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Subject: NAFTA ACCELARATED TARIFF ELIMINATIONS
TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                      

FROM: LEON HAYWARD                                                        

SUBJECT: NAFTA ACCELARATED TARIFF ELIMINATIONS                            

DATE: 12/07/2000                                                          



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TO:       DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS                                     
          PORT DIRECTORS                                                  
          ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE                                 

FROM:     DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS                                        

PASS TO:  IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS    
          AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES                                    

SUBJECT:  NAFTA ACCELERATED TARIFF ELIMINATIONS                           

SECTION 201(B) OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)         
IMPLEMENTATION ACT GRANTS THE PRESIDENT THE AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM         
ACCELERATED SCHEDULE FOR DUTY ELIMINATION THAT MAY BE AGREED TO BY        
UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA UNDER ARTICLE 302(3) OF NAFTA.  THE      
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE PUBLISHED A NOTICE       
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2000 (65 FR 70757),       
LISTING THOSE PRODUCTS TO WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS PROVISIONALLY       
AGREED TO ACCELERATE THE ELIMINATION OF DUTIES.                           

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001, THE FOLLOWING HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE       
THE UNITED STATES (HTS) ITEM NUMBERS, IF QUALIFIED FOR NAFTA TREATMENT    
FROM MEXICO, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR "FREE" RATES OF DUTY:                   

  2905.17.00         6402.99.18         6403.51.90         6403.99.40     
  2921.30.10         6403.19.10         6403.59.30         6403.99.60     
  6402.19.05         6403.19.30         6403.59.60         6403.99.75     
  6402.30.30         6403.19.50         6403.59.90         6403.99.90     
  6402.91.40         6403.40.30         6403.91.30         6405.10.00     
  6402.99.05         6403.40.60         6403.91.60         6405.20.30     
  6402.99.10         6403.51.30         6403.91.90         6405.20.90     
                     6403.51.60         6403.99.20         6405.90.90     

PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MEMORANDUM TO LEON HAYWARD     
TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-9704 OR VIA CC:MAIL.                


               /S/                                                        
GREGORY J. MCCANN, FOR                                                    
ELIZABETH G. DURANT