Production Sharing: U.S. Imports Under Harmonized Tariff Schedule Provisions9802.00.60 and 9802.00.80, 1989-1992

摘要

On May 22, 1989, on its own motion and pursuant to section 332(b) of the TariffAct of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(b)), the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that it would continue investigation No. 332-237 to present and analyze statistical data on imports under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) provision 9802.00.60 (metal of U.S. origin processed in a foreign location and returned for further U.S. processing) and provision 9802.00.80 (assembled goods containing U.S-made components). The current report presents historical import data (1970-92) under these tariff provisions and evaluates the most current 4-year period (1989-92) on a sector-by-sector and commodity-specific basis. In addition to the assessment on the use of provisions 9802.00.60 and 9802.00.80, the report has a chapter on the implications of the North American Free-Trade Agreement on Mexico's maquiladora industry and the use of the production sharing provisions.