THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
TO IMPLEMENT THE UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN BASIN
TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, sections 211 and 212 of the CBTPA, section 213 of the CBERA, and section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:
(1) In order to provide for the preferential treatment provided for in section 213 of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703), as amended by the CBTPA, the HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation.
(2) The following countries are designated as CBTPA beneficiary countries pursuant to section 213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA:
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
British Virgin Islands
(3) The USTR is authorized to determine whether each designated
beneficiary country has satisfied the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar in all material respects to the relevant procedures and requirements under chapter 5 of the NAFTA. To implement such determination or determinations, the USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming changes in the HTS. The determination or determinations of the USTR under this paragraph shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the USTR shall cause to be published in the Federal Register. Such notice or notices shall modify general note 17 of the HTS by listing the countries that satisfy the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA.
(4) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
(5) This proclamation is effective on the date of signature of this proclamation, except that the modifications to the HTS made by the Annex to this proclamation, as further modified by any notice to be published in the Federal Register as described in paragraph 3 of this proclamation, shall be effective on the date announced by the USTR in such notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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ANNEX
Section A. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published by the United States Trade Representative in the Federal Register, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", and "Rates of Duty 1-Special".
(1). General note 3(c)(i) to the tariff schedule is modified by
inserting at the end thereof a new line reading "United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act...R".
(2). General notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 to the tariff schedule are
redesignated as general notes 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.
(3). The following new general note 17 to the tariff schedule is
inserted in numerical sequence:
"17. Products of Countries Designated as Beneficiary Countries
under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of
2000.
(a) The Caribbean Basin countries that will be enumerated in this
note in a Federal Register notice by the United States Trade
Representative, having previously been designated by the
President pursuant to section 211 of the United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), shall be
treated as beneficiary countries for purposes of this note on
and after the effective date announced in such notice.
(b) Articles provided for in a provision for which a rate of duty
appears in the "Special" subcolumn followed by the symbol "R"
in chapters 1 through 97 of the tariff schedule are those
designated by the President to be eligible articles for
purposes of the CBTPA pursuant to section 211 of that Act.
Whenever an eligible article which is a good of one or more
designated beneficiary CBTPA countries enumerated in
subdivision (a) of this note is imported directly into the
customs territory of the United States, such article shall be
entitled to receive the duty-free or reduced duty treatment
provided for herein, provided that such good--
(i) was wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory
of one or more designated beneficiary countries
enumerated in subdivision (a) of this note, or
(ii) would be an originating good for purposes of general note
12 to the tariff schedule, if such good were imported
thereunder.
No article or material of a designated beneficiary country
enumerated in subdivision (a) of this note and receiving the
tariff treatment specified in this note shall be eligible for
such duty-free treatment by virtue of having merely undergone
simple combining or packing operations, or mere dilution with
water or mere dilution with another substance that does not
materially alter the characteristics of the article.
(c) Whenever a rate of duty other than "Free" appears in the
"Special" rates of duty subcolumn for any heading or
subheading followed by the symbol "E" or "E*" and a lower rate
of duty appears in such subcolumn followed by the symbol "R",
an eligible article under the terms of this note entered under
such provision from a designated beneficiary CBTPA country
enumerated in subdivision (a) of this note shall receive such
lower rate of duty.
(d) The duty-free treatment provided for in this note shall be
effective with respect to eligible articles from a designated
CBTPA country enumerated in subdivision (a) of this note that
are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
or after the date announced in a Federal Register notice
issued by the United States Trade Representative, and shall
remain in effect through the earlier of--
(i) the close of September 30, 2008; or
(ii) the date on which the Free Trade Area of the Americas or
another free trade agreement that makes substantial
progress in achieving the negotiating objectives set
forth in section 108(b)(5) of Public Law 103-182 (19
U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)) enters into force with respect to the
United States and the CBTPA beneficiary country."
(4). The Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn in the HTS is modified for
each of the following HTS provisions by inserting the symbol "R" in
alphabetical order in the parentheses following the "Free" rate of
duty.
