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Monday, November 2, 2020
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION MODIFYING GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) ELIGIBILIT

On October 30, 2020, a Presidential Proclamation was signed announcing changes to GSP eligibility for preferential treatment based on United States Trade Representative (USTR’s) GSP Program review findings. These decisions include the following:
 
  1. Revoked GSP benefits: Effective on December 30, 2020, 12:01 am, a list of certain products imported from Thailand under GSP preferential treatment (approximate one-sixth of Thailand’s GSP trade) will be removed from the GSP eligibility list and no longer will be treated as duty-free. The full list of the revoked products can be found in the Annex I attachment.                                           
  2. Removed GSP benefits: Effective November 1, 2020, 12:01 am, parboiled rice (HTS 1006.30.10) is removed from the GSP eligible product list for all GSP beneficiary developing countries (BDCs) and can be found in the Annex II attachment.
  3. Added GSP benefits: Effective November 1, 2020, 12:01 am, Fresh-cut roses (HTS 0603.11.00) is added to the GSP eligible products for all GSP beneficiary developing countries (BDCs and can be found in the Annex II attachment.
  4. De Minimis CNL waiver decision: Effective November 1, 2020, 12:01 am, the President waived Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) for products in which total imports of the article did not exceed $24.5 million. The detailed list can be found in the Annex III attachment.
  5. CNL removal decision: Effective November 1, 2020, The President removed six products from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Indonesia that exceeded the $190 million CNL threshold for imports from a single country from GSP eligibility. The detailed list can be found in the Annex II attachment.
  6. Continued GSP benefits: The country of Georgia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia will continue to receive GSP preferential treatment. 
With respect for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will be updated to accept and process related GSP claims on or after the effective dates mentioned above. See CSMS#44639601 for guidance or click here to read the GSP Presidential Proclamation issued on October 30, 2020.
 
Please be sure to contact us if you have any questions regarding this, or any other trade matter.

 
Annex I - Thailand
 
Annex II - CNLs Rice Roses
 
Annex III - De Minimis Waivers
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