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Commercial
Information Circulars 24-hour
hotline : 23 922 922 e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk Ref
: EIC 111/3/10/1 27
September 2007 Dear
Sirs, Commercial
Information Circular No. 358/2007 US
: Interpretive Rule Concerning Classification of Unisex Footwear
Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 280/2006 of 25 July 2006 informed traders
of a proposal by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to introduce new criteria
to determine whether footwear should be considered to be "commonly worn by
both sexes" (unisex) for tariff classification purposes. Upon due consideration
of the comments received, the CBP announced in the Federal Register (FR) notice
of 20 September 2007 adopting the proposed interpretive rule as final, with only
minor edits. The rates of duty applicable to footwear "For other persons"
(i.e., "unisex") are about 1.5 percent higher than the rates of duty
applicable to footwear "For men, youths and boys." The new criteria
will take effect on 22 October 2007. A copy
(pdf format) of the FR notice setting out the details of the final rule is appended
to this circular for reference. ENQUIRIES -
For
enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at 2398 5682.
Yours faithfully,
(Scott MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
| Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders
to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster
and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the lodgement of Cargo
Manifests and Textiles Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call
the following service providers: 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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