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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-449—SEPT. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 1863

a drawback eligible good under section 204(a) of such Act of 1988 does not constitute an exportation. "(o) For purposes of subsection (g), vessels built for Canadian account and ownership, or for the Government of Canada, may not be considered to be built for any foreign account and ownership, or for the government of any foreign country, except to the extent that the materials in such vessels are drawback eligible goods under section 204(a) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988.".

Maritime affairs.

(4) MANIPULATION IN WAREHOUSE.—The second sentence of

section 562 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1562) is amended by striking out the proviso thereto and the colon preceding such proviso and inserting the following: "; except that upon permission therefor being granted by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under customs supervision, at the expense of the proprietor, merchandise may be cleaned, sorted, repacked, or otherwise changed in condition, but not manufactured, in bonded warehouses established for that purpose and be withdrawn therefrom without payment of duties— "(1) for exportation to Canada, but on or after January 1, 1994, or such later date as may be proclaimed by the President under section 2040t)X2XB) of the United StatesCanada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988, such exemption from the payment of duties applies only in the case of the exportation to Canada of merchandise that— "(A) is only cleaned, sorted, or repacked in a bonded warehouse, or "(B) is a drawback eligible good under section 204(a) of such Act of 1988; "(2) for exportation to any foreign country except Canada; and "(3) for shipment to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Island, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island or the island of Guam. Merchandise may be withdrawn from bonded warehouse for consumption, or for exportation to Canada if the duty exemption under paragraph (1) of the preceding sentence does not apply, upon the payment of duties accruing thereon, in its condition and quantity, and at its weight, at the time of withdrawal from warehouse, with such additions to or deductions from the final appraised value as may be necessary by reason of change in condition.". (5) FOREIGN TRADE ZONES.—Section 3(a) of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the "Foreign Trade Zones Act"; 19 U.S.C. 81c) is further amended by adding before the period at the end thereof the following: "Provided, further, That with the exception of drawback eligible goods under section 204(a) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988, no article manufactured or otherwise changed in condition (except a change by cleaning, testing or repacking) shall be exported to Canada on or after January 1, 1994, or such later date as may be proclaimed by the President under section 204(b)(2)(B) of such Act of 1988, without the payment of a duty that shall be payable on the article in its condition and quantity, and at its weight, at the time of its exportation to Canada unless the privilege in the first proviso to this subsection was requested.".

Territories, U.S.