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United States of America: Removal of numerous items, and one addition, to the Generalized System of Preferences

Announcement

31 Oct 2018

The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis.

Number of interventions

16

15 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Nov 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

214

Affected Products

200989

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

213

214

342

Affected Products

071080

200989

283329

284011

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

013

019

213

214

236

446

449

Affected Products

060313

081060

081340

200580

200600

200899

844311

845020

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

212

Affected Products

030493

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

015

273

319

Affected Products

071430

460219

560790

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

212

Affected Products

030520

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

416

Affected Products

811219

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

341

Affected Products

291619

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

212

Affected Products

030492

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

389

Affected Products

961400

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

014

015

212

236

Affected Products

030491

071450

120241

180690

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

Read more

Affected Sectors

354

Affected Products

360310

360320

360330

360340

360350

360360

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

Read more

Affected Sectors

214

232

354

Affected Products

170290

200811

330113

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

029

211

291

314

341

344

361

376

411

414

431

Affected Products

160250

290619

290919

291440

292610

380290

401290

410190

410799

441112

680299

720211

[+ 2 more]

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
On October 30, 2018, the president signed Proclamation 9813 to modify the list of products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The principal effect of these modifications, which were made as part of an annual review, was to remove numerous items on a product- and country-specific basis. The items removed from the GSP will now be subject to duty on an MFN basis. These modifications took effect for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ...

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Affected Sectors

017

032

151

213

214

222

231

266

272

291

336

341

[+ 7 more]

Affected Products

040520

071140

071360

080280

110319

130190

200190

251620

282739

282810

283190

283410

[+ 65 more]

Implementation date

01 Nov 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 31 Oct 2018
Import tariff In force
Kazakhstan was the only country to have its GSP treatment improved as a result of this review, with the president restoring that country’s benefits for a single item (i.e., HTS item 2841.90.20, ammonium perrhenate).

Affected Sectors

342

Affected Products

284190

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