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Subject: ACCELERATED NAFTA ELIMINATIONS
TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                     

FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE                                                     

SUBJECT : ACCELERATED NAFTA ELIMINATIONS                                  

DATE : 08/13/1998                                                         

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                          AUGUST 13, 1998                                 


                                              FO:OB:TA  JAP               


 TO     :  ALL CMC AND PORT DIRECTORS, IMPORT AND ENTRY                   
           SPECIALISTS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND OTHER              
           INTERESTED PARTIES                                             

 FROM   :  DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS                                     

 SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND ROUND OF ACCELERATED              
           TARIFF ELIMINATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE NORTH              
           AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)                          

 PASS TO:  ALL USERS OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS)              


 PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7113 SIGNED JULY 31, 1998, AND                 
 PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER VOL. 63, NO. 150, DATED AUGUST         
 5, 1998, IMPLEMENTS THE SECOND ROUND OF ACCELERATED TARIFF               
 ELIMINATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE NAFTA.  THIS NOTICE IS TO           
 ADVISE CUSTOMS FIELD PERSONNEL AND THE IMPORTING TRADE COMMUNITY         
 OF THOSE TARIFF ITEMS FOR WHICH THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO HAVE        
 AGREED TO ACCELERATE THE ELIMINATION OF DUTIES UNDER THE                 
 PROVISIONS OF THE NAFTA.  THE TARIFF ELIMINATIONS SET FORTH IN           
 THE ANNEX TO THIS NOTICE ARE EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT TO GOODS OF          
 MEXICO ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION, ON          
 OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1998.                                                 

 PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE AND PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7113 IN          
 THEIR ENTIRETY AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE HTS AND/OR        
 YOUR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.  CUSTOMS AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM             
 (ACS) HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES.  NOTE: THE ANNEX        
 WHICH FOLLOWS IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE ANNEX WHICH APPEARS IN        
 THE PUBLISHED FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE AND SOME DIFFERENCES IN            
 FORMATTING EXIST.  THEREFORE, WE STRONGLY ADVISE ALL INTERESTED          
 PARTIES TO ALSO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE ABOVE NOTED FEDERAL REGISTER        
 NOTICE.                                                                  

