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24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 111/2/11
3
November 2008
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 545/2008
Certificate
of Origin Circular No. 12/2008
Notice
to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 8/2008
US
: Technical Corrections Relating to the Rules of Origin for Goods Imported
under
the North American Free Trade Agreement and for Textile and Apparel
Products
The US Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register (FR) notice
of 30 October 2008 a final rule to set forth technical corrections to
the rules of origin codified in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 102 (19 CFR Part 102). The final rule is effective on 30 October
2008 and a copy of the FR notice is at Annex
A (pdf format) to this circular for reference.
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The affected
provisions in 19 CFR Part 102, which are based in part on specified
changes in tariff classification, comprise a codified system used
for determining the country of origin of goods imported under the
North American Free Trade Agreement and for the country of origin
of textile and apparel products (other than those of Israel). As a
result of the 2007 modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS), certain tariff provisions have been
added or removed, and certain goods have been transferred, for tariff
classification purposes, to different or newly-created tariff provisions.
Accordingly, CBP makes technical corrections to the relevant sections
in 19 CFR Part 102 in order for the regulations to conform the tariff
shift rules to the current version of the HTSUS. Details of the technical
corrections are set out in the FR notice.
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In this connection,
traders are reminded that CBP issued a proposal on 25 July 2008 to
seek public comments on extending the application of the country of
origin rules in 19 CFR Part 102 to all imported merchandise. Details
are contained in Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 403/2008
cum Certificate of Origin Circular (COC) No. 9/2008, and CIC No. 404/2008
cum COC No. 10/2008 cum Notice to Exporters: Series 1 (USA) No. 7/2008.
CBP has now issued a separate FR notice on 30 October 2008 to re-open
the comment period on the proposed rule to afford interested parties
an opportunity to consider the impact, if any, on the country of origin
of their goods. Comments are now due on or before 1 December 2008.
A copy of the FR notice is at Annex
B (pdf format) to this circular for reference.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG
at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Bonny CHAO)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles
Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make
the relevant applications directly through their office computer
faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited currently
runs services for the above documents,
and Global e-Trading Services Limited is providing electronic
services for Cargo Manifests. Please call the service providers
for enquiries on their services:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information,
the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be
held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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