The International Trade Administration (ITA) has preliminarily determined that certain candles composed of petroleum wax and over fifty percent or more palm and/or other vegetable oil-based waxes (mixed-wax candles) are circumventing the antidumping (AD) duty order on petroleum wax candles from China.
Customs Duty
A Customs Duty is a tariff or tax which a country imposes on goods when they are transported across international borders. Customs Duties are used to protect countries' economies, residents, jobs, and environments, by limiting the flow of imported merchandise, especially restricted and prohibited goods, into the country. The Customs Duty Rate is a percentage determined by the value of the article purchased in the foreign country and not based on quality, size, or weight.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice on its web site, entitled Notice of Examination for October 2006, which announces that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
If it does not receive, by June 30, 2006, a request for an administrative review of entries covered by an AD or CV duty order or suspension agreement listed above for the identified review period, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess AD or CV duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or bond for) estimated AD or CV duties required on those entries at the time of entry, and to continue to collect the cash deposit previously ordered.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China with respect to the following producer/exporter combination, and review period:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Romania for the period of November 1, 2003 through October 31, 2004.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued an antidumping (AD) duty order on certain artist canvas from China.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from France for the period of March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on May 22, 2006 at 3:40 p.m.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a proposed rule which would add a new 19 CFR Part 360 in order to establish a Mexican Cement Import Licensing System in accordance with an agreement between Mexico and the U.S. on Trade in Cement (agreement) which settles ongoing litigation before the NAFTA and WTO dispute resolution panels, and provides for export limits for three years.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on brake rotors from China with respect to the following exporter/producer and review period: