ITC Issues Final Report on Proposed HTS Changes for January 1, 2007 (Part VII)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a final report to the President in connection with its investigation of proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) that are expected to take effect on January 1, 2007.
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This final report, entitled, Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., is part of ITC investigation number 1205-6 which was instituted in September 2004, in conjunction with the third review cycle of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).
This is Part VII of a multi-part series of summaries on the ITC's final report. Part VII highlights the proposed changes to HTS Chapters 20 through 26 as set forth in Appendix B. See future issues of ITT for additional summaries.
Proposed Changes to HTS Chapters 20 through 26
Appendix B of the ITC final report sets forth the following proposed changes for HTS Chapters 20 through 26 (see report for complete details):
| the article description of heading 2620 would be amended by replacing "Ash" by "Slag, ash" |
(See ITT's Online Archives 06/08/06, 06/09/06, 06/13/06, 06/15/06, 06/16/06, and 06/19/06 news, 06060815, 06060915, 06061320, 06061510, 06061620, and 06061920 for Parts I-VI of BP summary of the ITC's final report on these proposed changes. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/25/05 and 04/26/05 news, 05042505 and 05042610, for Parts I and II of BP summary on the ITC'spreliminary report.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/30/05 news, 05083005, for BP summary of ITC's request for proposals to amend the international HS in 2012.)
ITC Final Report (Inv. No. 1205-6 (Final), USITC Publication 3851, dated April 2006) available at http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/tata/hts/Pub3851.pdf