The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan.
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 issued updated Textile Sample Guidelines for imports of textile and apparel sample shipments, including those subject to quota and/or visa requirements.
In Motorola, Inc. v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the Court of International Trade and ruled that Customs correctly classified eight models of circuits used in battery packs for cell phones under HTS 8536.30.80 (3.2%) as other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
Washington Trade Daily reports that a U.S. Department of Agriculture official told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the U.S. sugar program will all but be abandoned by January 1, 2008 as duty-free imports are allowed without constraint from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). According to the article, on May 12, 2006, the USDA will take a look at the latest global production and demand report on sugar, which may direct further expansion of tariff-rate quotas for the rest of the year. (WTD dated 05/11/06, www.washingtontradedaily.com.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its web site announcing that it collected $510.6 million in duties and fees through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) monthly payment feature-which is an estimated 25% of the total duties and fees collected by CBP.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued notices announcing that it is revoking the antidumping (AD) duty orders on small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic and South Africa, and the AD duty order on large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently posted guidance in the form of a 154 page presentation on understanding tariff shift rules under U.S. free trade agreements. The March 2006 presentation is part of CBP in-house training material for field Import Specialists.
On April 26, 2006, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Authorization of Customs and Trade Functions" in order to review the operation of customs and trade functions in the federal government. This review will assist the Finance Committee in preparing legislation to reauthorize those functions.