§ 3011. — Transition to Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3011]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 18--IMPLEMENTATION OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
Sec. 3011. Transition to Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(a) Existing executive actions
(1) The appropriate officers of the United States Government shall
take whatever actions are necessary to conform, to the fullest extent
practicable, with the tariff classification system of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule all proclamations, regulations, rulings, notices,
findings, determinations, orders, recommendations, and other written
actions that--
(A) are in effect on the day before January 1, 1989; and
(B) contain references to the tariff classification of articles
under the old Schedules.
(2) Neither the repeal of the old Schedules, nor the failure of any
officer of the United States Government to make the conforming changes
required under paragraph (1), shall affect to any extent the validity or
effect of the proclamation, regulation, ruling, notice, finding,
determination, order, recommendation, or other action referred to in
paragraph (1).
(b) Generalized System of Preferences conversion
(1) The review of the proposed conversion of the Generalized System
of Preferences program to the Convention tariff nomenclature, initiated
by the Office of the United States Trade Representative by notice
published in the Federal Register on December 8, 1986 (at page 44,163 of
volume 51 thereof), shall be treated as satisfying the requirements of
sections 2463(a) and 2464(c)(3) of this title (as in effect on July 31,
1995).
(2) In applying section 2464(c)(1) of this title (as in effect on
July 31, 1995) for calendar year 1989, the reference in such section to
July 1 shall be treated as a reference to September 1.
(c) Import restrictions under Agricultural Adjustment Act
(1) Whenever the President determines that the conversion of an
import restriction proclaimed under section 22 of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 624) from part 3 of the Appendix to the old
Schedules to subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule results in--
(A) an article that was previously subject to the restriction
being excluded from the restriction; or
(B) an article not previously subject to the restriction being
included within the restriction;
the President may proclaim changes in subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule to conform that subchapter to the fullest
extent possible to part 3 of the Appendix to the old Schedules.
(2) Whenever the President determines that the conversion from
headnote 2 of subpart A of part 10 of schedule 1 of the old Schedules to
Additional U.S. Note 2, chapter 17, of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
results in--
(A) an article that was previously covered by such headnote
being excluded from coverage; or
(B) an article not previously covered by such headnote being
included in coverage;
the President may proclaim changes in Additional U.S. Note 2, chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to conform that note to the fullest
extent possible to headnote 2 of subpart A of part 10 of schedule 1 of
the old Schedules.
(3) No change to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule may be proclaimed
under paragraph (1) or (2) after June 30, 1990.
(d) Certain protests and petitions under customs law
(1)(A) This chapter may not be considered to divest the courts of
jurisdiction over--
(i) any protest filed under section 1514 of this title; or
(ii) any petition by an American manufacturer, producer, or
wholesaler under section 1516 of this title;
covering articles entered before January 1, 1989.
(B) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the jurisdiction of the
courts with respect to articles entered after January 1, 1989.
(2)(A) If any protest or petition referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is
sustained in whole or in part by a final judicial decision, the entries
subject to that protest or petition and made before January 1, 1989,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated, as appropriate, in accordance with
such final judicial decision under the old Schedules.
(B) At the earliest practicable date after January 1, 1989, the
Commission shall initiate an investigation under section 1332 of this
title of those final judicial decisions referred to in subparagraph (A)
that--
(i) are published during the 2-year period beginning on February
1, 1988; and
(ii) would have affected tariff treatment if they had been
published during the period of the conversion of the old Schedules
into the format of the Convention.
No later than September 1, 1990, the Commission shall report the results
of the investigation to the President, the Committee on Ways and Means,
and the Committee on Finance, and shall recommend those changes to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule that the Commission would have recommended if
the final decisions concerned had been made before the conversion into
the format of the Convention occurred.
(3) The President shall review all changes recommended by the
Commission under paragraph (2)(B) and shall, as soon as practicable,
proclaim such of those changes, if any, which he decides are necessary
or appropriate to conform such Schedule to the final judicial decisions.
Any such change shall be effective with respect to--
(A) entries made on or after the date of such proclamation; and
(B) entries made on or after January 1, 1989, if,
notwithstanding section 1514 of this title, application for
liquidation or reliquidation thereof is made by the importer to the
customs officer concerned within 180 days after the effective date
of such proclamation.
(4) If any protest or petition referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is
not sustained in whole or in part by a final judicial decision, the
entries subject to that petition or protest and made before January 1,
1989, shall be liquidated or reliquidated, as appropriate, in accordance
with the final judicial decision under the old Schedules.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title I, Sec. 1211, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1153;
Pub. L. 104-188, title I, Sec. 1954(a)(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat.
1927.)
References in Text
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (c),
and (d)(2)(B), (3), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this
title.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), was in the original
``this subtitle'', meaning subtitle B (Secs. 1201-1217) of title I of
Pub. L. 100-418, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this subtitle to the Code, see References in
Text note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-188, Sec. 1954(a)(1), inserted
``(as in effect on July 31, 1995)'' after ``of this title''.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-188, Sec. 1954(a)(2), inserted ``(as in
effect on July 31, 1995)'' after ``of this title''.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-188 applicable to articles entered on or
after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application,
see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104-188, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 2461 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1217(b)(2) of Pub. L.
100-418, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
