U.S. technical correction to HTSUS adds Curaçao to list of eligible CBTPA beneficiary countries
The USTR is modifying the HTSUS to correct a 2015 omission.
Adds Curaçao to list of eligible CBTPA beneficiary countries
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today released for publication in the Federal Register a notice making a technical correction to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to add Curaçao as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
Background
In Presidential Proclamation 9072 (December 23, 2013), the president designated Curaçao as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and the CBTPA. In that proclamation, the president also delegated authority to USTR to determine if Curaçao is meeting the customs criteria of the CBERA. The USTR in August 2015 published a notice announcing the USTR’s determination that Curaçao met the CBERA customs criteria, and USTR therefore was modifying general note 17(a) and U.S. note 1 to subchapter XX of chapter 98 of the HTSUS. The August 2015 notice omitted a modification to U.S. note 7(b) to subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTSUS.
Technical correction
Presidential Proclamation 6969 (January 27, 1997) authorizes the USTR to exercise the authority provided to the president under section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 to embody rectifications, technical or conforming changes, or similar modifications in the HTSUS. Pursuant to this delegated authority, the USTR is modifying the HTSUS to correct the 2015 omission and make the following technical changes:
Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the effective date of this notice, U.S. note 7(b) to subchapter II of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is modified by inserting in alphabetical sequence in the list of eligible CBTPA beneficiary countries “Curaçao.”
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