WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/N/1/Add.6 
26 November 2008 
 (08-5812) 
Committee on Trade and Development Original:   English 
  
 
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES  
 
Notification by the United States
 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following communication, dated 24 November 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the United States.  
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 1. On 3 July 2008, the United States announced the outcome of its 2007 Annual Review of the 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme.  The GSP programme provides duty-free treatment to nearly 5,000 products exported to the United States from 132 beneficiary developing 
countries.  The results of the 2007 GSP Annual Revi ew are based on US trade laws relating to the 
GSP programme
1.  
2. In the 2007 Annual Review, the United States designated certain additional products as 
eligible for duty-free treatment under the GSP progr amme (see Annex I).  The United States also 
granted waivers of the statutory "competitive need  limitations" (CNL) to ensure continued GSP 
duty-free benefits to certain products, i.e ., de minimis  and CNL waivers (see Annexes II and III).  In 
addition, the United States terminated GSP eligibilit y for certain products from specific beneficiary 
countries based on a determination that imports from those beneficiary countries can compete effectively in the US market.  These include prod ucts where imports exceeded the CNL levels (see 
Annex IV) and products whic h had been granted waivers of the CNL at least five years ago, but were 
being imported at levels above the CNL waiver revocation thres holds set out in the law (see 
Annex V).    
3. The results of the 2007 GSP Annual Review were published in the Federal Register  and are 
available for viewing on the Internet at:  
http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/Prefer ence_Programs/GSP/Section_Index.html . 
 
4. Also in 2007, pursuant to the statutes gove rning the GSP programme, the United States 
designated the Republic of Serbia  and the Republic of Montenegro each as a beneficiary developing 
country for purposes of the GSP programme.  The United States designated the Solomon Islands as a 
least developed beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP programme.  In addition, the 
United States terminated the designation of Trinidad  and Tobago as a beneficiary developing country, 
                                                     
 
1 The GSP statute is set out in WT/COMTD/N/1 /Add.4 and can be accesse d on the Internet at: 
http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Development/Prefe rence_Programs/GSP /Section_Index.html . 
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  effective 1 January 2010, after concluding that it had become a "high income" country as defined by 
the official statistics of the International Ba nk for Reconstruction and Development.     
5. The United States extended its GSP progr amme through 31 December 2009, when 
President Bush signed Public Law 110-436 on 16 October 2008. 
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  ANNEX I 
 
2007 GSP Annual Review : 
Products Added as Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment under GSP  
 
  
 
HTSUS   
Description  
 
7601.10.30 Certain unwrought aluminum, not alloyed, of uniform cross section throughout its length 
7601.20.30 Certain unwrought aluminum, alloys, of uniform cross section throughout its length  
7604.21.00 Certain aluminum bars, rods, and profiles of aluminum alloys, hollow profiles  
 
 
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  ANNEX II 
 
2007 GSP Annual Review
: 
Products Receiving De Minimis  Waivers  
 
 
 
HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
0410.00.00 Indonesia  Edible products of animal origin, nesi  
0603.13.00 Thailand  Orchids, fresh cut  
0708.10.20 Peru  Peas, fresh or chilled, shelled or unshelled, if entered July 1 to Sept. 30, 
inclusive, in any year  
0710.80.50 Turkey  Tomatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, i f 
entered Nov. 15 through the following February, incl.  
0711.40.00 India  Cucumbers including gherkins, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that 
state for immediate consumption  
0713.90.60 India  Dried leguminous vegetables nesi, shelled, if entered for consumption during 
the period from May 1 through August 31, inclusive, in any year  
 
