• 04-001697
• Jul 28, 2004

• To : Automated Broker Interface

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                     

FROM : YVONNE ZZ-TOMENGA                                                  

SUBJECT : IMPORTS-"CATFISH"-BASA,TRA,ETC                                  

DATE : 07/27/2004                                                         

 IMPORTS-"CATFISH"-BASA,TRA,ETC                                           

 THE COMMERCIAL ENFORCEMENT BRANCH, OFO, HAS REVIEWED IMPORTATIONS OF     
 "CATFISH" MADE AFTER JULY 1, 2004 AND FOUND THAT IMPORTERS AND FILERS    
 ARE NOT USING THE STATISTICAL BREAKOUTS ENACTED BY THE 484(F)            
 COMMITTEE THAT WERE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004.  THE 484(F) COMMITTEE        
 DELETED THE CURRENT BREAKOUT FOR FROZEN CATFISH FILLETS IN SUBHEADING    
 0304.20.6030 IN ITS PLACE ARE THREE NEW BREAKOUTS FOR FROZEN FISH        
 FILLETS:                                                                 

 0304.20.6032 FOR ICTALURUS SPECIES.                                      
 0304.20.6033 FOR PANGASIUS SPECIES, INCLUDING BASA AND TRA.              
 0304.20.6034 FOR OTHER SILURIFORMES.                                     

 ONLY THE NEW BREAKOUT 0304.20.6033 SHOULD BE USED TO ENTER THE           
 PANGASIUS SPECIES COVERED BY THE ANTIDUMPING ORDER ON CERTAIN            
 FROZEN FISH FILLETS FROM VIETNAM, CASE A-552-801 (SEE MESSAGE            
 3255203 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER.)                   
 SUBHEADINGS 0304.20.6043 FOR OTHER FRESH-WATER FISH FILLETS,             
 0304.20.6057 FOR SOLE AND 0304.20.6096 FOR OTHER FLAT FISH, ARE          
 NOT CORRECT CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE PANGASIUS SPECIES,                   
 REGARDLESS OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.                                         

 IN ADDITION, NEW BREAKOUTS WERE CREATED FOR THE ICTALURUS SPECIES IN     
 SUBHEADINGS 0302.69.2050, 0303.79.2051 AND 0304.10.4005.                 

 NEW BREAKOUTS FOR PANGASIUS SPECIES WERE CREATED IN 0302.69.2051,        
 0303.79.2053 AND 0304.10.4007.                                           

 IMPORTERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR MOD ACT RESPONSIBILITIES TO              
 ENTER THE GOODS CORRECTLY AND TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF           
 DETAIL TO SUPPORT THE CLASSIFICATION IN THE ENTRY DOCUMENTATION.         

 NOTE ALSO THAT PUBLIC LAW 107-171 RESTRICTS THE USE OF THE TERM          
 "CATFISH", FOR PRODUCT LABELING PURPOSES, ONLY TO SPECIES OF THE         
 GENUS ICTALURUS.                                                         

 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF YOUR IMPORTS,             
 CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PORT OF ENTRY.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON ABI          
 TRANSMISSION FOR CASE A-552-801, CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON            
 TRENTHAM AT THE IMPORT ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF          
 COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577, RESPECTIVELY.