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Statement on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products

… Statement on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products 04/17/1987 … April 17, 1987 I am today … and I look forward to the day when it is working as effectively as it should. … Statement on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products …

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Memorandum on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products

… Memorandum on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products 04/17/1987 … April 17, 1987 Memorandum for … duties to a level of 100 percent ad valorem on certain products of Japan in response. The tariff increases I am proclaiming shall be effective with respect to the covered products of … Note: The determination was printed in the ``Federal Register'' of April 22. … Memorandum on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products …

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Proclamation 5911 -- To Implement Changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

… Proclamation 5911 -- To Implement Changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 11/19/1988 … November 19, 1988 By the President of the … Act of 1988 (the Act) (P.L. 100 - 418; 19 U.S.C. 3004(a)) enacts the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (the HTS). Section 1204(b) (19 U.S.C. 3004(b)) confers … such modifications to the HTS as are consistent with the standards applied in converting the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) (19 U.S.C. 1202) into the format of the …

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Proclamation 5610 -- Restoration of the Application of Column 1 Rates of Duty of the Tariff Schedules of the United States to the Products of Poland

… Proclamation 5610 -- Restoration of the Application of Column 1 Rates of Duty of the Tariff Schedules of the United States to the Products of Poland 02/19/1987 … February 19, 1987 By … 1982, by Proclamation No. 4991, I suspended the application of column 1 rates of duty of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) to the products of Poland. This followed from my … a renewed opportunity to address its trade obligations with the benefit of most-favored-nation tariff treatment. 3. The President may, pursuant to his constitutional and statutory authority, …

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Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative on the Restriction of Certain Imports From the European Economic Community

… on oilseeds, oilseed products and grains in Portugal and the uncompensated withdrawal of tariff concessions on corn and sorghum in Spain deny benefits to the United States arising under … European Economic Community. I have further determined, in response to the EEC's withdrawal of tariff concessions on corn and sorghum in Spain, to suspend United States tariff concessions on certain products, although current rates of duty will be maintained for the …

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Proclamation 5498 -- Temporary Duty Increase on the Importation Into the United States of Wood Shingles and Shakes of Western Red Cedar

… The USITC determined that wood shingles and shakes, provided for in item 200.85 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS), are being imported into the United States in such … articles like or directly competitive with the imported articles. The USITC recommend that a tariff of 35 percent ad valorem be imposed for a period of 5 years on imports of wood shingles … Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(c)), in order to remedy this serious injury, I determined to impose a tariff on imports into the United States of wood shingles and shakes of western red cedar in an …

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Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Restriction of Certain Imports From the European Economic Community

… the U.S. quotas will be adjusted to have a comparable effect or the President may substitute tariff increases for the quotas. This action follows the President's announcement on March 31 … (GATT) if the EC will agree to do the same. The President has also decided to suspend certain tariff concessions, effective in 30 days. The action will not increase tariffs, however, and the … increases will be deferred until July to allow time for negotiation of compensation for EC tariff action affecting U.S. exports of feed grains to Spain. This is a dispute the U.S. sought …

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Proclamation 5908 -- To Amend the Quantitative Limitations on Imports of Certain Cheeses

… limitations and allocations for enumerated countries appear in part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) and subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). 3. In order to permit an increase in imports of … Act of 1988, do hereby proclaim that: A. Item 950.10 in part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is modified as follows: The line beginning with " Uruguay …

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Letter to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means Transmitting Reports Concerning Trade Barriers on Wine

… submitting to you the country reports required by Title IX, Section 905(b), of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984. These reports concern the trade barriers on wine that are maintained by … inconsistent with existing international trade rules. Notably, several countries maintain high tariff barriers. Under current law, I have no tariff-cutting authority to negotiate reductions in foreign tariffs, a problem that also …

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Memorandum on Import Relief for the Wood Shakes and Shingles Industry

… the domestic industry producing wood shakes and shingles, provided for in item 200.85 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States. After considering all relevant aspects of the case, … of the Trade Act of 1974, I have determined that provision of import relief in the form of a tariff for up to 5 years is in the national economic interest. The tariff will apply to all U.S. imports of western red cedar shakes and shingles. The additional …

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