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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 

Request for Comment on Articles To Be Considered for Accelerated 
Tariff Elimination Under the North American Free-Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA)

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of and request for comments on articles under 
consideration for negotiation with the Governments of Mexico and Canada 
for accelerated elimination of preferential NAFTA tariffs.

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SUMMARY: Section 201(b) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act of 1993 (``the Act'') grants the President, subject 
to the consultation and lay-over requirements of section 103(a) of the 
Act, the authority to proclaim any accelerated schedule for duty 
elimination that may be agreed to by the United States, Mexico and 
Canada under Article 302(3) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(``the NAFTA''). This notice is intended to inform the public of those 
articles on which the United States Government and the Governments of 
Mexico and Canada have agreed to consider accelerated elimination of 
duties under the NAFTA. Inclusion on this list does not signify that 
the parties have agreed to accelerate elimination of its duty, only 
that the parties will consider doing so.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of a listing of specific products to 
be considered for accelerated tariff elimination, where the subheading 
is listed in Annex I with an asterisk, may be obtained from the 
following agencies:
    For agricultural products (chapters 1-24 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)): U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Foreign Agricultural Service, FAS Publications, room 5910-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-1000. The telephone number is (202) 720-7937; for 
non-agricultural products (chapters 25-99 of the HTSUS): U.S. 
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of 
Mexico, room 3022, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. 
The telephone number is (202) 482-0300. A complete product list and a 
concordance list showing the equivalent subheadings under consideration 
by all three countries are available from Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, Office of Public Affairs, 600 17th Street NW., 
room 101, Washington, DC 20506. The telephone number is (202) 395-3230.
    Inquiries regarding other aspects of this notice or the tariff 
acceleration exercise should be directed to the Office of North 
American Affairs, USTR; the telephone is (202) 395-3412. Further 
information on this subject may be found in the Federal Register of 
December 23, 1993, volume 58, number 245, at pages 68186 through 68189.
    Inquiries regarding the changes to be made to the Customs Tariff of 
Canada should be directed to the Interdepartmental Committee on FTA 
Acceleration, 140 O'Conner Street, 14th floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 
K1A-OG5. Inquiries regarding changes to the Mexican Tariff Schedule of 
the General Import Duty Act should be directed to the office of the 
Director General de Estudios de Economicos, Unidad Negociadora del 
Tratado de Libre Comercio, Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial 
(SECOFI). The address is Alfonso Reyes 30, Piso 9, Colonia Hipodromo 
Condesa, 06140 Mexico, D.F.

Requests for Comments

    Comments supporting or opposing accelerated duty elimination by the 
United States, Mexico and/or Canada for the articles provided for in 
the tariff subheadings listed in the Annexes will be accepted until 
June 20, 1994. Comments will be accepted by the Governments of Mexico 
and Canada until the same date. Parties interested in providing such 
comments should contact the offices cited above for the relevant 
requirements. Comments must be submitted in accordance with 15 CFR part 
21003, preferably type-written, and must be submitted in ten copies to 
the Office of North American Affairs, U.S. Trade Representative, 600 
17th Street NW., room 501, Washington, DC 20506. All submissions must 
specify: (1) The tariff subheading to which the comments refer, and the 
country(ies) of concern: the United States, Mexico and/or Canada, (2) 
the name, address and telephone number of the person, firm or 
organization making the comments, and (3) an indication as to whether 
the writer represents:

--Producer in the United States
--Importer in the United States
--Exporter in the United States
--Consumer in the United States
--Other, in the United States

    Specify: ____________________

--Producer in Mexico
--Importer in Mexico
--Exporter in Mexico
--Consumer in Mexico
--Other, in Mexico

    Specify: ____________________

--Producer in Canada
--Importer in Canada
--Exporter in Canada
--Consumer in Canada
--Other, in Canada

    Specify: ____________________
    Submissions not meeting these requirements cannot be considered.

