CBP Still Waiting for Instructions on Removal of Turkey From GSP Benefits
CBP is still waiting for some details on the termination of Turkey's eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences, a CBP official said during a May 23 conference call. Asked about the specific effective date for goods being…
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entered from Turkey and why there has not been a CSMS message, a CBP official said "we don't have the confirmed information for that." CBP sometimes has to work "behind the curve" when reacting to executive orders, the official said. President Donald Trump announced that Turkey would no longer be part of GSP program effective May 17 (see 1905170004). Annex A of the proclamation, published in the May 21 Federal Register, says the removal of Turkey from tariff schedule provisions on GSP takes effect "for goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 17, 2019 ... ."