usitc publication 3146 december 1998 united states international trade commission washington dc 20436 production sharing use of us components and materials in foreign assembly operations 1994 1997 investigation no 332 237 imports under provisions harmonized tariff schedule chapter 98 address all communications to secretary the this report was prepared principally by office industries jennifer rorke project leader j gails burns assistant david lundy data coordinator ruben mata maquiladora issues diane bennett sharon greenfield principal product profiles provided james brandon robert carr john cutchin christopher johnson kitzmiller deborah mcnay laura polly rodriguez archilla with assistance from information services affairs agreements printing publishing direction larry l brookhart division chief ralph watkins branch minerals metals machinery miscellaneous manufactures vern simpson director a rogowsky commissioners hillman lynn m bragg chairman marcia miller vice carol t crawford stephan koplan thelma askey yes