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Subject: PRIORITY HTS NO.
TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                     

FROM : KATHRYN C KORMOS                                                   

SUBJECT : PRIORITY HTS NO.                                                

DATE : 08/14/95                                                           








DATE   :  AUGUST 11, 1995                                                 

TO     :  IMPORTERS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, OTHER INTERESTED                    
          PARTIES                                                         

FROM   :  DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER OPERATIONS DIVISION            
          OFFICE OF STRATEGIC TRADE                                       

SUBJECT:  PRIORITY ENFORCEMENT HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE                 
          NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                                             

THE CUSTOMS SERVICE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED TRAINING MAJOR PORTS           
IN THE FY 1996 TRADE ENFORCEMENT PLAN.  THIS PLAN IS DESIGNED TO          
HELP CUSTOMS TO BETTER FOCUS RESOURCES ON WHAT ARE DEEMED TO BE           
PRIMARY AREAS OF CONCERN.  TO ASSIST IN MEETING ITS TRADE                 
ENFORCEMENT OBJECTIVES, CUSTOMS HAS ALSO IMPROVED ITS SELECTION           
METHODOLOGIES THROUGH MATHEMATICAL ANALYSES OF IMPORT TRENDS, AND         
BY INSTITUTING SPECIALIZED EXAMINATIONS TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE             
RATES FOR ALL TARIFF NUMBERS.                                             

AN INNOVATION IN THE FY 1996 TRADE ENFORCEMENT PLAN IS THE                
IDENTIFICATION OF EIGHT PRIORITY FOCUS INDUSTRIES.  THESE                 
COMMODITY AREAS WILL ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION FROM CUSTOMS           
IN EVERY REGARD:  INFORMED COMPLIANCE, ENFORCED COMPLIANCE,               
COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT, AND POSSIBLY AUDITS AND INTERVENTIONS.            
THE INDUSTRIES ARE:                                                       

          TEXTILES                                                        
          STEEL                                                           
          AUTOS AND AUTO PARTS                                            
          CRITICAL COMPONENTS, E.G., FASTENERS, BEARINGS                  
          ADVANCED DISPLAYS, E.G., CRT'S, FLAT PANEL                      
          TELECOMMUNICATIONS                                              
          CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - MACHINE TOOLS                               
          SOME SEGMENTS OF AGRICULTURE                                    

BASED ON THESE ANALYSES, THE ATTACHED LIST OF HS NUMBERS IS BEING         
PUBLISHED FOR THE USE OF IMPORTERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED.  WE ARE          
PROVIDING THIS LIST TO THE IMPORTING COMMUNITY IN THE SPIRIT OF           
INFORMED COMPLIANCE.  WE HOPE THE TRADE COMMUNITY WILL MAKE A             
SPECIAL EFFORT TO OBTAIN IMPROVED COMPLIANCE IN THESE AREAS OF            
PARTICULAR CONCERN.                                                       


                           KAREN J. HIATT                                 

         U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                


HSUSA               DESCRIPTION                            CM             

8471                ADP MACHINES                           83.12          
8471.9230                                                                 
8471.9232                                                                 
8471.9234                                                                 
8471.9915                                                                 
8708                AUTO PARTS                             85.07          
8708.2950                                                                 
8708.3950                                                                 
8708.6080                                                                 
8708.7060                                                                 
8708.9375                                                                 
8708.9958                                                                 
8708.9980                                                                 
6110                SWEATERS                               94.51          
6110.1000                                                                 
6110.3030                                                                 
6110.9090                                                                 
8703                PASSENGER CARS                         85.45          
8542                INTEGATED CIRCUITS                     86.05          
8473                ADP PARTS                              82             
8473.3000                                                                 
8473.3010                                                                 
8473.3040                                                                 
8473.3086                                                                 
8473.3050                                                                 
8473.3090                                                                 
4202                LUGGAGE                                81.43          
2710                PETROLEUM OILS FROM MINERALS           87.5           
6206                WOMEN'S BLOUSES                        81.97          
6203                MEN S SUITS                            89.47          
7318                SCREWS                                 87.06          
7318.1520                                                                 
7318.1560                                                                 
7318.1580                                                                 
9503                TOYS                                   73.08          
8536                ELECTRICAL APPARATUS                   81.25          
8525                TRANSMISSION APPARATUS                 89.13          