0804.10.60 Pakistan  Dates, fresh or dried, whole, without pits, packed in units weighing over 4.6 
kg  
0810.60.00 Thailand  Durians, fresh  
0813.40.10 Thailand  Papayas, dried  
0813.40.80 Thailand  Tamarinds, dried  
1601.00.40 Brazil  Sausages and similar products of beef, beef offal or blood; food preparations 
based on these products, in airtight containers  
1604.14.50 Philippines  Tunas and skipjack, not in airtight containers, not in bulk or in immediate 
containers weighing with c ontents over 6.8 kg each  
1701.11.05 Costa Rica  Cane sugar, raw, in solid form, w/o added flavoring or coloring, subject to 
gen. note 15 of the HTS  
1806.10.43 Venezuela  Cocoa powder, o/90% by dry wt of sugar, subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS  
2001.90.45 India  Mangoes, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid  
2008.30.96 Thailand  Citrus fruit nesoi (including bergamots), other than peel or pulp, otherwise 
prepared or preserved, nesoi  
2008.99.50 Thailand  Papayas, other than pulp, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesi  
2516.20.20 India  Sandstone, merely cut into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) 
shape   WT/COMTD/N/1/Add.6 
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HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
2603.00.00 Peru  Copper ores and concentrates  
2827.39.25 India  Tin chlorides  
2827.39.45 India  Barium chloride  
2827.41.00 India  Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides of copper  
2830.90.20 Russia  Cadmium sulfide  
2831.90.00 India  Dithionites and sulfoxylates, other than those of sodium  
2833.29.40 India  Chromium sulfate  
2836.99.40 India  Lead carbonate  
2840.11.00 Turkey  Anhydrous disodium tetraborate (refined borax)  
2840.19.00 Turkey  Disodium tetraborat e (refined borax) except anhydrous  
2841.50.10 Colombia  Potassium dichromate  
2841.61.00 India  Potassium permanganate  
2843.30.00 Brazil  Gold compounds  
2903.19.10 India  Hexachloroethane and tetrachloroethane  
2903.69.05 India  3-Bromo-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene; and other specified halogenated 
derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons  
2907.29.25 India  tert-Butylhydroquinone  
2908.99.20 India  p-Nitrophenol  
2909.30.10 India  6-tert-Butyl-3-methyl-2,4-dinitroanisole (Musk ambrette) and other artificial 
musks  
2909.50.40 Indonesia  Odoriferous or flavoring compounds of ether-phenols, ether-alcohol- phenols 
& their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated, nitrosated derivatives  
2912.49.10 India  p-Anisaldehyde  
2913.00.50 India  Nonaromatic halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives o f 
products of heading 2912  WT/COMTD/N/1/Add.6 
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HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
2914.40.10 Brazil  4-Hydroxy-4-methyl pentan-2-one (Diacetone alcohol)  
2918.21.50 Brazil  Salicylic acid and its salts, not suitable for medicinal use  
2921.42.21 India  Metanilic acid  
2921.42.23 India  3,4-Dichloroaniline  
2921.42.55 India  Fast color bases of aniline derivatives and their salts  
2924.21.50 India  Nonaromatic ureines and their derivatives; and salts thereof 
 
2926.90.08 India  Benzonitrile  
2927.00.30 India  Fast color bases and fast color salts, of diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds  
2930.20.10 India  Aromatic pesticides of thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates  
2932.29.25 India  4-Hydroxycoumarin  
2934.20.35 India  Pesticides containing a benzothiazole ring-system, not further fused  
3808.93.20 Indonesia  Herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, nesoi, 
containing an inorganic substance, for retail sale  
3808.94.10 Argentina  Disinfectants, containing any aromatic or modified aromatic disinfectant  
3824.75.00 Brazil  Mixtures of halogenated hydrocarbons containing carbon tetrachloride  
3824.90.32 Brazil  Chemical mixtures nesoi, of two or more inorganic compounds, o f 
hydrosulfite or sulfoxylate compounds or of both  
4006.10.00 India  "Camel-back" strips of unvul canized rubber, for retr eading rubber tires  
4101.20.35 Thailand  Whole raw buffalo hides/skins (n/o 8 kg when dried, 10 kg when dry salted or 
16 kg when fresh/otherwise preserved), over 2.6 m2, nesoi  
4101.90.35 Pakistan  Raw buffalo hides and skins (other than whole), pretanned but not further 
prepared  
4104.11.40 Argentina  Full grain unsplit/grain split bovine nesoi and equine upper & sole 
hides/skins, w/o hair, tanned but not further prepared, in the wet state  
4104.19.30 Pakistan  Buffalo hides and skins nesoi, w/o hair on, unit surface area ov 2.6 m2, tanned 
but not further prepared, in the wet state  
4104.41.40 Argentina  Crust full grain unsplit/grain split bovine (ex. buffalo) nesoi/equine 
hides/skins upper/sole leather, w/o hair, tanned not further prepared   WT/COMTD/N/1/Add.6 
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HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
4106.22.00 Pakistan  Hides and skins of goats or kids, without hair on, tanned but not further 
prepared, in the dry state (crust)  
4107.11.60 Brazil  Full grain unsplit upper & sole  leather of bovines (not buffalo) nesoi or 
equine, w/o hair on, prepared after tanning or crusting, not 4114  
4107.12.70 Colombia  Grain split whole bovine (not buffalo) nesoi and equine nesoi leathers, w/o 
hair on, prepared after tanning or crusting, not fancy, not 4114  
4107.19.40 India  Whole buffalo skin leather (not full grain unsplits/grain splits), w/o hair on, 
over 2.6 sq m, prepared after tanning or crusting, not 4114  
4107.91.40 India  Full grain unsplit buffalo leather (not whole), w/o hair on, prepared after 
tanning or crusting (including parchment-dressed), not head 4114  
4107.92.40 India  Grain splits buffalo leather (not whole), without hair on, prepared after 
tanning or crusting, other than of heading 4114  
4202.22.35 India  Handbag s with or without shoulder strap or  without handle, with outer surface 
of textile materials, wholly or  in part of braid, of abaca  
4202.92.04 Philippines  Insulated beverage bag w/oute r surface textiles, interior  only flexible plastic 
container storing/dispensing beverage thru flexible tubing   
4601.22.40 Indonesia  
 Woven or partly assembled materials of rattan for mats, matting and screens  
4602.19.05 India  
 Fishing baskets or creels made from vegetable materials  
5208.31.20 India  Dyed plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or 
more cotton by weight, weighing not more than 100 g/m2  
5208.41.20 India  Plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, 85% or more cotton by 
weight, weighing not over 100 g/m2, of yarns of different colors  
5208.42.10 India  Plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, 85% or more cotton by 
weight, over 100 but n/o 200 g/m2, of yarns of different colors  
5209.31.30 India  Dyed, plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or 
more cotton by weight, weighing more than 200 g/m2  
5209.41.30 India  Plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, cont. 85% or more 
cotton by weight, weighing over 200 g/m2, of yarns of different colors  
5209.51.30 India  Printed plain weave certified hand-loomed fabrics of cotton, containing 85% 
or more cotton by weight, weighing more than 200 g/m2  
5308.90.10 Brazil 
 Paper yarn  
5311.00.60 India 
  Woven fabrics of paper yarn  
5607.90.35 Philippines  Twin e, cordage, rope & cables of abaca or other hard (leaf) fibers, other than 
stranded construction or stranded n/o 1.88 cm in diameter  
6304.99.25 India 
 Wall hangings of jute, excluding those of heading 9404  
7113.20.21 Thailand 
 Base metal clad w/gold rope necklaces and neck chains  
7202.99.20 Argentina  Calcium silicon ferroalloys  
7403.12.00 India 
 Refined copper, wire bars  WT/COMTD/N/1/Add.6 
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HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
7407.10.15 Thailand  Refined copper, hollow profiles  
7801.99.30 Colombia 
 Lead (o/than refined lead), bullion  
8102.99.00 Russia 
 Molybdenum, articles nesoi  
8107.90.00 India 
 Cadmium, articles thereof nesoi  
8112.12.00 Kazakhstan 
 Beryllium, unwrought; beryllium powders  
8112.19.00 Kazakhstan  Be ryllium, articles nesoi  
8112.59.00 Russia  Articles of thallium, nesoi  
8507.40.40 Philippines  Nickel-iron storage batteries, of a kind used as the pr imary source of electrical 
power for electrically powered vehicles of 8703.90  
8528.72.16 Thailand  Non-high def. color television reception app., nonprojection, w/CRT, display 
diag. ov 34.29 cm but n/ov 35.56 cm, incorp. VCR or player  
8528.72.36 Thailand  Non-high definition color television reception apparatus, projection type, with 
a cathode-ray tube, incorporating a VCR or player  
9027.50.10 Philippines  Exposure meters  
9603.10.90 Sri Lanka  Brooms & brushes of twigs or vegetable materials (o/than broom corn) bound 
together, w/ or w/o handles  
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  ANNEX III 
 
