Details of the Recently Enacted Miscellaneous Trade Bill (Part XV)
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed into law the conference version of H.R. 1047, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-429).
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This is Part XV of a multi-part series of summaries on the conference version of H.R. 1047 and provides highlights of new HTS subheadings for hair clippers, tractor body parts, and flexible magnets, as well as references to U.S. Customs Service.
New HTS Subheadings for Hair Clippers
The conference version would amend HTS Chapter 85 to replace HTS 8510.20.00 pertaining to hair clippers with the following two new HTS subheadings in order to distinguish hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes:
| HTS 8510.20.10 | Hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes |
| HTS 8510.20.90 | Other hair clippers |
The conference version would also amend HTS Chapter 85 to replace HTS 8510.90.30 pertaining to parts of hair clippers with the following two new subheadings in order to distinguish parts of hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes:
| HTS 8510.90.30 | Parts of hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes |
| HTS 8510.90.40 | Other parts of hair clippers |
This proposed change would not affect the current Column 1 General duty rates for such hair clippers and their parts.
New HTS Subheadings for Tractor Body Parts
The conference version would delete the current subheading for body stampings under HTS 8708.29.20 and replace it with the following two new subheadings:
| HTS 8708.29.21 | Body stampings for tractors suitable for agricultural use |
| HTS 8708.29.25 | Other body stampings |
This proposed change would provide Column 1 General duty-free entry to HTS 8708.29.21 and retain the current Column 1 General body stampings duty rate for HTS 8708.29.25.
New HTS Subheadings for Flexible Magnets and Composite Goods Containing Flexible Magnets
The conference version would delete the subheading for permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization, other than of metal in HTS 8505.19.00 and replace it with three new subheadings:
| HTS 8505.19.10 | Flexible magnet |
| HTS 8505.19.20 | Composite goods containing flexible magnet |
| HTS 8505.19.30 | Other |
This proposed change would not affect the current Column 1 General duty rates for such magnets.
(The conference version would also transfer, as appropriate, any staged duty reductions that apply to the former tariff numbers, to these new tariff numbers.)
Reference to Customs Service
The conference version states that except as otherwise expressly provided, any reference in the bill to the "United States Customs Service" or the "Customs Service" shall be considered to be a reference to the "Bureau of Customs and Border Protection" of the Department of Homeland Security.
See ITT's Online Archives or 10/19/04, 10/20/04, 10/22/04, 11/02/04, 11/30/04, 12/01/04, 12/03/04, 12/07/04, 12/08/04, 12/14/04, and 12/15/04, 04101905, 04102005, 04102225, 04110115, 04110225, 04113020, 04120105, 04120210, 04120310, 04120630, 04120720, 04120830, 04121415, and 04121520, for Parts I-XIV.
P.L. 108-429 available at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h1047enr.txt.pdf.