The current administration has determined that India has not met some of the basic agreements of the GSP program and, as such, they will be terminated from the GSP designation effective June 5, 2019. Any import cargo from India entered into the commerce of the United States as of June 5, 2019 must be entered as Non-Special Program Indicator (SPI) cargo, subject to the normal duty rates assigned to that particular tariff.

Turkey was removed from GSP on May 17, 2019 and the exemption from safeguard measures on Crystalline Silicone Photovoltaic Cell products and large residential washers.

India will be removed from GSP on June 5, 2019 and the exemption from safeguard measures on CSPV products and large residential washers.

Any merchandise from India or Turkey subject to the safeguard measures implemented by Proclamation 9693 and Proclamation 9694 that is admitted into a United States Foreign Trade Zone on or after 12:01am EST on June 5, 2019 must be admitted as “privileged foreign status,” as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, and will be subject upon entry for consumption to the safeguard measures implemented by Proclamation 9693 and Proclamation 9694.

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