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2710.00.35
2710.00.40
4602.10.21
4602.10.22
4602.10.25
4602.10.29
6401.92.60
6402.19.15
6402.19.50
6402.19.70
6402.19.90
6402.30.60
6402.99.14
6403.19.40
6403.59.15
6404.11.40
6404.11.90
6404.19.40
6404.19.90
6406.10.50
(5). Subchapter XVII of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified by inserting in numerical sequence the following new U.S. note and heading:
"6. For purposes of heading 9817.22.05, the duty-free treatment shall
apply to liqueurs and spirituous beverages produced in the
territory of Canada from rum if--
(i) such rum is the growth, product, or manufacture of a
designated Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)
beneficiary country enumerated in general note 7(a) to the
tariff schedule or of the Virgin Islands of the United States;
(ii) such rum is imported directly from a designated CBERA
beneficiary country enumerated in general note 7(a) to the
tariff schedule or from the Virgin Islands of the United
States into the territory of Canada, and such liqueurs and
spirituous beverages are imported directly from the territory
of Canada into the customs territory of the United States;
(iii) when imported into the customs territory of the United
States, such liqueurs and spirituous beverages are classified
in subheading 2208.40 or 2208.90 of the tariff schedule; and
(iv) such rum accounts for at least 90 percent by volume of the
alcoholic content of such liqueurs and spirituous beverages.
9817.22.05 : Rum, tafia, liqueurs and spirituous beverages,: : :
: of a type classifiable in subheading 2208.40 : : :
: or 2208.90 and described in U.S. note 6 to : : :
: this subchapter...............................: : Free :"
Section B. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative, chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", and "Rates of Duty 1-Special".
(1). The following new U.S. note is inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter II of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule:
"7. For purposes of heading 9802.00.80, duty-free treatment
shall be accorded to the following articles imported directly
from a beneficiary United States-Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA) country previously designated by the
President in a proclamation issued pursuant to such Act and
enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule--
(i) apparel articles assembled in one or more such
beneficiary countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut
in the United States, from yarns wholly formed in the
United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns,
if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or
5603 of chapter 56 and are wholly formed and cut in the
United States); or
(ii) textile luggage assembled in a designated beneficiary
country from fabric wholly formed and cut in the United
States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States.
Articles otherwise eligible to enter under this heading, and
which satisfy the conditions set forth in U.S. note 3 to
subchapter XX of this chapter, shall not be ineligible to
enter under this heading. Articles covered by the terms of
this note shall be admitted into the customs territory of the
United States free of quantitative limitations. "
(2). (a) The article description of heading 9802.00.80 is modified
by inserting immediately after "heading 9802.00.90" the
expression "and goods imported under provisions of subchapter
XX".
(b) The Special rates of duty subcolumn for such heading is
modified by inserting below the last rate in such subcolumn
the expression "Free, for products described in U.S. note 7 to
this subchapter".
(3). The following new subchapter XX is inserted in chapter 98 of the
HTS, together with its U.S. notes and tariff provisions:
"SUBCHAPTER XX
GOODS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL TARIFF
BENEFITS UNDER THE UNITED
STATES-CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE
PARTNERSHIP ACT
U.S. Notes
(b) Imports of apparel articles under subheading 9820.11.09 shall
be limited, in the period beginning on the date announced in a
Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade
Representative and continuing through the close of September
30, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 250,000,000
square meter equivalents. Such imports of apparel articles
shall be limited, during each of the one-year periods provided
for herein, to the following aggregate quantity of square
meter equivalents:
12-Month Period Square Meter Equivalents
October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002........ 290,000,000
October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003........ 336,400,000
October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004
and subsequent 12-month periods.............. 390,224,000
(c) Imports of t-shirts under subheading 9820.11.12 shall be
limited, in the period beginning on the date announced in a
Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade
Representative and continuing through the close of September
30, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 4,200,000
dozen. Such imports of such t-shirts shall be limited, during
each of the one-year periods provided for herein, to the
following aggregate quantity:
12-Month Period Aggregate Quantity in Dozens
October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002.......... 4,872,000
October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003.......... 5,651,520
October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004.......... 6,555,763
October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005
and subsequent 12-month periods............... 7,604,685
(d) For purposes of subheading 9820.11.15, imports of brassieres
of a producer or an entity controlling production, during the
period beginning on October 1, 2001, and during each of the
six succeeding 1-year periods, shall be eligible for
preferential treatment only if the aggregate cost of fabric
components formed in the United States that are used in the
production of all such articles of that producer or entity
during the preceding 1-year period is at least 75 percent of
the aggregate declared customs value of the fabric contained
in all such articles of that producer or entity that are
entered during the preceding 1-year period. The United States
Customs Service shall develop and implement methods and
procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with the provisions of
this paragraph. If the Customs Service finds that a producer
or an entity controlling production has not satisfied such
provisions in a 1-year period, then such apparel articles of
that producer or entity shall be ineligible for preferential
treatment under subheading 9820.11.15 during any succeeding
1-year period until the aggregate cost of fabric components
formed in the United States used in the production of such
articles of that producer or entity in the preceding 1-year
period is at least 85 percent of the aggregate declared
customs value of the fabric contained in all such articles of
that producer or entity that are entered during the preceding
1-year period.
