U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site new or modified Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Release 4 - Truck Manifest.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting by July 15, 2004 a list of importers who wish to import leno mesh fabric produced or manufactured in China.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the initiation of a review to consider the designation of Iraq as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and responses to its Web page regarding the January 1, 2005 full integration (elimination of quotas) for textiles and textile apparel (textiles) manufactured in countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule, effective July 24, 2004, that amends the definition of "customs officer" for the purpose of eligibility for overtime compensation and premium pay.
On June 18, 2003, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4567, the fiscal year (FY) 2005 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has published a list of updated quantity-based trigger levels and applicable periods, effective June 22, 2004, for agricultural products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI) Pilot Program has been expanded to include critical infrastructure owners and operators and the private sector in Dallas, Seattle, Indianapolis and Atlanta. According to DHS, HSIN-CI is an unclassified network for two-way information sharing which provides DHS' Homeland Security Operations Center with continuous access to a broad spectrum of industries, agencies and critical infrastructure across both the public and private sectors. (DHS press releases, dated 06/23/04, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/archdisplay?theme=43,44,45,47&monthyear=062004)
On June 30, 2004, President Bush signed Proclamation 7800 which makes a number of changes to the country/Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number combinations eligible for duty-free benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, etc.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that, at the request of the petitioner, Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, it is further postponing the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on outboard engines from Japan until no later than August 5, 2004 (from July 16, 2004).