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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: 07/17/06                                                            

HSU 0605              HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE                            



UPDATE NO. 0605        636 ABI RECORDS     141 HARMONIZED RECORDS         


SUBJECT:  CHANGES TO THE 2006 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE                  

THE CHANGES RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THE HSA INCLUDE:                        

1.  THE COUNTRY CODE FILE WAS UPDATED FOR GUATEMALA (GT) TO ALLOW CAFTA   
CLAIMS TO BE FILED EFFECTIVE JULY 01, 2006. GSP, CBI AND CBTPA ENDED      
FOR GUATEMALA ON JUNE 30, 2006.                                           

2.  GENERAL NOTE 4 - GUATEMALA IS NO LONGER EXCLUDED FROM GSP FOR         
CERTAIN TARIFF NUMBERS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006.                            

3.  THIS UPDATE MAY CONTAIN 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.                                   

4.  THIS UPDATE MAY CONTAIN CHANGES TO THE OGA FLAGS AND TARIFF RATE      
QUOTA INDICATORS ON THE TARIFF FILE.                                      

5.  THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS   
AND CAN BE RETRIEVED 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.