USTR Lists GSP Items Possibly Losing Eligibility in 2016

Posted by Sarah Lilly on 12/8/16 2:12 PM
In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on November 16, 2016 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a list of eleven articles that could surpass statutory competitive need limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) based on current statistics for 2016. 

According to the notice, items placed on the possible CNL exemption list are items that, “exceed $110 million dollars, or an amount greater than 42 percent of the total value of U.S. imports of that product.” 

The below items met the above criteria: 

  • 0410.00.00 - Indonesia
  • 0714.90.10 - Ecuador
  • 1104.29.90 - Turkey
  • 2909.19.18 - Brazil
  • 2933.99.22 - India
  • 4011.20.10 - Indonesia
  • 4409.10.05 - Brazil
  • 6801.00.00 - Turkey
  • 6802.99.00 - Brazil
  • 8525.80.30 - Thailand
  • 9001.50.00 – Thailand

The final list of items excluded from GSP duty-free treatment due to exceeded CNLs for 2016 will be effective July 1, 2017. A waiver for certain items may be granted by the President before the effective date. 

The FRN can be accessed at: 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/16/2016-27542/generalized-system-of-preferences-import-statistics-relating-to-competitive-need-limitations

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