Proposed Items To Receive Accelerated Duty Elimination

    Articles in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
that are proposed for accelerated duty elimination are listed in Annex 
I to this notice. Lists of articles in the Mexican Tariff Schedule of 
the General Import Duty Act and the Customs Tariff of Canada that are 
proposed for accelerated duty elimination are listed in Annexes II and 
III, respectively. Inclusion on this list does not signify that the 
parties have agreed to accelerate elimination of its duty, only that 
the parties will consider doing so. Comments of the public on the 
advisability of an acceleration will be taken into account in 
determining the U.S. position with respect to each product under 
consideration. Petitions received by January 25, 1994, in accordance 
with the Federal Register of December 23, 1993, but not listed in this 
notice, shall be considered during the next round of tariff 
acceleration discussions with Mexico and Canada.

Advice of the United States International Trade Commission

    The United States International Trade Commission is being furnished 
with the list of articles published in Annex I of this notice for the 
purpose of securing from the Commission its judgement as to the 
probable economic effect of accelerated elimination of U.S. duties 
under the NAFTA on industries producing like or directly competitive 
articles and on consumers.

Advice of the Private Sector Advisory Committee

    Pursuant to section 103(a) of the Act, private sector advisory 
committees are being furnished with the list of articles published in 
the Annexes of this notice for their advice.

Articles That May Be Considered in Negotiations

    Please read this section carefully. Except as noted, all articles 
provided for in the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States that are listed in the Annexes to this notice are 
being considered for accelerated duty elimination. A description of 
articles provided for in these subheadings is available for Annex I in 
the ``Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (1994), 
Supplement 1,'' U.S. International Trade Commission Publication 2690. 
The ``Customs Tariff'' of Canada and the Mexican ``Tarifa de la Ley del 
Impuesto General de Importacio'' (Tariff Schedule of the ``General 
Import Duty Act'') should be consulted for a description of the 
articles provided for in the tariff subheadings in Annex II and III.
    For subheadings listed in the Annexes with an asterisk, only 
certain products will be considered for accelerated tariff elimination. 
A list of the specific products which will be considered is available 
(see ADDITIONAL INFORMATION above).
    As with the NAFTA itself, the tariff acceleration exercise will 
result in three separate bilateral agreements between the United States 
and Mexico, the United States and Canada, and Canada and Mexico. Thus, 
in some cases, acceleration is not being considered among all three 
parties, as indicated in the Annexes, and a subsequent agreement to 
accelerate may not include all countries indicated in the Annexes. As a 
rule, accelerated duty elimination is being considered on a reciprocal 
basis on the equivalent tariff subheadings by the parties involved. In 
many cases, however, one or two parties may already provide NAFTA duty-
free treatment to one or both of the other parties. In such cases, the 
Annexes do not list products already eligible for NAFTA duty-free 
treatment. A concordance showing the equivalent items in all three 
tariff schedules, including those already duty-free, is available (see 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION above).
Charles E. Roh, Jr.,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North American Affairs.

Annex I

    Subheading in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
containing products to be considered for accelerated removal of the 
duty on goods originating in Mexico or Canada under the North American 
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
    [Except as noted, all goods originating in Mexico or Canada that 
are provided for in the subheading listed below will be considered for 
accelerated removal of the U.S. import duty under the NAFTA. If the 
subheading is followed by the letters ``MX'' consideration of 
accelerated duty removal will be limited to goods only originating in 
Mexico. Similarly, if the subheading is followed by the letters ``CA'', 
consideration will be limited to goods only originating in Canada. An 
asterisk indicates that only certain products within the subheading 
will be considered. Information on obtaining a list of specific 
products is contained in the body of this notice.]

