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Argentina’s 2010 Tariff Schedule has been updated.  New HTS numbers have been added, old HTS numbers have been deleted, and many existing HTS Descriptions have been modified.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 61, 62, 84, 85, 87 and 90.

The United States has updated Anti Dumping and Countervailing Duties, affecting many products across the tariff.  Import Control have also been updated.  Changes have been made to certain Other Government Agency Codes (OGA).  The following HTS chapters are affected: 02, 04, 07, 08, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 35 and 90.

ARGENTINA

The 2009 Tariff Schedule for Argentina has been updated. New HTS numbers have been added, while old HTS numbers have been deleted.  Several existing HTS descriptions have been modified. The following HTS chapters are affected: 05, 28, 29, 38, 49, 65, 73, 84, 85, 87, 90 and 94.

INDIA

Changes have been made to Import License requirements for selected products of rough marble blocks, furskins, and mobile handsets.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 25, 43, and 85.

JAPAN

Import Prohibition on poultry products originating from Kentucky has been removed.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 01, 02, and 16.

NEW ZEALAND

As per the United Nations Sanctions Act of 1946, changes have been made to export embargos, while previous updates to import embargos have been rolled over.

TAIWAN

Import controls applying to meat and catheters have been added and repealed.  The affected controls are inspection, prohibition, and license.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 02 and 90.

ARGENTINA

The 2009 Tariff Schedule for Argentina has been updated.  HTS numbers have been added and deleted.  Existing HTS descriptions have been modified for products classified under certain chapters.  The following HTS chapters are affected: 03, 15, 29, 30, 32, 38, 85, and 90.

BRAZIL

Brazil has adjusted duty rates and IPI rates.  HTS numbers have also been added and deleted, affecting certain chapters across the tariff.

INDIA: South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) preferential duty rates have been updated, affecting various products across the tariff.

TAIWAN: HTS numbers have been added and deleted for catheters and acupuncture needles.  The following HTS chapter is affected: 90.

VIETNAM: Chapters across the tariff have been affected by the modification of the General rate, as well as the introduction of the Vietnam-Japan EPA duty rates.