         U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                

8525.1000                                                                 
8525.2000                                                                 
8517                TELEPHONE SETS                         90             
8517.3015                                                                 
8517.3020                                                                 
8517.3025                                                                 
8517.3030                                                                 
8517.3050                                                                 
8517.4010                                                                 
8517.4050                                                                 
8517.4070                                                                 
8517.8240                                                                 
8517.8280                                                                 
8517.9004                                                                 
8517.9012                                                                 
8517.9016                                                                 
8517.9024                                                                 
8517.9026                                                                 
8517.9032                                                                 
8517.9034                                                                 
8517.9036                                                                 
8517.9038                                                                 
8517.9044                                                                 
8517.9048                                                                 
8517.9052                                                                 
8517.9056                                                                 
8517.9058                                                                 
8517.9064                                                                 
8517.9066                                                                 
9043                FURNITURE   PARTS                      85.25          
8527                RECEPTION APPARATUS                    83.72          
8527.2110                                                                 
8527.9000                                                                 
4407                WOOD SAWN OR CHIPPED                   83.33          
3926                PLASTIC, OTHER                         75.81          








         U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                

6404                FOOTWEAR, RUBBER SOLES                 89.47          
7113                JEWELRY                                83.93          
8481                TAPS, COCKS   VALVES                   75.21          
8483                TRANSMISSION SHAFTS                    78.38          
8483.1010                                                                 
8483.1030                                                                 
8483.3040                                                                 
8483.3080                                                                 
8483.9020                                                                 
8483.9080                                                                 
9410                SEATS                                  85             
9009                PHOTO COPYING APPARATUS                88.89          
8544                COAX, FIBER OPTIC CABLE                83.33          
8544.2000                                                                 
8544.4100                                                                 
8544.4900                                                                 
8544.5100                                                                 
8544.5900                                                                 
8544.7000                                                                 
6211                TRACK   SKI SUITS   SWIMWEAR           88.73          
8482.1050                                                                 
8482.4000                                                                 
8482.5000                                                                 
8482.8000                                                                 
8482.9000                                                                 
8482.9100                                                                 
8482.9905                                                                 
8482.9935                                                                 
8482.9965                                                                 
8414                AIR VACUUM PUMPS                       86.21          
603                 CUT FLOWERS                            84.75          
4203                LEATHER APPAREL                        85.25          
9018                MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS                    80             










         U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                

6201                MEN S AND BOY S OVERCOAT               87.27          
6201.9215                                                                 
6201.9330                                                                 
9504                ARTICLES FOR ARCADE                    68.18          
4016                ARTICLES OF VULCANIZED RUBBER          76.32          
8411                TURBOJETS                              88.46          
8409                PARTS USED W  ENGINES                  80.95          
9506                EXERCISE EQUIPMENT                     81.13          
4801                ROLLED NEWSPRINT                       88.37          
8479                MACHINES FOR ARCANE FUNCTIONS          78.57          
8479.9080                                                                 
8413                PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS                      76             
8501                ELECTRIC MOTORS   GENERATORS           79.49          
8518                MICROPHONES   STANDS                   82.16          
8518.3010                                                                 
8518.4010                                                                 
8518.9010                                                                 
6106                KNITTED WOMEN'S BLOUSES                81.63          
6202                WOMEN'S   GIRLS OVERCOATS              95.83          
6202.9215                                                                 
6202.9345                                                                 
3004                MEDICAMENTS                            82.86          
8529                TV PARTS                               84             
8529.1020                                                                 
8529.1040                                                                 
8529.1060                                                                 
8529.9016                                                                 
8529.9019                                                                 
8529.9020                                                                 
8529.9023                                                                 
6529.9026                                                                 
8529.9053                                                                 
8529.9073                                                                 
8529.9076                                                                 
8529.9085                                                                 
8529.9095                                                                 
8431                MACHINERY PARTS                        78.05          






