On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message to remind ABI filers that full ABI edits for FDA prior notice (PN) data go into effect on May 13, 2004.
1 The ITA states that the China-wide rate applies to all entries of subject merchandise except for entries from exporters/producers that are identified individually above.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of certain pasta from Italy for the period of July 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
Broker Power provides quota prices on a monthly basis for certain textile and apparel categories from the People's Republic of China (China) that are publicly traded. (These publicly traded quota prices have been provided by a Hong Kong quota broker.)
On April 1, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a first set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding the mandatory advance electronic information requirements for inbound air cargo.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it has postponed the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China until no later than May 17, 2004 (from April 21, 2004).
These preliminary results are not in effect and may be amended in the final results of these AD duty administrative reviews, which are currently due within 120 days of April 8, 2004.
The State Department has issued a notice stating that there will be a public meeting of a Study Group of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law on April 20, 2004. The study group will consider the draft instrument on the International Transport Law under negotiation at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. (Public Notice 4656, FR Pub 04/09/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-8109.pdf)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has posted to its Web site the draft text of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with the Dominican Republic.