN 22,000 METRIC TONS,".
(2) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION OF SUBHEADING 2921.42.36 IS
MODIFIED BY DELETING THE CHEMICAL NAME
"4,4-BENZIDINE-2,2'-DISULFONIC ACID".
(3) THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING SUBHEADINGS 2930.90.45
AND 2930.90.70 AND INSERTING THE FOLLOWING AS PROVIDED IN THIS
PARAGRAPH. THESE PROVISIONS SUPERSEDE MATTER NOW IN THE HTS.
BRACKETED MATTER IS INCLUDED TO ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF
PROCLAIMED MODIFICATIONS. THE SUBHEADINGS AND SUPERIOR TEXT ARE
SET FORTH IN COLUMNAR FORMAT, AND MATERIAL IN SUCH COLUMNS IS
INSERTED IN THE COLUMNS OF THE HTS DESIGNED
"HEADING/SUBHEADING", "ARTICLE DESCRIPTION", "RATES OF DUTY 1
GENERAL", "RATES OF DUTY 1 SPECIAL", AND "RATES OF DUTY 2",
RESPECTIVELY.

(BRACKETED)ORANGE-SULFUR COMPOUNDS:
(BRACKETED)OTHER:
(BRACKETED)OTHER:
(BRACKETED)OTHER:
"ACIDS:
2930.90.46 DL-HYDROXY ANALOG OF DL-METHIONINE ...........
.......... COLUMN 1 RATE OF FREE
.......... NO SPECIAL RATE
.......... COLUMN 2 RATE OF 25%

2930.90.49 OTHER ..........................................
.......... COLUMN 1 RATE OF 4.2%
.......... SPECIAL RATE OF FREE
(CA,E,L,J,K,MX)
......... COLUMN 2 RATE OF 25%''
(BRACKETED)OTHER:
"2930.90.71 DIBUTYLTHIOUREA ...........................
......... COLUMN 1 RATE OF FREE
......... NO SPECIAL RATE
......... COLUMN 2 RATE OF 25%"

(4) THE INTERMEDIATE CHEMICALS FOR DYES APPENDIX TO THE HTS
IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "BENZENEAMINE, 2-(TRIFLOUROMETHYL)-" AND
INSERTING "BENEZENEAMINE, 2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-" IN LIEU THEREOF.
SECTION E. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1996:
(1). NOTE 7(A) TO CHAPTER 48 OF THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY
DELETING "HEADINGS 4801, 4802, 4804 TO 4808 AND 4811" AND
INSERTING "HEADINGS 4801, 4802, 4804 TO 4808, 4810 AND 4811" IN
LIEU THEREOF.
(2) THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION OF SUBHEADING 8540.99.40 IS
MODIFIED BY DELETING "OF SUBHEADINGS 8540.41 THROUGH 8540.49"
AND INSERTING "OF SUBHEADINGS 8540.71 THROUGH 8540.79" IN LIEU
THEREOF.
SECTION F. EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 1996, SUBCHAPTER III OF
CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY:
(1) DELETING "SUBHEADINGS 9903.23.10, 9903.23.14, AND
9903.23.18," FROM THE LANGUAGE OF U.S. NOTE 5; AND
(2) DELETING SUBHEADINGS 9903.23.00 THROUGH 9903.23.35,
INCLUSIVE, INCLUDING THE SUPERIOR TEXT TO SUBHEADING 9903.23.00
AND THE SUPERIOR TO SUBHEADING 9903.23.17.
SECTION G. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31, 1996, GENERAL NOTE 15(E)
TO THE HTS IS MODIFIED BY DELETING "9903.52.20" AND INSERTING
"9903.52.26" IN LIEU THEREOF.
SECTION H. EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 1997, THE RATES OF DUTY
1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING 2930.90.49 IS MODIFIED BY
INSERTING THE SYMBOL "A+,", IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, IN THE
PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE OF DUTY IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN.
SECTION I. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1997, THE RATES OF DUTY
1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADING 8504.90.75 IS MODIFIED BY
DELETING THE SYMBOL "C," IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE
``FREE'' RATE OF DUTY
IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN.
SECTION J. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998, SUBCHAPTER VI TO
CHAPTER
99 IS MODIFIED BY:
(1) DELETING THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS:

9906.29.03
9906.29.21
9906.29.22
9906.29.23
9906.29.33
9906.64.01
9906.87.03
9906.87.04

