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Proclamation 9625

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

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In simple terms

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

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 30711

    Federal Register PDF

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 Annex I, IV, V modifications effective for articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

  4. Competitive need limitation disregard effective (Annex II)

  5. 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

Prior policy

  • supersedeinconsistent provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders
  • otherPresidential Proclamation 8997 (Bangladesh technical error)
  • otherPresidential Proclamation 9333 (Venezuela technical error)
  • otherPresidential Proclamation 9466 (IT products technical errors)
  • otherPresidential Proclamation 8097 (Publication 3898 technical error)
  • otherPresidential Proclamation 9549 (Publication 4653 technical errors)

What to expect

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