The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective February 6, 2004, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making certain corrections and clarifications, including the insertion of material inadvertently omitted from previous rules.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a 12-page memorandum containing its instructions on the filing and substantiation of claims for preferential tariff treatment made under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice announcing that it has extended its general program test of post entry amendment (PEA) processing for an additional year, through December 31, 2004.
In the February 4, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 6), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on hook and eye tape used for brassieres, (b) proposing to revoke two classification rulings on blackout drapery fabric, and (c) proposing to revoke one classification ruling with respect to a barbecue and apron set. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing that, effective February 6, 2004, the limit for Nepal cat 369S was increased for carryover.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty administrative review:
On February 2, 2004, President Bush transmitted to Congress his fiscal year (FY) 2005 budget request. (FY 2005 is October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005.) President Bush has requested $40.2 billion for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a 10% increase over the comparable FY 2004 budget.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a general notice announcing that it plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test of the Periodic Monthly Statement for deposit of estimated duties and fees.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated a review to provide advice to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) concerning a petition filed under the "commercial availability" provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) on apparel of certain combed compact yarns. Written comments are due by February 13, 2004. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/27/04 news, 04012725, for BP summary of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement's (CITA's) related notice.) (ITC notice, dated 02/02/04, available at http://www.usitc.gov/332s/shortsup/332_458_001nl.pdf)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.