On October 5, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a technical correction to the HTSUS modifications that were made in the Annexes to Proclamation 10053 of June 29, 2020 (85 FR 39821), which implemented the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA or Agreement). These corrections are contained in an Annex to the document and are retroactive to July 1, 2020:
Annex
Effective with respect to goods of USMCA countries entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01am Eastern Daylight Time on July 1, 2020, subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified:
(1) by inserting “9823.52.04” in the “Heading/Subheading” column for the article description, “Cotton or man-made fiber fabrics and made up goods as provided in note 11(a)(ii)”, and by redesignating subheading 9823.52.04, with the article description “Goods provided for in note 11(a)(ii)(A)”, as 9823.52.05;
(2) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.05 as 9823.52.06;
(3) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.06 as 9823.52.07;
(4) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.07 as 9823.52.08; and
(5) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.03, with the article description “Cotton or manmade fiber fabrics and made-up goods as provided for in note 11(b)(ii)”, as 9823.53.03.
