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Proclamation 9625

To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes

This proclamation modifies U.S. tariff treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by designating new eligible articles for duty-free treatment, withdrawing duty-free treatment from certain articles, terminating benefits for countries that exceeded competitive need limitations, waiving competitive need limitations for specific articles, and making technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule related to prior proclamations affecting Bangladesh, Venezuela, and information technology products. Most changes took effect July 1, 2017.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 30711

Impact dates

  1. Annex I, IV, V modifications effective for articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

  2. Competitive need limitation disregard effective (Annex II)

  3. Waiver of competitive need limitations effective (Annex III)

Key directives

  • Modify HTS Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for new GSP-eligible articles (Annex I, Section A)
  • Modify HTS to terminate duty-free treatment for countries exceeding competitive need limitations (Annex I, Sections B, C, D)
  • Disregard competitive need limitations for specific articles/countries effective July 1, 2017 (Annex II)
  • Waive competitive need limitations for specific article/country effective July 1, 2017 (Annex III)
  • Make technical corrections to HTS for Bangladesh suspension and Venezuela termination (Annex IV)
  • Make technical corrections for IT products and Commission publications 3898 and 4653 (Annex V)
  • Supersede inconsistent provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders

Timeline

Immediate

  • Technical corrections to HTS for Bangladesh and Venezuela GSP status took effect
  • Modifications to HTS for IT products and Commission publications took effect

Near term (90d)

  • GSP competitive need limitation waivers and disregard provisions effective July 1, 2017

Long term

  • Ongoing GSP program administration and potential future country/article eligibility changes

Risks & tensions

  • Specific HTS subheadings and countries are referenced only in unpublished annexes, limiting public assessment of scope
  • Competitive need limitation terminations may strain trade relations with affected beneficiary developing countries
  • Technical corrections suggest prior administrative errors in tariff schedule, potential for continued implementation challenges
Proclamation 9625: To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes · Executive Orders