The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation is July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
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 a memorandum which contains instructions on the retroactive application of the preferential tariff provisions1 of the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) to qualifying textile or apparel goods of eligible DR-CAFTA countries that were entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after January 1, 2004 and before April 1, 2006, the DR-CAFTA's effective date for Nicaragua and Honduras.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an "ACE Toolkit," which consists of three documents: (i) Overview of Periodic Monthly Statement; (ii) Entry Summary Accounts Revenue (ESAR) I & II Overview; and (iii) ACE Ambassador Locations. According to CBP, the toolkit provides a general overview of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and various components of key functionality.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that on April 12, 2006, the U.S. and Peru signed the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).
The Trade and Industry Department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region issues frequent English language Commercial Information Circulars (CICs) which provide brief notification when China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issues notices regarding exports to the U.S., among other things. In some cases, the CICs also provide links to MOFCOM's Chinese language notices.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an "ACE Toolkit," which consists of three documents: (i) Overview of Periodic Monthly Statement; (ii) Entry Summary Accounts Revenue (ESAR) I & II Overview; and (iii) ACE Ambassador Locations. According to CBP, the toolkit provides a general overview of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and various components of key functionality.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Customs Bulletin notice advising interested parties that, effective April 5, 2006, CBP is limiting the application of the decisions of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and the Court of International Trade (CIT) in Park B. Smith Ltd. vs. U.S. (Park) to the specific cotton woven table linen and cotton woven dhurry rug entries before the courts in that litigation.1
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated and is issuing its preliminary results of an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan.
In the April 5, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 15), CBP issued a notice proposing to modify a classification ruling on necklaces of plastic beads with metallic paint. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated and is issuing its preliminary results of an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of stainless steel wire rod from Italy.