0406.10.50 *
0603.10.60 MX
0701.90.50 MX
0710.10.00 MX
0710.80.97 * MX
0710.90.90 MX
0712.10.00 MX
0804.50.60
0805.30.40 MX
0805.40.60 MX
0805.40.80 MX
0805.40.80 MX
1108.13.00 MX
1901.90.90 * MX
2001.90.20 MX
2001.90.35 MX
2001.90.39 MX
2001.90.60 MX
2002.90.00 MX
2004.10.80 MX
2005.60.00 MX
2005.90.50 MX
2005.90.55 MX
2005.90.80 MX
2008.19.90 * CA
2009.20.20 MX
2009.20.40 MX
2009.30.10 CA
2009.30.20 CA
2009.30.40
2009.30.60
2204.21.30 MX
2204.21.50 MX
2204.21.80 MX
2204.29.20
2204.29.40 MX
2204.29.60
2204.29.80 MX
2921.19.10 * CA
2933.59.32 MX
2933.90.87 MX
3808.30.50 MX
3920.10.00 CA
3921.90.50 CA
4421.90.40 *
5208.32.30
5404.10.80 *
5407.20.00 *
5501.20.00 MX
5503.20.00 MX
5506.20.00
5515.11.00
5604.90.00 *
5605.00.00 MX
5607.50.20 *
5607.50.40 *
5801.21.00
5801.22.00 MX
5801.23.00
5801.24.00
5903.90.25
6203.11.10
6203.11.20
6203.42.10 CA
6203.42.20 CA
6203.42.40
6204.11.00
6204.62.10 CA
6204.62.20 CA
6204.62.30 CA
6204.62.40
6215.10.00
6302.60.00 * CA
6302.91.00 *
6303.11.00 CA
6307.90.89 *
6402.19.10
6402.19.30 CA
6402.19.50
6402.19.70
6402.19.90
6403.19.15
6403.19.45
6403.19.60
6403.51.60 *
6403.51.90
6403.59.60 *
6403.59.90
6403.91.60 *
6403.91.90
6403.99.60 *
6403.99.75
6403.99.90
6404.11.20 MX
6404.11.90 MX
6404.19.80
6404.19.90 CA
6815.99.40 * CA
6911.10.10 MX
6911.10.80 MX
6912.00.20 MX
6912.00.39 MX
6912.00.45 MX
6912.00.48 MX
6914.90.00 * CA
7005.21.10 MX
7005.21.20 MX
7005.29.05 MX
7005.29.15 MX
7007.11.00 CA
7007.21.10 CA
7007.21.50 CA
7009.91.10 CA
7009.91.50 CA
7318.15.20 *
7318.15.40 *
7318.15.50 * CA
7318.15.60 *
7318.15.80 *
7321.11.10 CA
7321.11.60 CA
7321.90.60 CA
7508.00.10 * CA
7508.00.50 * CA
7901.12.10
7901.12.50 CA
8108.90.30 * CA
8213.00.90 MX
8418.21.00 CA
8418.30.00 CA
8418.40.00 CA
8418.91.00 CA
8418.99.40 CA
8418.99.80 CA
8450.11.00 CA
8450.20.00 * CA
8450.90.20 * CA
8450.90.40 * CA
8450.90.60 * CA
8536.50.80 *
8714.91.30 MX
8714.91.50 MX
8714.91.90 MX
8714.93.10 CA
8714.93.20 CA
8714.93.30
8714.93.60 CA
8714.93.80 CA
8714.95.00
8714.96.10
8714.96.50 CA
8714.96.90
8714.99.10 CA
8714.99.50 CA
8714.99.90
9107.00.40 * CA
9107.00.80 * CA
9114.90.30 * CA
9114.90.50 * CA
9603.29.40 CA
9603.29.80 CA
9603.40.40 CA
9603.50.00 CA

Annex II

    Subheadings in the Tariff Schedule of the General Import Duty Act 
of Mexico (Tarifa de la Ley del Impuesto General de Importacion) 
containing products to be considered for accelerated removal of the 
duty on goods originating in the United States or Canada under the 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
    [Except as noted, all goods originating in the United States or 
Canada that are provided for in the subheadings listed below will be 
considered for accelerated removal of the Mexican import duty under the 
NAFTA. If the subheading is followed by the letters ``US'', 
consideration of accelerated duty removal will be limited to goods only 
originating in the United States. Similarly, if the subheading is 
followed by the letters ``CA'', consideration will be limited to goods 
only originating in Canada. An asterisk indicates that only certain 
products within the subheading will be considered. Information on 
obtaining a list of the specific products is contained in the body of 
this notice.]

