Bolivia Suspended from ATPA/ATPDEA; AGOA Abundant Supply Provision Repealed; Other Actions Affecting the HTS

Issue 79, December 9, 2008

Presidential Proclamation 8323, published in the November 28 U.S. Federal Register, takes the following actions:

Bolivia Suspended from ATPA/ATPDEA-
Effective December 15, 2008, the designation of Bolivia as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act will be suspended. On that date, HTS General Notes 11(a) and 11(d), and U.S. Note 1 to Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII will be modified by deleting ‘Bolivia’ from the lists of ATPA and ATPDEA beneficiary countries.

AGOA “Abundant Supply” Provision has been Repealed-
Effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after October 31, 2008, HTS 9819.15.10 through 9819.15.42 are deleted from the HTS as the African Growth and Opportunity Act was amended to repeal the “abundant supply” provision for certain AGOA apparel in order to ensure African countries can use third country fabrics in apparel qualifying for AGOA duty-free treatment.

Mauritius Added as an AGOA Lesser Developed Beneficiary Country -
Effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after October 31, 2008, Mauritius has been added as an AGOA lesser developed beneficiary country, and its eligibility to use the AGOA “third country fabric” provisions is reinstated.

The proclamation also outlines several other actions which have a lesser affect on the HTS.

For additional details, a copy of the Presidential Proclamation 8323 is available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28537.pdf

Regards,
Paul Vroman
DHL Global Forwarding