G/TBT/N/USA/1939  
8 November  2022 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA) [1971]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the  notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Paper and 
paper -based packaging products; Packaging materials and accessories (ICS code(s): 
55.040); Paper products (ICS code(s): 85.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule Numbers for the Paper and Paper -Based Packaging Products; (4 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This proposal invites comments on updates to 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers for paper and paper -based packaging 
products in the Paper and Paper -Based Packaging Promotion, Research, and Information 
Order ( Order). In addition, this action proposes new language that allows assessment 
collection to continue even if HTS numbers change in the future. The Paper and Packaging 
Board (Board) administers the Order with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 66960, 7 November 2022; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 1222:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-07/html/2022 -24108.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-07/pdf/2022 -24108.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number AMS -SC-22-0050. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -SC-22-
0050/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. G/TBT/N/USA/1939  
 
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  WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 7 December 2022. Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared 
with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received 
within the comment period.  
The Paper and Paper -Based Packaging  Promotion, Research, and Information Order 
(Order) took effect in January 2014 (79 FR 3696), and assessment collection began in 
March 2014 for paper and paper -based packaging, primary and supporting documents 
accessible from Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/search?filter=AMS -FV-
11-0069%20FR . 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2014-01-22/html/2014 -01002.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2014-01-22/pdf/2014 -01002.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 December 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_7516_00_e.pdf