0406.10.01 * US
0701.90.99
0710.10.01
0710.80.04 US
0710.90.99 US
0712.10.01
0713.33.02
0805.40.01 US
1105.10.01
1105.20.01
1108.13.01
1901.90.99 * US
2001.90.01 US
2001.90.02 US
2002.90.99 US
2004.10.01
2005.20.01 US
2005.60.01 US
2005.90.01 US
2005.90.99 US
2008.19.99 *
2009.20.01 US
2009.30.02 US
2009.30.99 US
2204.10.01 US
2204.21.01 US
2204.21.01 US
2204.21.02 US
2204.21.03 US
2204.21.99 US
2204.29.99
2204.30.01 US
2208.20.02
2208.20.03
2208.20.99
2208.90.04 US
2837.11.01
2903.40.04
2905.16.02
2921.19.07
2921.21.01
2921.29.01
2921.29.02
2932.29.99 *
2932.59.06
2933.90.57
2935.00.28
2935.00.99 *
2936.27.01
2936.28.01
2937.99.09
2941.30.01
2941.90.16
3702.31.01
3702.41.01
3702.53.01
3702.54.01
3702.55.01
3702.92.01
3702.94.01
3808.30.02
3808.30.99
3921.90.08
4407.10.01 *
4421.90.99 *
4808.30.02 *
4809.90.01
4811.90.09
5208.32.01 *
5404.10.99 * CA
5404.20.01
5501.20.01
5501.20.02
5501.20.03
5501.20.99
5503.20.01
5503.20.02
5503.20.03
5503.20.99
5506.20.01
5515.11.01
5604.90.03
5604.90.04
5605.00.01
5607.50.01
5801.21.01
5801.22.01
5801.23.01
5801.24.01
5903.90.02
6203.11.01
6203.42.01
6203.42.02
6203.42.99
6204.11.01
6204.62.01
6204.62.99 CA
6215.10.01
6302.60.01 * CA
6302.91.01 *
6303.11.01 CA
6307.90.01
6402.19.99
6403.51.01 *
6403.59.99 *
6403.91.01 *
6403.99.99 *
6504.11.01 * US
6404.19.19 *
6911.10.01 US
6912.00.01
6912.00.99
7003.19.01
7003.19.99
7005.10.01
7005.21.01
7005.21.02
7005.21.99
7005.29.01
7005.29.02
7005.29.03
7005.29.99
7006.00.01
7006.00.02
7006.00.03
7006.00.04
7006.00.99
7007.11.02
7007.11.03
7007.11.99
7007.19.01
7007.19.99
7007.21.01
7007.21.04
7007.21.99
7007.29.99
7008.00.01
7009.91.01
7009.91.99
7320.20.01 * US
7320.20.03 * US
7321.11.01
7321.11.02
7321.11.99
7321.90.03
7321.90.06
7321.90.99
7326.20.99 * US
7508.00.99 *
7901.12.01
8108.90.99 *
8213.00.01
8415.10.01
8418.10.01
8418.10.02
8418.21.01
8418.30.01
8418.30.02
8418.30.03
8418.30.05
8418.30.99
8418.40.01
8418.40.02
8418.40.03
8418.40.04
8418.40.99
8418.99.03
8418.99.09
8418.99.12
8418.99.99 *
8419.31.99 *
8419.90.99 *
8422.11.01 US
8422.90.04 US
8422.90.05 US
8422.90.06 US
8424.30.01
8429.59.01
8431.41.01*
8431.41.02*
8431.41.03*
8431.41.99*
8431.49.01*
8431.49.02*
8431.49.99*
8450.11.01
8450.11.02
8450.20.01
8450.90.01 *
8450.90.02 *
8450.90.99 *
8451.21.01 US
8451.21.99 US
8454.30.01
8462.21.05
8479.81.01
8485.90.08
8514.30.02
8514.90.02
8516.60.02
8516.90.11
8516.90.12
8516.90.13
8536.50.01 *

