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Subject: CHANGES TO THE 2006 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: NINA BENNETT
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 2006 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
DATE: 06/26/06
HSU 0604 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
UPDATE NO. 0604 1387 ABI RECORDS 276 HARMONIZED RECORDS
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE 2006 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
THE CHANGES RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THE HSA INCLUDE:
1. THE 484F COMMITTE MINUTES OF JUNE 7, 2006 - EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006.
THE MINUTES CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.
A) 0709 - ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL BREAKOUTS TO SEPERATE WHITE AND
GREEN ASPARAGUS. O7092010 - 00 IS REPLACED BY 10 AND 90.
07092090 - 00 IS REPLACED BY 10 AND 90.
B) 4407 - RESTRUCTURED STATISTICAL DETAIL IN CERTAIN HEADINGS OF
CHAPTER 44.
44072400; 44072900; 44079100; 44079200; 44079900 ALL HAD A
SIGNIFICANT STATISTICAL CHANGES.
C) 4408 - THE NEW BREAKOUTS AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING HTS NUMBERS.
44083901 AND 44089001
D) 6810 - TWO NEW STATISTICAL BREAKOUTS OF QUARTZ SLAB CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER A BASKET CATEGORY OF 68109900.
E) 0301 AND 9511 - NEW STATISTICAL BREAKOUTS - NEW IMPORT
REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS.
03011000; 03019300; 03019900; 05119100
F) CLARIFICATION/REVISIONS WERE MADE TO CHAPTER 72, NOTE 5 AND
CHAPTER 62, STATISTICAL NOTE 4
2. THIS UPDATE CONTAINS CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE VERIFICATION OF
THE 2006 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS). WE WILL CONTINUE TO
VERIFY THE 2006 HTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
3. THIS UPDATE MAY CONTAIN CHANGES TO THE OGA FLAG AND TARIFF RATE
QUOTA INDICATORS ON THE TARIFF FILE.
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)
772-3171 OR JENNIFER KEELING AT (703) 328-8265.