Nissan filed an application last year to broaden its duty exemption to cover the extra output while Toyota has sent a letter to the Commerce Department stating its intent to apply for a similar expanded exemption.

U.S. citizens receive substantially higher duty exemptions than normal when they visit or transit these locales, e.g., Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands.

All importers must also certify that the article meet conditions for duty exemption.

LEAD: To the Editor: I read with interest the lament of Sandra Maury (Letters, Nov. 13) about the lack of knowledge among customs agents regarding duty exemptions.

The Bahamian Parliament approved legislation in 1993 that extended most Freeport tax and duty exemptions through 2054.

In addition to this, the college is also registered with Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research for the purpose of availing Customs duty exemption.

A16 Haiti Requests Trade Act Haiti's manufacturers are lobbying the United States Congress to pass a trade act that would grant Haiti duty exemptions held by sub-Saharan nations since 2000.

This process involved baking, which the Customs Service claimed was a process in addition to assembly, and as such denied Haggar a duty exemption.

After being denied the duty exemption, Haggar brought suit in the Court of International Trade ("CIT"), which declined to find the regulation controlling and ruled in favor of Haggar.

Wide-ranging duty exemptions must therefore be linked to an absolute obligation to respect human rights.