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Proclamation 8332

To Implement The United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement

This proclamation implements the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and tariff-rate quotas for Omani goods. It delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to create an administrative office for dispute panels and to CITA for textile/apparel enforcement and safeguard actions, while removing Oman from the Generalized System of Preferences.

Federal Register Open PDF 73 FR 80289

Impact dates

  1. Initial stage duty elimination and HTS modifications effective per Annex II dates

  2. Secretary of Commerce to establish/designate office under section 105(a)

  3. Subsequent staged duty reductions

Key directives

  • Modify HTS per Annex I of USITC Publication 4050 for preferential tariff treatment and GSP removal
  • Modify HTS per Annex II of Publication 4050 for staged duty elimination
  • Secretary of Commerce to establish/designate office for administrative assistance to chapter 20 panels
  • CITA authorized to exclude textile/apparel goods, determine circumvention, deny preferential treatment
  • CITA authorized to review requests and provide safeguard relief for textile/apparel serious damage determinations
  • Supersede inconsistent prior proclamations and Executive Orders

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • HTS modifications take effect for goods entered/withdrawn on or after relevant dates in Publication 4050
  • Oman removed from GSP beneficiary country list

Near term (90d)

  • Initial stage of duty elimination takes effect per Annex II dates
  • Secretary of Commerce to establish/designate office for FTA panel assistance

Long term

  • Staged duty reductions continue on subsequent dates specified in Publication 4050
  • CITA enforcement authority for textile/apparel trade persists
  • Potential safeguard relief proceedings under subtitle B of title III

Risks & tensions

  • Textile/apparel safeguard mechanism may generate trade disputes with Oman
  • CITA delegation to non-Senate-confirmed officials raises potential Appointments Clause concerns despite section 301 workaround
  • Staged duty reduction calendar in Publication 4050 not specified in proclamation text—actual timeline external to document
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