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Subject: 1993 HARMONIZED TARIFF TAPE
1993 HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) TAPE
THE CUSTOMS SERVICE IS OFFERING AN EXTRACT OF THE 1993 HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS), IN ABI FORMAT, ON MAGNETIC TAPE TO THE TRADE
COMMUNITY. THE DATA FORMATS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 1992 VERSION.
THE RECORD LAYOUT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA ELEMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN
THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR)
DOCUMENT AND IS LOCATED IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE CHAPTER.
THE 1993 TARIFF TAPE IS AVAILABLE IN ASCII OR EBCDIC, 6250 OR 1600 BPI,
9 TRACK 11" REEL TAPE. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A CARTRIDGE, ASCII OR
EBCDIC, IBM 3480 FORMAT. YOU MUST SELECT ONLY ONE OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DATA ON THE TAPE IS BASED ON THE LATEST
INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION.
THE PRICE IS $500. (FOR ABI PARTICIPANTS, THERE IS NO CHARGE).
TO ORDER THE TAPE, AN ORDER BLANK AND DISCLAIMER STATEMENT ARE
REQUIRED. COPIES OF THE DISCLAIMER STATEMENT AND TAPE ORDER FORM ARE
INDICATED ON PAGES APP-J-02 AND J-03 OF THE CATAIR. THESE FORMS MAY BE
PHOTOCOPIED. THE SUBMITTED COPIES MUST CONTAIN ORIGINAL SIGNATURES.
THE TAPE CANNOT BE SENT UNTIL YOUR ORDER AND PAYMENT, IF APPLICABLE,
ARE RECEIVED. TO AVOID DELAYS THE TARIFF COMPLIANCE BRANCH SHOULD
RECEIVE YOUR REQUEST BY NOVEMBER 30, 1992.
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ONE (1) 1993 HTS TAPE WILL BE SENT TO REQUESTING
PARTIES. ADDITIONAL UPDATED 1993 TAPES WILL NOT BE SENT DURING THE
YEAR. OLD 1992 TAPES NEED NOT BE SENT BACK. THE 1993 HTS TAPE IS
SCHEDULED TO BE MAILED DURING THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER.
PLEASE RETURN YOUR REQUEST FOR THE HTS TAPES TO:
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
OFFICE OF AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS (ACS)
1301 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, N.W. - ROOM 2331
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20229
ATTN: TARIFF COMPLIANCE BRANCH
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE 1993
HTS TAPE, PLEASE CALL IRV FISHER AT (202) 927-0241.