Wednesday, December 10, 2008

CBP: Changes to the 2008 Harmonized Tariff Schedule

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Harmonized System Update (HSU) 0806 was created on December 9, 2008.

• This update contains 46,415 ABI records and 7,417 harmonized tariff records.

• This update includes changes made as a result of the Committee for Statistical Annotation of Tariff Schedules, the 484(F)Committee.

• In addition, this update contains the annual staged rate reductions for 2009.

• Cotton fee adjustments mandated by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) are included as well.

• Finally, this update may also contain changes required by the verification of the 2008 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).

The updated records are currently available to all ABI participants and can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. For further information about this process, please contact your client representative. For all other questions regarding this message, please contact Jennifer Keeling at (703) 650-3391 or via email at Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov.