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GGD-81-23 1 (1980-11-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbjk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE /q057 RELEASED The Honorable Claiborne Pell United States Senate Dear Senator Pell: 114057 Subject: ustoms' Reclassification of Certain Imports Eligible for Duty Free Treatment (GGD-81-23) The Customs Service correctly reclassified, under the Tariff Schedules of the United States, certain gold jewelry imported from Israel during 1979. As a result, Israel retained its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) eligibil- ity to ship, duty free, a certain amount of jewelry into the United States in 1980. As requested by you on August 20, 1980, we reviewed the Customs Service reclassification to chain of precious metal jewelry from Israel originally classified as jewelry and other objects of personal adornment. Our conclusion that the change in classification was proper is based on discussions with Customs import specialists, visits with the major im- porter and his broker, and an examination of import entry documents. However, a physical examination of the imports was not possible as the merchandise had been entered into the commerce of the United States. Under GSP conditions, a free, certain items into the amount established annually. lar limitations could result for the following year. For Israel was $41.9 million. country is entitled to ship, duty United States up to a dollar Shipments in excess of the dol- in the loss of GSP eligibility 1979, the limit for jewelry from As discussed with your staff on October 9, 1980, the official trade statistics published by the Census Bureau from data supplied by the Customs Service showed that in 1979, the (263830) GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 e~i~zsd uts49 heGeneral I ZSTIRICTF-D ?:ot to bo r speifi oAsrde the Accounting Office except on the basis Of by the Office of Congressional Relatons- NOVEMBER 25, 1980 B-201261 / , Z,1

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