                               ANNEX                                      


 2909.49.10   2909.49.15   2915.90.14   2915.90.18   2916.39.03           
 2916.39.06   2916.39.45   2916.39.75   2917.39.70   2921.22.10           
 2922.49.27   2924.29.75   2933.40.08   2933.40.15   2933.40.20           
 2933.40.26   2933.40.60   2933.40.70   2933.90.13   2934.90.05           
 2934.90.06   2934.90.08   2934.90.39   2934.90.44   3808.30.50           
 3811.90.00   3822.00.50   3824.90.28   3824.90.45   3824.90.90           
 5112.11.10   5112.19.20   5208.11.20   5208.11.40   5208.11.60           
 5208.11.80   5208.12.40   5208.12.60   5208.12.80   5208.19.40           
 5208.19.60   5208.19.80   5208.21.20   5208.21.40   5208.21.60           
 5208.22.40   5208.22.60   5208.22.80   5208.29.40   5208.29.60           
 5208.29.80   5208.31.40   5208.31.60   5208.31.80   5208.32.30           
 5208.32.40   5208.32.50   5208.39.40   5208.39.60   5208.39.80           
 5208.41.40   5208.41.60   5208.41.80   5208.42.30   5208.42.40           
 5208.42.50   5208.43.00   5208.49.20   5208.49.40   5208.49.60           
 5208.49.80   5208.51.40   5208.51.60   5208.51.80   5208.52.30           
 5208.52.40   5208.52.50   5208.59.40   5208.59.60   5208.59.80           
 5209.11.00   5209.21.00   5209.29.00   5209.31.60   5209.39.00           
 5209.41.60   5209.43.00   5209.49.00   5209.51.60   5209.59.00           
 5210.11.40   5210.11.60   5210.11.80   5210.19.40   5210.19.60           
 5210.19.80   5210.21.40   5210.21.60   5210.21.80   5210.29.40           
 5210.29.60   5210.29.80   5210.31.40   5210.31.60   5210.31.80           
 5210.39.40   5210.39.60   5210.39.80   5210.41.40   5210.41.60           
 5210.41.80   5210.42.00   5210.49.20   5210.49.40   5210.49.60           
 5210.49.80   5210.51.40   5210.51.60   5210.51.80   5210.59.40           
 5210.59.60   5210.59.80   5211.11.00   5211.19.00   5211.21.00           
 5211.29.00   5211.31.00   5211.39.00   5211.41.00   5211.43.00           
 5211.49.00   5211.51.00   5211.59.00   5212.11.10   5212.11.60           
 5212.12.10   5212.12.60   5212.13.10   5212.13.60   5212.14.10           
 5212.14.60   5212.15.10   5212.15.60   5212.21.10   5212.21.60           
 5212.22.10   5212.22.60   5212.23.10   5212.23.60   5212.24.10           
 5212.24.60   5212.25.10   5212.25.60   5402.10.30   5402.10.60           
 5402.31.30   5402.31.60   5402.32.30   5402.32.60   5402.33.30           
 5402.33.60   5402.39.30   5402.39.60   5402.41.90   5402.43.10           
 5402.43.90   5402.59.00   5402.61.00   5402.62.00   5402.69.00           
 5403.20.60   5403.39.00   5403.49.00   5404.10.80   5405.00.30           
 5406.10.00   5406.20.00   5407.10.00   5407.20.00   5407.30.10           
 5407.30.90   5407.42.00   5407.43.10   5407.43.20   5407.44.00           
 5407.53.10   5407.53.20   5407.61.11   5407.61.19   5407.61.21           
 5407.61.29   5407.61.91   5407.61.99   5407.69.10   5407.69.20           
 5407.69.30   5407.69.40   5407.69.90   5407.71.00   5407.72.00           
 5407.73.10   5407.73.20   5407.74.00   5407.81.00   5407.82.00           
 5407.83.00   5407.84.00   5407.91.05   5407.91.10   5407.91.20           
 5407.92.05   5407.92.10   5407.92.20   5407.93.05   5407.93.10           
 5407.93.15   5407.93.20   5407.94.05   5407.94.10   5407.94.20           
 5408.10.00   5408.21.00   5408.22.10   5408.22.90   5408.23.11           
 5408.23.19   5408.23.21   5408.23.29   5408.24.10   5408.24.90           
 5408.31.05   5408.31.10   5408.31.20   5408.32.05   5408.32.10           
 5408.32.30   5408.32.90   5408.33.05   5408.33.10   5408.33.15           
 5408.33.30   5408.33.90   5408.34.05   5408.34.10   5408.34.30           
 5408.34.90   5501.10.00   5502.00.00   5503.40.00   5503.90.90           
 5506.90.00   5512.11.00   5512.19.00   5512.91.00   5512.99.00           
 5513.11.00   5513.12.00   5513.13.00   5513.19.00   5513.21.00           
 5513.22.00   5513.23.00   5513.29.00   5513.31.00   5513.32.00           
 5513.33.00   5513.39.00   5513.41.00   5513.42.00   5513.43.00           
 5513.49.00   5514.11.00   5514.12.00   5514.13.00   5514.19.00           
 5514.21.00   5514.22.00   5514.23.00   5514.29.00   5514.31.00           
 5514.32.00   5514.33.00   5514.39.00   5514.41.00   5514.42.00           
 5514.43.00   5514.49.00   5515.11.00   5515.12.00   5515.13.05           
 5515.19.00   5515.21.00   5515.22.05   5515.29.00   5515.91.00           
 5515.92.05   5515.92.10   5515.99.00   5516.21.00   5516.22.00           
 5516.23.00   5516.24.00   5516.31.05   5516.32.05   5516.33.05           
 5516.34.05   5516.34.10   5516.41.00   5516.42.00   5516.43.00           
 5516.44.00   5516.91.00   5516.92.00   5516.93.00   5516.94.00           
 5602.21.00   5603.11.00   5603.12.00   5603.13.00   5603.14.30           
 5603.14.90   5603.91.00   5603.92.00   5603.93.00   5603.94.10           
 5603.94.30   5603.94.90   5604.20.00   5604.90.00   5607.50.25           
 5608.11.00   5608.19.10   5608.19.20   5608.90.10   5609.00.10           
 5801.10.00   5801.21.00   5801.23.00   5801.24.00   5801.26.00           
 5801.31.00   5801.33.00   5801.34.00   5801.36.00   5802.11.00           
 5802.19.00   5802.20.00   5802.30.00   5803.10.00   5803.90.11           
 5803.90.12   5803.90.20   5803.90.30   5803.90.40   5811.00.10           
 5811.00.20   5811.00.30   5811.00.40   5901.10.10   5901.10.20           
 5901.90.20   5901.90.40   5903.20.10   5903.20.18   5903.20.25           
 5903.20.30   5903.90.25   5903.90.30   5905.00.90   5906.91.10           
 5906.91.25   5906.91.30   5906.99.10   5906.99.25   5906.99.30           
 5907.00.15   5907.00.35   5907.00.60   5907.00.80   5908.00.00           
 5909.00.20   5910.00.90   5911.31.00   5911.32.00   6210.10.50           
 6302.21.30   6302.21.50   6302.21.70   6302.21.90   6302.22.10           
 6302.22.20   6302.29.00   6302.31.30   6302.31.50   6302.31.70           
 6302.31.90   6302.32.10   6302.32.20   6302.39.00   6302.91.00           
 6304.19.05   6304.19.10   6304.19.15   6304.19.20   6304.19.30           
 6307.90.30   6307.90.40   6307.90.50   6307.90.60   6307.90.68           
 6307.90.72   6307.90.75   6307.90.89   6505.90.15   6505.90.20           
 6505.90.25   6505.90.30   6505.90.40   6505.90.50   6505.90.60           
 6505.90.70   6505.90.80   6505.90.90   7216.22.00   7219.21.00           
 7219.22.00   7220.11.00   7223.00.10   7223.00.50   7223.00.90           
 7229.10.00   8544.51.90   9101.11.40   9101.11.80   9102.11.10           
 9102.11.25   9102.11.30   9102.11.45   9102.11.50   9102.11.65           
 9102.11.70   9102.11.95   9102.91.40   9102.91.80   9108.11.40           
 9108.11.80                                                               





