CBP Issues Interim Rule on the U.S.-Chile FTA
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an interim rule, effective March 7, 2005, which amends 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, 178, and 191 for the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA).
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CBP states that comments on this interim rule must be received by June 6, 2005.
This is Part I of a multi-part series of summaries on this interim rule, and announces its issuance and outlines its regulatory provisions. See future issues of ITT for additional parts.
Interim Rule Adds New Subpart H to 19 CFR Part 10
CBP's interim rule adds a new Subpart H entitled 'U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement' to 19 CFR Part 10, as follows:
General Provisions (19 CFR 10.401 - 19 CFR 10.402)
Import Requirements (19 CFR 10.410 - 19 CFR 10.416)
Tariff Preference Level (19 CFR 10.420 - 19 CFR 10.425)
Export Requirements (19 CFR 10.430 - 19 CFR 10.431)
Post-Importation Duty Refund Claims (19 CFR 10.440 - 10.442)
Rules of Origin (19 CFR 10.450 - 19 CFR 10.463)
Origin Verifications and Determinations (19 CFR 10.470 - 19 CFR 10.474)
Penalties (19 CFR 10.480 - 19 CFR 10.483)
Goods Returned After Repair or Alteration (19 CFR 10.490)
The interim rule also makes conforming changes to 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, 178, and 191. In addition, in order to create a new Subpart H in 19 CFR Part 10, this interim rule re-designates the previous sections in 19 CFR Part 10 into Subparts A-G.
BP has previously referred to the US-CFTA as the UCFTA or CFTA.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/25/04 news, 04022505, for BP summary of CBP's message announcing that US-CFTA claims could be filed via ABI, effective February 23, 2004.
See ITT's Online Archives or 12/27/04 news, 04122725, for BP summary of CBP's notices announcing the 2005 US-CFTA 'third country' tariff preference levels (TPLs) for certain apparel and fabric.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/08/03 news, 03090810, for BP summary of President Bush's signing of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Act into law (P.L. 108-77). See ITT's Online Archives or 01/05/04 news, 04010505, for BP update on Proclamation 7746 which amended the HTS for the US-CFTA.)
- comments must be received by June 6, 2005
| Robert Abels | (textile operational aspects) | (202) 344-1959 |
| Lori Whitehurst | (other operational aspects) | (202) 344-2722 |
| Mark Hanson | (audit aspects) | (202) 344-2877 |
| Edward Leigh | (legal aspects) | (202) 572-8827 |
CBP interim rule (CBP Dec. 05-07, FR Pub 03/07/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-4156.pdf