[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 117 (Monday, June 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35494-35495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12092]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States.

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SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative (``the USTR'') is 
modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) as 
set forth in the Annex to this notice, pursuant to authority granted to 
the President in section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (``Trade Act'') 
and delegated to the USTR in Presidential Proclamation No. 6969 of 
January 27, 1997 (62 FR 4415). These modifications will correct errors 
in the tariff rates that are being applied to a small number of 
products that are originating goods of Chile under the United States--
Chile Free Trade Agreement. The modifications will ensure that the 
intended tariff treatment is accorded to the products at issue.

ADDRESSES: Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Yang, Director for Mercosur, 
(202) 395-5190.

Explanation of Technical Corrections

    This notice makes technical corrections to the HTS to remedy errors 
included in Presidential Proclamation No. 7746 of December 30, 2003 (68 
FR 75789) implementing the United States--( Chile Free Trade Agreement 
(FTA). The corrections pertain to the tariff rates that are being 
applied to a small number of originating goods of Chile under the FTA. 
The modifications will ensure that the intended tariff treatment is 
accorded to the products at issue.
    Paragraph 2 of the General Notes of the United States to Annex 3.3 
of the FTA states that the base rates of duty set forth in the U.S. 
Schedule to the FTA reflect the lower of the HTSUS Column 1 General 
rates of duty in effect January 1, 2002 or the rate scheduled for 
January 1, 2004 under existing WTO duty-elimination commitments. For a 
small number of originating goods of Chile, the January 1, 2002 rates 
were set forth in the schedule, although the rates scheduled for 
January 1, 2004 were lower. As a consequence of this error, the tariff 
rates being applied to these products are higher than the intended 
rates under the FTA. The Annex to this notice modifies the HTS to apply 
the proper tariff rates to the products at issue. The modifications 
shall apply with respect to originating goods of Chile, under the terms 
of general note 26 to the HTS, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after January 1, 2004.
    Requests for application of the tariff modification and duty 
treatment provided for herein must be filed with the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) and contain sufficient information to 
enable CBP to identify each relevant entry (including but not limited 
to the entry number for the shipment concerned).

Rob Portman,
Ambassador, United States Trade Representative.

Annex

    Effective with respect to goods of Chile, under the terms of 
general note 26 to the tariff schedule, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2004, and on January 
1 of each of the successive years, for each of the enumerated 
subheadings in the following table, the Rates of Duty 1 Special 
subcolumn in the HTS is modified (i) by inserting in such subcolumn for 
each subheading the rate of duty specified for such subheading in the 
January 1, 2004 column followed by the symbol ``CL'' in parentheses, 
and (ii) for each of the subsequent dated columns the rates of duty 
that are followed by the symbol ``CL'' in parentheses are deleted and 
the rates of duty for such dated column are inserted in such 
subheadings in lieu thereof.

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        HTS Subheading           Base Rate     2004        2005        2006        2007        2008        2009        2010      2011     2012     2013
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6503.00.90....................  13.5[cent]/ 10.1[cent]/ 6.7[cent]/  3.3[cent]/  Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
                                 kg + 6.3%   kg + 4.7%   kg + 3.1%   kg + 1.5%
                                 +           +           +           +
                                 1.9[cent]/  1.4[cent]/  0.9[cent]/  0.4[cent]/
                                 article     article     article     article
6505.90.25....................  7.5%        5.6%        3.7%        1.8%        Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
6505.90.30....................  25.4[cent]/ 19[cent]/   12.7[cent]/ 6.3[cent]/  Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
                                 kg + 7.7%   kg + 5.7%   kg + 3.8%   kg + 1.9%
6505.90.60....................  20[cent]/   15[cent]/   10[cent]/   5[cent]/kg  Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
                                 kg + 7%     kg + 5.2%   kg + 3.5%   + 1.7%
6505.90.90....................  20.7[cent]/ 15.5[cent]/ 10.3[cent]/ 5.1[cent]/  Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
                                 kg + 7.5%   kg + 5.6%   kg + 3.7%   kg + 1.8%
6907.10.00....................  10%         9%          8%          7%          6%          5%          4%          3%         2%       1%       Free.
6907.90.00....................  10%         9%          8%          7%          6%          5%          4%          3%         2%       1%       Free.
6908.10.10....................  10%         9%          8%          7%          6%          5%          4%          3%         2%       1%       Free.
6908.10.50....................  8.5%        7.6%        6.8%        5.9%        5.1%        4.2%        3.4%        2.5%       1.7%     0.8%     Free.
6908.90.00....................  8.5%        7.6%        6.8%        5.9%        5.1%        4.2%        3.4%        2.5%       1.7%     0.8%     Free.
6911.10.80....................  20.8%       18.7%       16.6%       14.5%       12.4%       10.4%       8.3%        6.2%       4.1%     2%       Free.
6912.00.20....................  28%         25.2%       22.4%       19.6%       16.8%       14%         11.2%       8.4%       5.6%     2.8%     Free.
7013.21.10....................  15%         13.1%       11.2%       9.3%        7.5%        5.6%        3.7%        1.8%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.29.10....................  28.5%       25.6%       22.8%       19.9%       17.1%       14.2%       11.4%       8.5%       5.7%     2.8%     Free.
7013.29.20....................  22.5%       20.2%       18%         15.7%       13.5%       11.2%       9%          6.7%       4.5%     2.2%     Free.
7013.29.50....................  7.5%        6.5%        5.6%        4.6%        3.7%        2.8%        1.8%        0.9%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.31.10....................  15%         13.1%       11.2%       9.3%        7.5%        5.6%        3.7%        1.8%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.32.20....................  22.5%       20.2%       18%         15.7%       13.5%       11.2%       9%          6.7%       4.5%     2.2%     Free.
7013.32.30....................  11.3%       9.8%        8.4%        7%          5.6%        4.2%        2.8%        1.4%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.39.20....................  22.5%       20.2%       18%         15.7%       13.5%       11.2%       9%          6.7%       4.5%     2.2%     Free.

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7013.39.30....................  11.3%       9.8%        8.4%        7%          5.6%        4.2%        2.8%        1.4%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.99.10....................  15%         13.1%       11.2%       9.3%        7.5%        5.6%        3.7%        1.8%       Free     Free     Free.
7013.99.80....................  11.3%       9.8%        8.4%        7%          5.6%        4.2%        2.8%        1.4%       Free     Free     Free.
8213.00.90....................  3[cent]     2.6[cent]   2.2[cent]   1.8[cent]   1.5[cent]   1.1[cent]   0.7[cent]   0.3[cent]  Free     Free     Free.
                                 each + 3%   each +      each +      each +      each +      each +      each +      each +
                                             2.6%        2.2%        1.8%        1.5%        1.1%        0.7%        0.3%
9612.10.90....................  7.9%        5.9%        3.9%        1.9%        Free        Free        Free        Free       Free     Free     Free.
9911.69.10....................  25%         22.5%       20%         17.5%       15%         12.5%       10%         7.5%       5%       2.5%     Free.
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[FR Doc. 05-12092 Filed 6-17-05; 8:45 am]
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