THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
ANNEX
MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES
Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after March 1, 2000, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified by inserting in numerical sequence the following new U.S. note, subheadings and superior text thereto, with the language inserted in the columns entitled "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", "Rates of Duty 1-General", "Rates of Duty 1-Special", and "Rates of Duty 2", respectively.
"10. For purposes of subheadings 9903.72.20 through 9903.72.25,
inclusive, except as provided in this note, the term "line pipe"
shall include (notwithstanding the provisions of other legal
notes to the tariff schedule) welded "carbon quality" line pipe
of circular cross section, of a kind used for oil and gas
pipelines, whether or not stencilled, except as provided below.
The term "carbon quality" applies to products in which (i) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained
elements, (ii) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight, and (iii) none of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity by weight, respectively indicated:
-- 1.80 percent or more of manganese, or
-- 2.25 percent of silicon, or
-- 1.00 percent of copper, or
-- 0.50 percent or less of aluminum, or
-- 1.25 percent of chromium, or
-- 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
-- 0.40 percent of lead, or
-- 1.25 percent of nickel, or
-- 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
-- 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
-- 0.10 percent of niobium, or
-- 0.15 percent of vanadium, or
-- 0.15 percent of zirconium.
The term "line pipe" does not include goods commonly described
in commercial usage as arctic grade line pipe and defined as
welded line pipe that--
(a) has an outside diameter of 114.3 mm or more and a wall
thickness equal to or less than 19.05 mm;
(b) when subjected to a Charpy V-notch test performed at minus
45.6 degrees Celsius or below applied to three specimens
taken from the weld area, has a joules rating of no less than
23.05 joules for each sample, with an average for all three
at no less than 25.76 joules;
(c) using at least three samples, has a minimum average shear
area of 85 percent in the base metal and 50 percent in the
weld; and
(d) when subjected to a hydrogen induced cracking test to be
performed as provided by National Association of Corrosion
Engineers (NACE) TM0284 test with solution A, has a crack
length ratio that does not exceed 15 percent, a crack
sensibility ratio that does not exceed 2 percent, and a crack
thickness ratio that does not exceed 5 percent."
" : Welded line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas :
: pipelines, of iron or steel, as defined in note 10 to :
: this subchapter (provided for in subheadings 7306.10.10 :
: and 7306.10.50), all the foregoing except products of :
: Canada or of Mexico: :
: If entered during the period from March 1, 2000, :
: through February 28, 2001, inclusive: :
9903.72.20 : In aggregate quantities from each supplying country :
: not in excess of 8,164,663 kg, the foregoing the :
: product of such country............................. :
: : :
: No change : No change : No change
: : :
: :
9903.72.21 : Other.................................................. :
: The rate : : The rate
: provided in : : provided in
: the Rates of : : the Rates of
: Duty 1 : : Duty 2
: General : : column
: subcolumn : : for the
: for the : : applicable
: applicable : : subheading
: subheading : : (7306.10.10
: (7306.10.10 : : or
: or : : 7306.10.50)
: 7306.10.50) : : + 29%
: + 19% : :
: :
: [Welded...(con.):] :
: If entered during the period from March 1, 2001, :
: through February 28, 2002, inclusive: :
9903.72.22 : In aggregate quantities from each supplying country :
: not in excess of 8,164,663 kg, the foregoing the :
: product of such country............................. :
: : :
: No change : No change : No change
: : :
: :
9903.72.23 : Other.................................................. :
: The rate : : The rate
: provided in : : provided in
: the Rates of : : the Rates of
: Duty 1 : : Duty 2
: General : : column
: subcolumn : : for the
: for the : : applicable
: applicable : : subheading
: subheading : : (7306.10.10
: (7306.10.10 : : or
: or : : 7306.10.50)
: 7306.10.50) : : + 25%
: + 15% : :
: :
: If entered during the period from March 1, 2002, :
: through March 1, 2003, inclusive: :
9903.72.24 : In aggregate quantities from each supplying country :
: not in excess of 8,164,663 kg, the foregoing the :
: product of such country............................. :
: : :
: No change : No change : No change
: : :
: :
9903.72.25 : Other.................................................. :
: The rate : : The rate
: provided in : : provided in
: the Rates of : : the Rates of
: Duty 1 : : Duty 2
: General : : column
: subcolumn : : for the
: for the : : applicable
: applicable : : subheading
: subheading : : (7306.10.10
: (7306.10.10 : : or
: or : : 7306.10.50)
: 7306.10.50) : : + 21%"
: + 11% : :
: : :
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