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Subject: 9608 HARMONIZED SYS UPDATE
HSU9608 HARMONIZED SYSTEM UPDATE
UPDATE NO. 9608 29,062 ABI RECORDS 7,218 HARMONIZED RECORDS
SUBJECT: 1997 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE CHANGES (PART 2)
REFERENCE: ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 96-0988
1. THE ACS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES MADE TO
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 1997.
THIS UPDATE INCLUDES PRIMARILY THE GATT AND NAFTA STAGED RATE
REDUCTIONS, CORRECTIONS AND STATISTICAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
CHAPTERS SIXTY TWO THROUGH NINETY NINE AND ALONG WITH HSU9607
REPRESENTS ALL OF THE 1997 TARIFF CHANGES. ANY ADDITIONS,
DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A NEW UPDATE.
NOTE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 96-0988 CONERNING UPDATE 9607.
2. 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.
3. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RECORDS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS
UPDATE BE RETRIEVED IN RANGES OF 5,000 RECORDS DURING OFF PEAK
HOURS. PEAK HOURS ARE FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM E.S.T.T
4. THE COMPLETE 1997 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE IN ABI FORMAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON MAGNETIC TAPE AND IS SCHEDULED FOR DISTRIBUTATION
DURING THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER. TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE 1997
HTS TAPE A SIGNED ORDER FORM AND DISCLAIMER STATEMENT AS INDICATED
ON PAGE J-2 IS REQUIRED.
5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE PLEASE CONTACT
IRV FISHER AT (202) 927-0241.