(2) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXT TO SUBHEADING 9906.87.01
WHICH READS "PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 8704.10.50, 8704.22.50,
8704.23.00, 8704.32.00 OR 8704.90.00:" AND INSERTING "PROVIDED
FOR IN SUBHEADING 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.32.00 OR
8704.90.00:" IN LIEU THEREOF.
(3) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXT TO SUBHEADING 9906.87.03
WHICH READS "PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 8704.21.00 OR
8704.31.00:".
SECTION K. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1998, SUBCHAPTER VI TO
CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY DELETING U.S. NOTES 26 AND 27.
SECTION L. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 3, 1998, THE RATES OF DUTY
1-SPECIAL SUBCOLUMN FOR SUBHEADINGS 9603.10.50 AND 9603.10.60 IS
MODIFIED BY INSERTING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE SYMBOLS "A+",
"E" AND "J" IN THE PARENTHESES FOLLOWING THE "FREE" RATE OF
DUTY IN SUCH SUBCOLUMN.
SECTION M. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999:
(1) GENERAL NOTE 4(D) TO THE HTS IS MODIFIED, BY DELETING
THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRIES SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH
PROVISIONS:

0303.77.00 ARGENTINA
0304.20.50 ARGENTINA
1604.16.10 ARGENTINA
1605.10.20 THAILAND
2608.00.00 PERU
2811.19.30 INDIA
2825.90.75 INDIA
2829.90.05 INDIA
2829.90.25 INDIA
2901.10.30 INDIA
2901.29.50 INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA
2902.50.00 INDIA
2906.13.10 INDIA
3302.10.10 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3302.10.20 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3302.90.10 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3302.90.20 INDIA
3303.00.20 INDIA
3303.00.30 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3304.10.00 INDIA
3304.20.00 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3304.30.00 INDIA
3304.91.00 INDIA
3304.99.50 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3305.10.00 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3305.20.00 INDIA
3305.30.00 INDIA
3305.90.00 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3306.10.00 INDIA
3306.20.00 INDIA
3306.90.00 INDIA
3401.11.10 ARGENTINA; INDIA
3401.11.50 INDIA
3401.19.00 INDIA
3401.20.00 INDIA
3405.10.00 INDIA
3405.20.00 INDIA
3405.30.00 INDIA
3405.40.00 INDIA
3405.90.00 INDIA
3406.00.00 INDIA
3507.90.70 INDIA
3822.00.50 ARGENTINA; INDIA
4015.11.00 THAILAND
4016.99.30 THAILAND
4016.99.35 THAILAND
4107.29.30 ARGENTINA
4107.29.60 ARGENTINA
4303.90.00 ARGENTINA
4409.10.40 CHILE
4410.11.00 ARGENTINA
4410.19.00 ARGENTINA
4411.11.00 ARGENTINA; BRAZIL
4411.19.20 BRAZIL
4411.21.00 BRAZIL
4411.29.60 BRAZIL
4412.13.05 INDONESIA
4412.22.50 INDONESIA
4421.90.50 BRAZIL
6406.10.65 BRAZIL; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
6406.99.60 ARGENTINA
7206.90.00 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
7401.10.00 INDIA
7402.00.00 CHILE
7419.99.50 ARGENTINA
8413.91.90 ARGENTINA
8414.30.80 BRAZIL
8419.90.20 BRAZIL
8422.30.90 ARGENTINA
8429.11.00 BRAZIL
8429.20.00 BRAZIL
8429.30.00 BRAZIL
8431.49.10 ARGENTINA
8431.49.90 BRAZIL
8471.49.29 THAILAND
8471.60.35 INDONESIA
8471.60.45 THAILAND
8479.20.00 ARGENTINA
8521.10.60 THAILAND
8524.31.00 ARGENTINA
8524.32.00 ARGENTINA
8524.60.00 ARGENTINA
8524.91.00 ARGENTINA
8528.12.04 INDONESIA
8802.30.00 BRAZIL
9006.62.00 THAILAND
9018.11.60 ARGENTINA
9018.90.10 ARGENTINA
9018.90.80 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; PAKISTAN
9025.11.20 INDIA
9401.30.40 CROATIA; SLOVENIA
9401.61.40 CROATIA; SLOVENIA

SECTION M. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999 (CON.):
(1) GENERAL NOTE 4(D) TO THE HTS IS MODIFIED, BY DELETING
THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND THE COUNTRIES SET OUT OPPOSITE SUCH
PROVISIONS (CON.):

9401.69.40 INDONESIA
9401.69.60 CROATIA; SLOVENIA
9401.90.40 CROATIA; SLOVENIA
9403.20.00 ARGENTINA
9403.50.90 ARGENTINA
9403.60.80 ARGENTINA; INDONESIA
9506.61.00 PHILIPPINES