3. (a) An article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment
under any provision of this subchapter shall not be ineligible
for such treatment because the article contains--
(i) findings or trimmings of foreign origin, if the value of
such findings and trimmings does not exceed 25 percent of
the cost of the components of the assembled article; or
(ii) certain interlinings of foreign origin, if the value of
such interlinings (and any findings and trimmings of
foreign origin) does not exceed 25 percent of the cost of
the components of the assembled article; or
(iii) fibers or yarns not wholly formed in the United
States or in one or more designated beneficiary countries
enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule,
provided that the total weight of all such fibers and
yarns is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of
the article.
Notwithstanding subdivision (iii) above, an apparel article
containing elastomeric yarns shall be eligible for
preferential tariff treatment under this note only if such
yarns are wholly formed in the United States.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a)(i) above, findings or
trimmings eligible under such subdivision include sewing
thread, hooks and eyes, snaps, buttons, "bow buds", decorative
lace trim, elastic strips, zippers (including zipper tapes and
labels) and other similar products. Elastic strips are
considered findings or trimmings only if they are each less
than 2.54 cm in width and used in the production of
brassieres. For purposes of articles described in subheading
9820.11.06 and 9820.11.18, sewing thread shall not be
considered to be findings or trimmings.
(c) For purposes of subdivision (a)(ii) above, the interlinings
eligible under such subdivision include only a chest type
plate, a "hymo" piece, or "sleeve header", of woven or
weft-inserted warp knit construction and of coarse animal hair
or man-made filaments.
(d) For purposes of U.S. note 7(i) to subchapter II of this
chapter and subheadings 9820.11.03, 9820.11.06 and 9820.11.18,
an article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment under
such subheadings shall not be ineligible for such treatment
because the article contains nylon filament yarn (other than
elastomeric yarn) classifiable under subheading 5402.10.30,
5402.10.60, 5402.31.30, 5402.31.60, 5402.32.30, 5402.32.60,
5402.41.10, 5401.41.90, 5402.51.00 or 5402.61.00 of the tariff
schedule that entered free of duty as a product of Israel
under the terms of general note 8 to the tariff schedule or as
a good of Canada or a good of Mexico under the terms of
general note 12 to the tariff schedule.
4. For purposes of subheading 9820.11.30, goods entered under this
provision must be certified, by a competent authority of a
designated beneficiary country enumerated in general note 17(a) to
the tariff schedule, as eligible products of such country, in
accordance with requirements established by the appropriate U.S.
government authority.