         U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                



6109                T-SHIRTS   TANK TOPS                   84.85          
8302                BASE METAL MOUNTINGS                   75             
7208                FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON           88             
8802                OTHER AIRCRAFT                         81.82          
8523                PREPARED UNRECORDED MEDIA              75             
4901                PRINTED BOOKS                          83.87          
8516                ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS                 80             
9502                DOLLS                                  86.05          
7326                OTHER ARTICLES OF IRON AND STEEL       66.04          
2933                HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND W N              85.71          
7013                GLASSWARE                              72.92          
9102                WATCHES, NOT PRECIOUS                  85.94          
3211                PREPARED DRYERS                        87.5           
6302                BED   TABLE LINENS                     89.39          
7210                FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF IRON   STEEL   86.67          
4911                PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHS                    88.89          
7117                IMITATION JEWELRY                      65.96          
7207                SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS OF IRON         85.19          
9505                FESTIVE   JOKE ARTICLES                72.09          
8532                ELECTRIC CAPACITATORS                  85.37          
7601                UNWROUGHT ALUMINUM                     72.88          
3923                PLASTICS, PACKING                      72.55          
8477                PARTS FOR WORKING RUBBER               73.08          
8466                MACHINE PARTS                          72.34          
5407                WOVEN FABRICS OF SYNTHETIC YARN        87.88          
3920                OTHER PLASTICS                         88.24          
6208                WOMEN S NIGHT WEAR                     87.72          
2204                WINE OF FRESH GRAPES                   79.17          
8531                SOUND SIGNAL APPARATUS                 78.72          
8531.2000                                                                 
8531.8040                                                                 
8511                ELECTRIC IGNITION EQUIPMENT            70.59          
8528                TELEVISIONS                            90.48          
8531.1008                                                                 
8531.1011                                                                 
8531.1013                                                                 
8531.1017                                                                 




8528.1019                                                                 
8528.1024                                                                 
8528.1028                                                                 
8528.1034                                                                 
8528.1038                                                                 
8528.1044                                                                 
8528.1048                                                                 
8528.1054                                                                 
8528.1058                                                                 
8528.1060                                                                 
8528.1061                                                                 
8528.1063                                                                 
8528.1067                                                                 
8528.1069                                                                 
8528.1070                                                                 
7320                SPRINGS                                69.57          
8540                THERMIONIC TUBES                       77.27          
8540.4200                                                                 
8540.4900                                                                 
8540.8100                                                                 
8540.8900                                                                 
8540.1100                                                                 
8540.1110                                                                 
8540.1120                                                                 
8540.1124                                                                 
8540.1128                                                                 
8540.1130                                                                 
8540.1140                                                                 
8540.1144                                                                 
8540.1148                                                                 
8540.1150                                                                 
3924                TABLEWARE, KITCHENWARE                 77.78          
8429                SELF PROPELLER BULLDOZER               80.65          
9027                CHEMICAL INSTRUMENTS                   77.78          
6505                HATS, KNITTED   CROCHETED              83.33          
8207                HAND TOOLS                             71.43          
9006                PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERAS                   81.48          
8512                ELECTRICAL LIGHTING                    83.33          
8543                ELECTRICAL MACHINES                    88.24          






           U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996              

8543.8060                                                                 
8543.8085                                                                 
8538                WOOD PARTS                             77.78          
8507                ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERIES             77.78          
9031                MEASURING INSTRUMENTS                  86.96          
9031.8000                                                                 
7219                FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF                93.3           
                    STAINLESS STEEL                                       
7219.3300                                                                 
7219.3400                                                                 
7219.9000                                                                 
9003                 SPECTACLE FRAMES                      84.91          
6111                 BABY'S GARMENT                        80             
5209                 WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON               88.37          
5402                 SYNTHETIC FILAMENT YARN               87.5           
6307                 OTHER MADE-UP PRODUCTS                89.66          
4009                 RUBBER HOSES, BELTS, TIRES            85.71          
7306                 STEEL PIPES                           73.77          
7304                 TUBES   PIPES                         86             
7304.4100                                                                 
7304.4900                                                                 
7304.5100                                                                 
7304.5900                                                                 
7225                FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF ALLOY STEEL    84.62          
8520                MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDERS                90             
8520.2000                                                                 
7307                STEEL PIPE FITTINGS                    66.67          
6002                OTHER KNITTED AND CROCHETED FABRICS    87.1           
2008                FRUIT   NUTS   EDIBLE PLANTS           88             
7202                FERROALLOYS                            84.44          
9404                MATTRESS   BEDDING                     83.78          
5408                WOVEN FABRICS OF ARTIFICIAL YARN       88             
6802                WORKED STONE                           76.32          
7312                STANDARD WIRE   ROPE                   76.32          
3921                PLASTIC FOIL FILM                      76.12          
8457                METAL MACHINING CENTERS                89.29          
4010                RUBBER HOSES, BELT, TIRES              89.58          
8465                TOOLS FOR WORKING CORK, BONE           85             
5702                WOVEN CARPETS                          79.25          
7213                BARS   RODS OF IRON                    80             



8522                PARTS AND MACHINE                      94.12          
8522.9055                                                                 
8522.9045                                                                 
8462                METALWORKING TOOLS                     80.43          
8462.1                                                                    
8462.9900                                                                 
8462.9980                                                                 
6406                PARTS OF FOOTWEAR                      85.42          
6112                KNITTED TRACK   SKI SUITS              83.87          
6116                KNITTED GLOVES   MITTENS               80             
6214                SHAWLS   SCARVES                       89.29          
7009                GLASS MIRRORS                          87.5           
5603                NON-WOVEN FLOOR COVERINGS              75             
6115                PANTYHOSE                              87.5           
9013                LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES                 89.83          
6102                WOMEN'S KNITTED OVERCOATS              70.37          
9612                TYPEWRITER RIBBONS                     86.89          
7317                NAILS                                  81.67          
7317.0055                                                                 
7019                GLASS FIBERS WOOL                      77.78          
5701                KNOTTED CARPETS                        86.21          
5703                TUFTED CARPETS                         80             
6215                TIES AND BOW TIES                      81.4           
7222                OTHER BARS OF STAINLESS STEEL          87.76          
8460                METALWORKING TOOLS                     88.89          
8432                AGRICULTURAL MACHINES                  85.14          
7214                OTHER BARS OF IRON                     89.06          
6304                OTHER FURNISHING ARTICLES              82.26          
5515                WOVEN FABRICS OF STAPLE FIBERS         88.52          
6405                OTHER FOOTWEAR                         76.32          
7216                ANGLES AND SHAPES OF IRON              78.57          
1605                DEAD CRUSTACEANS                       76.79          
7204                FERROUS WASTE                          83.64          
7011                GLASS ENVELOPES (BULBS)                63.16          
6303                CURTAINS                               81.82          
5211                WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON                82.93          









    U.S. CUSTOMS HIGH PRIORITY HS NUMBERS FOR FY 1996                     


7314                METAL CLUB                             80             
8456                LASER, ULTRASONIC TOOLS                83.87          
6216                GLOVES   MITTENS                       82.86          
8459                METAL DRILLING, BORING TOOLS           86.84          
5810                EMBROIDERY                             89.39          
9613                CIGARETTE LIGHTERS                     89.29          
7215                OTHER BARS OF NON-ALLOY STEEL          88.46          
5806                NARROW WOVEN FABRICS                   86.21          
6001                PILE FABRICS                           85             
7211                FLAT-ROLLED FABIRCS OF IRON            80             
8526                RADAR APPARATUS                        76.19          
8526.1000                                                                 
8526.9100                                                                 
8526.9200                                                                 
5205                COTTON YARN                            87.5           
5309                WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX                  85.11          
6101                MEN'S   BOY'S OVERCOATS                82.54          
6301                BLANKETS AND TRAVELING RUGS            77.78          
6117                KNITTED CLOTHING ACCESSORIES           78.95          
8461             ...METALWORKING TOOLS                     69.47          
8461.5080                                                                 
8461.5000                                                                 
7325                OTHER CAST ARTICLES OF IRON            78.43          
9609                PENCILS                                87.93          
6217                CLOTHING ACCESSORIES                   82.5           
5607                TWINE, ROPE AND CABLES                 80.88          
5403                ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT YARN               85.14          
5101                WOOL                                   87.5           
7305                OTHER TUBES   PIPES                    88.89          
8469                TYPEWRITERS                            95.83          
8469.9040                                                                 
8464                TOOLS FOR WORKING STONE                60