(2) ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 3 TO CHAPTER 2 IS MODIFIED BY:
(A) DELETING THE "*" SYMBOL FOLLOWING THE QUANTITY FOR
ARGENTINA AND THE QUANTITY FOR URUGUAY.
(B) DELETING THE LAST PARAGRAPH IN THIS NOTE BEGINNING WITH
AN "*" SYMBOL.
(3) ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 84 IS MODIFIED BY:
(A) DELETING "SUBHEADINGS 8479.89.10, 8479.89.65, 8479.97,
8479.90.40 AND 8479.90.95," AND INSERTING "SUBHEADINGS
8479.89.65 AND 8479.89.97," IN LIEU THEREOF.
(B) DELETING "THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES AND PARTS:" AND
INSERTING "THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:" IN LIEU THEREOF.
(C) DELETING "THRUST REVERSERS; AIR HUMIDIFIERS AND
DEHUMIDIFIES.'' AND INSERTING "THRUST REVERSERS." IN LIEU
THEREOF.
(4) SUBCHAPTER VI TO CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY:
(A) DELETING THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS:

9906.61.01
9906.61.05
9906.61.09
9906.61.19
9906.61.21
9906.61.22
9906.61.23
9906.61.24
9906.61.25
9906.61.26
9906.61.27
9906.62.02
9906.62.03
9906.62.05
9906.62.07
9906.62.08
9906.62.10
9906.62.12
9906.62.13
9906.62.14
9906.62.15
9906.62.16
9906.62.17
9906.62.18

(B) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXTS TO SUBHEADING 9906.61.22
WHICH
READ "OTHER GARMENTS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED:" AND "OF COTTON
(PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 6114.20.00):".
(C) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXTS TO SUBHEADING 9906.61.24
WHICH READ "OF MAN-MADE FIBERS:" AND "GARMENTS OTHER THAN TOPS,
BODY SUITS OR BODY SHIRTS (PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING
6114.30.3):".
(D) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXTS TO SUBHEADING 9906.62.07
WHICH READ "WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SINGLETS AND OTHER UNDERSHIRTS,
BRIEFS, PANTIES, NEGLIGEES, BATHROBES, DRESSING GOWNS AND
SIMILAR ARTICLES:" AND "OF MAN-MADE FIBERS (PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBHEADING
6208.92):".
(E) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXTS TO SUBHEADING 9906.62.12
WHICH READ "WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' TRACK SUITS AND OTHER GARMENTS, OF
COTTON (PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 6211.42.00):" AND "COVERALLS,
JUMPSUITS AND SIMILAR APPAREL"'.
(F) DELETING THE SUPERIOR TEXT TO SUBHEADING 9906.62.14
WHICH READS "OTHER:".
SECTION M. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999 (CON.):
(5) SUBCHAPTER VII TO CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED BY:
(A) DELETING U.S. NOTE 2;
(B) DELETING "OR 3811.29" FROM THE ARTICLE DESCRIPTION FOR
HEADING 9907.38.01; AND
(C) DELETING THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS:

9907.40.01
9907.56.01
9907.66.01
9907.71.01
9907.73.02
9907.85.01
9907.84.02
9907.84.03
9907.84.04
9907.84.05
9907.84.06
9907.84.07
9907.84.08
9907.84.09
9907.84.10
9907.84.11
9907.84.12
9907.84.13
9907.84.14
9907.84.01
9907.85.02
9907.87.01
9907.87.02
9907.90.01
9907.95.01

SECTION N. EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, THE
HTS IS MODIFIED AS PROVIDED BELOW, WITH BRACKETED MATTER
INCLUDED TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTANDING. THE FOLLOWING SUPERSEDES
MATTER NOW IN THE HTS. SUBHEADING 8528.12.96 IS DELETED FROM
THE HTS AND THE FOLLOWING NEW PROVISIONS ARE INSERTED IN
NUMERICAL SEQUENCE IN LIEU THEREOF:

(BRACKETED)RECEPTION..............
(BRACKETED)RECEPTION............
(BRACKETED)COLOR..............
(BRACETED)OTHER............
(BRACKETED)OTHER..........
(BRACKETED)OTHER........

"8528.12.93 PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING A TUNER,
OF A KIND USED WITH DATA PROCESSING MACHINES OF.
HEADING 8471.....................................

......... COLUMN 1 RATE OF FREE
......... COLUMN 2 RATE35%

8528.12.97 OTHER ............................................
......... COLUMN 1 RATE OF 5%
......... SPECIAL RATE OF FREE
(A+,B,CA,E,IL,J,MX)
......... COLUMN 2 RATE OF 35%"

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOHN
PIERCE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AT (202) 927-1249.

ELIZABETH G. DURANT
(SIGNED)

CC: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS
ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD PROGRAMS

Referenced By

CSMS #99-000585