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Subject: CHANGES TO THE 2005 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
TO: ALL ABI FILERS                                                        

FROM: JIM MACDONALD                                                       

SUBJECT: HSU- CHANGES TO THE 2005 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE              

DATE: 06/03/05                                                            

HSU  0504                   HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE                      


UPDATE NO. 0504   113,467 ABI RECORDS    22,108 HARMONIZED RECORDS        



1. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE       
   2005 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS). WE WILL CONTINUE TO VERIFY      
   THE 2005 HTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.                            

2. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES TO THE OGA FLAGS AND TARIFF RATE          
   QUOTA INDICATORS ON THE TARIFF FILE.                                   

3. THE UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES TO THE TARIFF SCHEDULE BASED ON THE        
   IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MORROCCO FREE TRADE. CURRENTLY THE MOROCCO FREE  
   TRADE ACT HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED AND AS A RESULT, THE IMPLEMENTATION      
   DATE OF THIS TRADE AGREEMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. REFER TO            
   ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 05-0573 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING    
   THIS TRADE BILL.                                                       

4. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS    
   AND CAN BE RETRIVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED IN     
   THE CATAIR. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE  
   MESSAGE TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO NINA BENNETT AT (202)      
   344-1266 OR J. MACDONALD AT (202) 344-1027.