2007 GSP Annual Review :   
Products Receiving CNL Waivers  
 
 
 
  
HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
2001.10.00 India 
 Cucumbers including gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 
4011.10.10 Indonesia 
 New pneumatic rubber ti res for passenger vehicles 
7413.00.50 
 Turkey Copper, cables, plaited bands and the like, not fitted with fittings and not made 
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  ANNEX IV 
 
2007 GSP Annual Review
: 
Products Newly Subject to CNL Exclusions  
 
 
HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
0711.20.18 Argentina  Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol., in contain. > 8 kg, drained wt, for 
repacking or sale, subject to add. US note 5 to Ch. 7  
0711.90.30 Turkey  Capers, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate 
consumption  
0802.50.20 Turkey Pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell  
0804.20.60 Turkey  Figs, fresh or dried, whole, in imme diate containers weighing with their 
contents 0.5 kg or less  
0910.99.40 Turkey Origanum, other than crude or not manufactured  
1007.00.00 Argentina Grain sorghum  
1701.91.10 Philippines  Cane/beet sugar & pure sucrose, refined, solid, w/added coloring but not 
flav., subject to add. US 5 to Ch.17  
1701.91.80 Brazil Cane/beet sugar & pure sucrose, refined, solid, w/added flavoring, nesoi  
1901.20.05 Turkey  Mixes for bakers wares (dairy prod. of Ch4 US note 1), o/25% by wt 
butterfat, not retail, subj. to add. US nte 10 to Ch.4, not GN15  
1901.20.45 Argentina  Mixes for bakers wares (dairy prod. of Ch4 US note 1), n/o 25% bf, not re tail, 
subj. to add. US nte 10 to Ch.4, not GN15  
2008.30.37 Argentina Citrus fruit pulp other than orange, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesi  
2008.99.28 Turkey Figs, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesi  
2306.30.00 Argentina  Oilcake and other solid residues, resulting from the extraction of vegetable 
fats or oils, of sunflower seeds  
2401.20.57 India  Tobacco, partly or w holly stemmed/stripped, n/thre shed or similarly proc., 
not or n/over 35% wrapper, not flue-cured burley etc., other nesi  
3301.24.00 India Essential oils of peppermint (Mentha piperita)  
3824.90.40 Indonesia Fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures thereof, nesoi  
7202.41.00 Kazakhstan Ferrochromium containing by weight more than 4 percent of carbon  
7901.12.50 Kazakhstan  Zinc (o/than alloy), unwrought, o/than casting-grade zinc, containing at least 
97.5% but less than 99.99% by wt. of zinc  
8544.30.00 Indonesia  Insulated ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, 
aircraft o r ships  
9602.00.50 Colombia Vegetable, mineral or gum materials, worked and articles of these materials  
 
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  ANNEX V 
 
2007 GSP Annual Review :   
Products for which a Waiver of the Application of  
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act is Revoked  
  
 
HTSUS   
Partner   
Description  
 
1202.20.40 Argentina Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roaste d or cooked, shelled, subject to add. US note 
2 to Ch. 12 
7113.19.29 India Gold necklaces and neck chains (other  than of rope or mixed links) 
7113.19.50 Turkey Precious metal (other than silv er) articles of jewelry and parts thereto, whether 
or not plated or clad with precious metal, nesoi 
7202.93.80 Brazil Ferronionium, nesoi 
 
 
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