Reminder on the Country/Tariff Number Pairs That May Lose/Gain GSP on July 1st Due to CNLs
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has published a notice announcing the availability of 2007 full calendar year import statistics relating to the Generalized System of Preferences Competitive Needs Limitations (CNLs) for the 2007 GSP Annual Review.
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USTR has also made available four computer-generated lists indicating the possible GSP changes due to the CNLs.
Comments on these possible changes must be submitted to USTR by March 21, 2008 or March 28, 2008, variously, depending on the listing.
For full details and lists, see ITT's Online Archives or 03/10/08 news, 08031005.
Certain Pairs to Lose or Gain GSP on July 1, 2008
USTR's information provides, among other things, advance notice of the country/tariff number pairs ("pairs") that exceed the CNLs for 2007, in order to inform the public of which pairs will lose, or may lose, GSP duty-free treatment on July 1, 2008.
In addition, certain pairs that are currently ineligible due to the CNLs, may be redesignated for GSP benefits, and are also listed.
(The 2007 GSP Annual Product and Country Practice Review will also consider making six tariff numbers GSP eligible for all beneficiary countries, as well as removing GSP benefits for a pair from India and for a pair from Brazil. See ITT's Online Archives or 09/11/07 and 01/29/08 news, 07091115 and 08012915, for BP summaries.)
USTR Federal Register notice (FR Pub 02/28/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3805.pdf
USTR one-page summary and four CNL lists (link at bottom of page) available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/GSP_2007_Annual_Review/asset_upload_file695_14514.pdf