Annex III

    Subheadings in the Customs Tariff of Canada Containing products to 
be considered for accelerated removal of the duty on goods originating 
in the United States or Mexico under the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA).
    [Except as noted, all goods originating in the United States or 
Mexico that are provided for in the subheadings listed below will be 
considered for accelerated removal of the Canadian import duty under 
the NAFTA. If the subheading is followed by the letters ``MX'', 
consideration of accelerated duty removal will be limited to goods only 
originating in Mexico. Similarly, if the subheading is followed by the 
letters ``US'', consideration will be limited to goods only originating 
in the United States. An asterisk indicates that only certain products 
within the subheading will be considered. Information on obtaining a 
list of the specific products is contained in the body of this notice.]

0701.90.00 MX
0710.10.00 MX
0712.10.00 MX
1105.10.00 MX
1105.20.00 MX
1108.13.00 MX
2004.10.00 MX
2008.19.90 * US
2204.29.10
2903.40.00 * MX
2905.16.00 * MX
2921.19.00 *
2921.21.00 * MX
2921.29.00 * MX
2932.29.00 * MX
2933.59.00 * MX
2933.90.00 * MX
2935.00.00 * MX
2941.30.00 * MX
2941.90.00 * MX
3921.90.90 *
4421.90.40 *
4809.90.90 * MX
5208.32.90 *
5404.10.90 *
5407.20.00 *
5501.20.00 MX
5503.20.00 MX
5506.20.00
5515.11.00
5604.90.00 *
5605.00.00 MX
5607.50.10 *
5607.50.20 *
5801.21.00
5801.22.10 MX
5801.22.90 MX
5801.23.10
5801.23.20
5801.24.00
5903.90.20 *
6203.11.00
6203.42.00
6204.11.00
6204.62.00
6215.10.00
6302.60.00 *
6302.91.00 *
6303.11.00
6307.90.92 *
6307.90.99 *
6402.19.10 US
6402.19.90
6403.19.10 US
6403.19.20
6403.19.90
6403.51.00 *
6403.59.00 *
6403.91.00 *
6403.99.10 *
6403.99.90 *
6404.19.10 *
6404.19.90 *
6815.99.91 * US
6815.99.99 * US
6912.00.00 MX
6914.90.00 *
7007.11.11
7007.11.19 US
7007.11.30
7007.19.00 MX
7007.21.11
7007.21.19 US
7007.21.30 US
7009.91.00
7318.15.00 *
7321.11.11 MX
7321.11.19 MX
7321.11.90 *
7321.90.10 MX
7321.90.20 *
7321.90.30
7321.90.40
7391.90.51 MX
7391.90.52 MX
7391.90.53 MX
7391.90.59 MX
7508.00.20 *
7508.00.90 *
8108.90.00 *
8213.00.20 US
8213.00.30 US
8418.21.10
8418.21.90
8418.30.00
8418.40.00
8418.91.10 * US
8418.91.20 US
8418.99.11 *
8418.99.19 *
8418.99.31
8418.99.39
8419.90.80 * MX
8424.30.00 MX
8431.41.90 * MX
8431.49.90 * MX
8485.90.90 * MX
8514.30.10 * MX
8514.30.90 * MX
8514.90.91 * MX
8514.90.92 * MX
8516.60.20
8516.90.51
8516.90.52
8516.90.53
8516.90.59
8536.50.80 *
8536.50.91 *
8536.50.99 *
8714.93.00
8714.95.00
8714.96.00
8714.99.10 US
8714.99.20
9107.00.10 *
9107.00.20 *
9107.00.90 *
9114.90.20 * US
9114.90.30 * US
9114.90.90 * US
9603.29.00
9603.40.90
9603.50.90

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