Table 1.--U.S. tariff treatment of footwear of the types provided for in specified TSUS items, 1930 rates, TSUS item No. Table 1.--U.S. tariff treatment of footwear of the types provided for in specified TSUS items, 1930 rates, 1/ For concessions granted in the Kennedy Round, shows staged rates expected to become effective up to and including Jan. 1, 1972 2/ As amended by the Tariff Schedules Technical Amendments Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-241), effective Dec. 7, 1965. Pursuant to sec. 203 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-456), the column-2 rate represents the rate in effect on July 1, 1934, i.e., the pre-trade-agreement rate. 3/ Assessed on the foreign (or export) value unless otherwise noted. Protective footwear of synthetic rubber or plastics ('ncluding PVC) was not specifically provided for in the original schedules of the 1930 Tariff Act. When such articles began to be imported in 1959, they were classified, by virtue of the similitude provisions of the 1930 act, as protective footwear of natural rubber and subject to the same rate of duty as footwear of natural rubber, but not to the ASP provision for assessing the duty described in footnote 6. 5/ Not imported until about 1959. A concession on protective footwear of synthetic rubber or plastics was granted by the United States in the GATI negotiations conducted in connection with the adaption of the TSUS (as amended by Public Law 89-241, effective Dec. 7, 1965). All imports of such footwear (regardless of material or style), however, were dutiable at 12.5 percent ad valorem up to Dec. 6, 1965; see footnote 4. 6/ Effective Mar. 3, 1933, the basis for assessing the duty was changed from foreign (export) value to the American selling price (ASP) of the "like or similar domestic product" (T.D. 46158). But not less than 12.5% nor more than 25% based on ASP. This concession left unchanged the duty on rubber footwear valued at $6 or less per doz. prs.; it reduced the duty on more expensive footwear by providing a specific rate of $1.50 per doz. prs. of that valued more than $6 and less than $12 per doz. prs. and an ad valorem rate of 12.5% on that $12 or more per doz. prs. During the effective period of the concession, most imports were dutiable at the minimum rate of 12.5% of the ASP. 8/ Based on ASP; see footnote 6. 2/ Consists of the imported footwear identified by the petitioners as competing with the canvas footwear produced at the 3 plants under investigation. 10/ The footwear provided for in TSUS item 700.43 had been dutiable at 10 percent ad valorem during the period Jan. 30, 1943Dec. 31, 1950, pursuant to a concession granted by the United States in a bilateral agreement with Mexico. 11/ The trade-agreement rate established in the TSUS effective Aug. 31, 1963, under authority of Public Law 87-456 to replace the wide range of rates previously applicable to the types of footwear provided for in this TSUS item.. 1969 .: 8.5 122 : 25 : 89 : : 1/Estimated; all but 5 or 6 million pairs of the annual imports were dutiable on the basis of the American selling price (ASP) of the like or similar domestic product (T.D. 46158). 2/ Estimated. 3/ Assessed on the foreign (or export) value unless otherwise noted. 4/ Includes less than 0.5 million pairs of footwear of natural rubber dutiable on the ASP basis. Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce, except as noted. Note.--Combined imports reported under the 8 TSUS items shown separately accounted for 93 percent of the total imports of footwear in 1969. 14 16 21 27 27 26 |