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DIVISION
MAY 15 1981
B-203065
,-The Honorable John Heinz
Chairman, Subcommittee on
International Finance cli I
and Monetary Policy
Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
116433
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Subject: [Customs Collection of Additional
Import Duties On Mushrooms]
(GGD-81-77) /.
The Customs Service correctly implemented the Presidential
Proclamation for import relief, in the form of additional duties,
for the domestic mushroom industry. As a result, the additional
duties for certain mushroom imports are being collected by Cus-
toms.
Under Presidential Proclamation 4801 of October 29, 1980,
the duty on imports of canned and othe'r prepared mushrooms was
increased for a period of 3 years. In addition to the perma-
nent duty rate of 3.2 cents per pound plus 10 percent ad valorem
(a percentage of unit value), the import relief provided for an
additional 20 percent ad valorem effective November 1, 1980--to
be reduced to 15 percent effective November 1, 1981, and 10 per-
cent November 1, 1982.
We have, as you requested. on March 5, 1981, assessed whether
there was a mistaken uomsdirective, implementing the Presiden-
tial Proclamation, that may have resulted in the additional duties
not being collected.. Our conclusion that the duties are being
properly collected is based on discussions with Customs import
specialists and an examination of import entry documents. Our
examination of entry documents was limited to the entries identi-
fied by the Census Bureau as being processed by Customs from
November 1, 1980, through January 31, 1981--the latest available
information at the time of our inquiry.
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