: Articles imported from a designated : : :
: beneficiary Caribbean Basin Trade : : :
: Partnership country enumerated in general : : :
: note 17(a) to the tariff schedule: : : :
9820.11.03 : Apparel articles of chapter 61 or 62 : : :
: assembled in one or more such countries : : :
: from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the : : :
: United States, from yarns wholly formed in : : :
: the United States (including fabrics not : : :
: formed from yarns, if such fabrics are : : :
: classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and : : :
: are wholly formed and cut in the United : : :
: States), the foregoing which (1) are : : :
: embroidered or were subjected to : : :
: stone-washing, enzyme-washing, acid : : :
: washing, permapressing, oven-baking, : : :
: bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing : : :
: or other similar processes, and (2) but for : : :
: such embroidery or processing are of a type : : :
: otherwise described in heading 9802.00.80 : : :
: of the tariff schedule......................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.06 : Apparel articles cut in one or more such : : :
: countries from fabric wholly formed in the : : :
: United States from yarns wholly formed in : : :
: the United States (including fabrics not : : :
: formed from yarns, if such fabrics are : : :
: classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and : : :
: are wholly formed in the United States), if : : :
: such articles are assembled in one or more : : :
: such countries with thread formed in the : : :
: United States...............................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.09 : Apparel articles (other than socks provided : : :
: for in heading 6115 of the tariff schedule) : : :
: knit to shape in such a country from yarns : : :
: wholly formed in the United States; knitted : : :
: or crocheted apparel articles (except : : :
: t-shirts, other than underwear, : : :
: classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and : : :
: 6109.90.10 and described in subheading : : :
: 9820.11.12) cut and wholly assembled in one : : :
: or more such countries from fabrics formed : : :
: in one or more such countries or from : : :
: fabrics formed in one or more such : : :
: countries and the United States, all the : : :
: foregoing from yarns wholly formed in the : : :
: United States (including fabrics not formed : : :
: from yarns, if such fabrics are : : :
: classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 of the : : :
: tariff schedule and are formed in one or : : :
: more such countries) and subject to the : : :
: provisions of U.S. note 2(b) to this : : :
: subchapter..................................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.12 : T-shirts, other than underwear, : : :
: classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and : : :
: 6109.90.10 of the tariff schedule, made in : : :
: one or more such countries from fabric : : :
: formed in one or more such countries from : : :
: yarns wholly formed in the United States, : : :
: subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(c) : : :
: to this subchapter..........................: : Free :
: : : :
:[Articles...(con.):] : : :
9820.11.15 : Brassieres classifiable in subheading : : :
: 6212.10 of the tariff schedule, both cut : : :
: and sewn or otherwise assembled in the : : :
: United States or one or more such countries : : :
: or both, subject to the provisions of U.S. : : :
: note 2(d) to this subchapter................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.18 : Knitted or crocheted apparel articles : : :
: (except t-shirts, other than underwear, : : :
: classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and : : :
: 6109.90.10 and described in subheading : : :
: 9820.11.12) cut and assembled in one or : : :
: more such countries from fabrics wholly : : :
: formed in the United States from yarns : : :
: wholly formed in the United States : : :
: (including fabrics not formed from yarns, : : :
: if such fabrics are classifiable in heading : : :
: 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are : : :
: formed wholly in the United States), if : : :
: such assembly is with thread formed in the : : :
: United States...............................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.21 : Textile luggage assembled in such a country : : :
: from fabric cut in a beneficiary country : : :
: from fabric wholly formed in the United : : :
: States from yarns wholly formed in the : : :
: United States...............................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.24 : Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape): : :
: and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or : : :
: more such countries from fabrics or yarn : : :
: not formed in the United States or in one : : :
: or more such countries, provided that such : : :
: apparel articles of such fabrics or yarn : : :
: would be considered an originating good : : :
: under the terms of general note 12(t) to : : :
: the tariff schedule without regard to the : : :
: source of the fabric or yarn if such : : :
: apparel article had been imported from the : : :
: territory of Canada or the territory of : : :
: Mexico directly into the customs territory : : :
: of the United States........................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.27 : Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape): : :
: and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or : : :
: more such countries from fabrics or yarn : : :
: designated by the appropriate U.S. : : :
: government authority in the Federal : : :
: Register as fabrics or yarn not available : : :
: in commercial quantities in the United : : :
: States, under any terms as such authority : : :
: may provide.................................: : Free :
: : : :
9820.11.30 : Handloomed, handmade or folklore textile : : :
: and apparel goods, under the terms of U.S. : : :
: note 4 to this subchapter...................: : Free :"
: : : :
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Section C. Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the dates set forth in this table for each of the following subheadings, the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn in the HTS is modified by (i) inserting the rate of duty specified in the Initial Stage column in this table, which shall be effective on or after the date specified in a notice issued by the United States Trade Representative and through the close of December 31, 2000, followed by the symbol "R" in parentheses, and (ii) for each of the subsequent dated columns in this table the rate of duty in the HTS that is followed by the symbol "R" in parentheses is deleted and the rate of duty for such dated column is inserted in such subheading in lieu thereof.