                         ANNEX (CONTINUED)                                


 SECTION B. SUBCHAPTER VI OF CHAPTER 99 IS MODIFIED AS PROVIDED IN        
 THIS SECTION.                                                            

 (1). SUBHEADINGS 9906.29.24, 9906.29.40, 9906.38.22, 9906.52.08,         
 9906.54.01, 9906.55.01, 9906.55.02, 9906.56.01, 9906.59.03 AND           
 9906.63.02 ARE DELETED.                                                  

 (2). THE SUPERIOR TEXT PRECEDING SUBHEADING 9906.38.03 WHICH             
 READS "CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR             
 ALLIED INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF             
 NATURAL PRODUCTS), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; RESIDUAL         
 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, NOT ELSEWHERE             
 SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED:", THE SUPERIOR TEXT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING         
 SUBHEADING 9906.38.03, AND SUBHEADING 9906.38.04 ARE ALL DELETED.        

 (3). THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBHEADINGS ARE INSERTED IN NUMERICAL             
 SEQUENCE:                                                                

             GOODS OF MEXICO,...:                                         
 9906.54.10     SOLUTIONS DYED HIGH TENACITY                              
                SINGLE YARN OF VISCOSE RAYON,                             
                THE FOREGOING CERTIFIED BY THE                            
                IMPORTER TO BE SOLUTION DYED                              
                (PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING                               
                5403.10.30)............................   FREE(MX)        

 9906.54.20     OTHER SOLUTION DYED SINGLE YARN                           
                OF VISCOSE RAYON, UNTWISTED OR WITH                       
                A TWIST NOT EXCEEDING 120 TURNS/M,                        
                THE FOREGOING CERTIFIED BY THE IMPORTER                   
                TO BE SOLUTION DYED (PROVIDED FOR IN                      
                SUBHEADING 5403.31)....................   FREE(MX)        


 QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. JOHN           
 PIERCE AT (202) 927-1249, TRADE AGREEMENTS.                              




                                    JOYCE METZGER                         
                                         /S/