In the May 24, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 22), CBP issued a notice proposing to modify two classification rulings and revoke one classification ruling on snack mixes. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
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.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Turkey with respect to the following the following exporter/producer and review period:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a spreadsheet that compares the Broker Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) and Carrier Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) codes. The spreadsheet provides the following details for each CAMIR/ANSI X.12 Disposition Code: AMS Message Text; ABI Disposition Code; CATAIR Message Text; ABI Output Record; and ABI Disp. Code. (Spreadsheet, dated 05/25/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_control/codes.ctt/codes.xls.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on staged entry for overshipments of certain textiles and apparel subject to 2005 China safeguard quotas.
In the May 24, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 22), CBP issued a notice modifying a classification ruling on steel tubes prepared for use as fence posts. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for U.S. Marine or Port Terminal Operators.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has submitted to Congress the Administration's sixth of eight annual reports, entitled "2006 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, "What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Works of Art, Collector's Pieces, Antiques, and Other Cultural Property." According to CBP, this revised ICP is an aid to prospective importers as to the admissibility of and duty status of various artworks.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a proposed rule to revise and update its regulations in 50 CFR Parts 10, 13, 17, and 23 that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain forged stainless steel flanges from India for the period of February 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005.