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Subject: 9602 HARMONIZED SYS UPDATE
HSU9602 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
UPDATE NO. 9602 3,713 ABI RECORDS 779 HARMONIZED RECORDS
SUBJECT: 1996 TARIFF CHANGES
1. THE ACS DATA BASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT CHANGES REQUIRED
BY THE VERIFICATION OF THE 1996 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS).
WE WILL CONTINUE TO VERIFY THE 1996 HTS AND IF ANY FURTHER
CHANGES ARE NECESSARY IT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE
UPDATES.
2. P.L. 104-28, EFFECTIVE APRIL 9, 1996, REPEALED THE TEA IMPORTATION
ACT OF 1897 AND,THERFORE, THE TEA FEE WILL NO LONGER BE COLLECTED.
3. THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (AMS) ISSUED A FINAL RULE THAT
IMPLEMENTS THE ASSESSMENTS ON IMPORTED SHEEP AND SHEEP PRODUCTS.
THERE ARE NO EXEMPTIONS OR DEMINIMUS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS
FEE. NOTE FEDERAL REGISTER OF MAY 9, 1996, PAGES 21059 THROUGH
21064, THAT LIST THE ASSESSMENT RATES AND IDENTIFIES THE HTS
NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT. IT IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996.
4. THE UPDATED RECORDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI USERS AND
CAN BE RETRIEVED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE PROCEDURES INDICATED ON
PAGE HTS-64 OF THE MARCH 1995 EDITION OF THE CUSTOMS AND
TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT.
5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SHEEP FEE SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO RALPH L. TAPP OF THE AMS AT (202)720-1115. ABI
QUESTIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.