United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of the Treasury 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, and 178 [USCBP-2012-0007; CBP Dec. 13-08] RIN 1515-AD86 AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This document adopts as a final rule, with two changes, interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) regulations which were published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2012, as CBP Dec. 12-03, to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement entered into by the United States and the Republic of Korea. DATES: Effective July 1, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Textile Operational Aspects: Jackie Sprungle, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, (202) 863-6517. Other Operational Aspects: Katrina Chang, Trade Policy and Programs, ( printed page 32357) Office of International Trade, (202) 863-6532. Legal Aspects: Yuliya A. Gulis, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202) 325-0042. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 30, 2007, the United States and the Republic of Korea (hereinafter “Korea”) signed the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (hereinafter “UKFTA” or the “Agreement”). On December 3, 2010, the United States and Korea concluded new agreements, refle…