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HTS Initial Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
Subheading Stage 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1604.14.10 18.6% 16.3% 14% 11.6% 9.3% 7% 4.6% 2.3% Free
1604.14.20 3.2% 2.8% 2.4% 2% 1.6% 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Free
1604.14.30 6.6% 5.8% 5% 4.1% 3.3% 2.5% 1.6% 0.8% Free
2709.00.10 1.5? 1? 0.5? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2709.00.20 3.1? 2.1? 1? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.05 1.5? 1? 0.5? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.10 3.1? 2.1? 1? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.15 15.7? 10.5? 5.2? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.18 15.7? 10.5? 5.2? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.20 3.1? 2.1? 1? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.25 3.1? 2.1? 1? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.30 25.2? 16.8? 8.4? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
2710.00.45 3.1? 2.1? 1? Free Free Free Free Free Free
/bbl /bbl /bbl
4202.11.00 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.12.20 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.19.00 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.21.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.21.60 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.21.90 2.7% 1.8% 0.9% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.22.15 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.29.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.31.60 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.91.00 2% 1.3% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.92.45 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4202.99.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4203.10.40 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4203.29.08 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Free Free Free Free Free Free
4203.29.18 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6401.10.00 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6401.91.00 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6401.92.90 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6401.99.30 13.3% 11.6% 10% 8.3% 6.6% 5% 3.3% 1.6% Free
6401.99.60 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6401.99.90 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6402.19.05 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.30.30 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.30.50 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6402.30.70 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+20% +17.5% +15% +12.5% +10% +7.5% +5% +2.5%
6402.30.80 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+10.6% +9.3% +8% +6.6% +5.3% +4% +2.6% +1.3%
6402.30.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.91.40 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.91.50 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6402.91.60 14.4% 9.6% 4.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.91.70 27?/pr 18?/pr 9?/pr Free Free Free Free Free Free
+11.2% +7.5% +3.7%
6402.91.80 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+10.6% +9.3% +8% +6.6% +5.3% +4% +2.6% +1.3%
6402.91.90 10.6% 9.3% 8% 6.6% 5.3% 4% 2.6% 1.3% Free
6402.99.05 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.99.10 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.99.18 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6402.99.20 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6402.99.30 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6402.99.60 14.4% 9.6% 4.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
HTS Initial Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
Subheading Stage 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
6402.99.80 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+10.6% +9.3% +8% +6.6% +5.3% +4% +2.6% +1.3%
6402.99.90 10.6% 9.3% 8% 6.6% 5.3% 4% 2.6% 1.3% Free
6403.19.10 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.19.30 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.19.50 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.40.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.40.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.51.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.51.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.51.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.59.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.59.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.59.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.91.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.91.60 4.5% 3.9% 3.4% 2.8% 2.2% 1.7% 1.1% 0.5% Free
6403.91.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.99.20 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.99.40 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.99.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.99.75 4.5% 3% 1.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6403.99.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.11.20 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.11.50 25.6% 25.6% 19.2% 16% 12.8% 9.6% 6.4% 3.2% Free
6404.11.60 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6404.11.70 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+20% +17.5% +15% +12.5% +10% +7.5% +5% +2.5%
6404.11.80 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+10.6% +9.3% +8% +6.6% +5.3% +4% +2.6% +1.3%
6404.19.15 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.19.20 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6404.19.25 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.19.30 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.19.35 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free
6404.19.50 25.6% 22.4% 19.2% 16% 12.8% 9.6% 6.4% 3.2% Free
6404.19.60 11.2% 7.5% 3.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.19.70 48?/pr 42?/pr 36?/pr 30?/pr 24?/pr 18?/pr 12?/pr 6?/pr Free
+20% +17.5% +15% +12.5% +10% +7.5% +5% +2.5%
6404.19.80 27?/pr 18?/pr 9?/pr Free Free Free Free Free Free
+6% +4% +2%
6404.20.20 4.5% 3% 1.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.20.40 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6404.20.60 11.2% 7.5% 3.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6405.10.00 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6405.20.30 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6405.20.90 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6405.90.90 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6406.10.05 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6406.10.10 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6406.10.20 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free
6406.10.45 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free
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