The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of two changed circumstances reviews of the countervailing (CV) duty orders on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Italy as well as stainless steel plate in coils from Italy. As a result, the ITA is revoking both of these CV duty orders for entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after November 17, 1998 (stainless steel sheet and strip in coils) and September 4,1998 (stainless steel plate in coils).
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.
In the March 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 12), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify or revoke two classification rulings on alligator clips used for electrical connection, and (b) modifying and revoking five classification rulings on plastic rubbing templates.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of DRAMS from Korea for the period April 7, 2003, through December 31, 2003.
On March 15, 2006, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4944, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006" (Act) by a vote of 412 - 2.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam with respect to the following company, which is both the producer and exporter, and review period:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System (AES) Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) on its Web site, indicating that Version 1.0 was changed on March 16, 2006 and March 22, 2006 as follows:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China with respect to the following company, which is both the producer and exporter, and review period:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice containing its determination that certain 100% nylon 66, fully drawn flat filament yarn, of yarn count 156 decitex, comprised of 51 trilobal filaments and 20 round filaments, classified in HTS 5402.41.9040, for use in apparel articles classified under HTS 6108.22.9020 and 6109.90.1065 cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site under "What's New" an Attachment A entitled "Factories Comprising Qualifying Industrial Zones in Egypt Designated by U.S. Federal Register Notice of December 29, 2004." This list was Attachment A to a February 10, 2005 CBP memo, and names the industrial cities and the companies in each of the three QIZs. The list also contains a few "individual factories" for which the list states information is to be provided. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/03/05 news, 05060315 for BP summary encompassing the February 10, 2005 CBP Memo.)Attachment A List available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/international_agreements/free_trade/free_trade_area/israel_attachment.ctt/israel_attachment.doc
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that certain lined paper products (CLPP) from Indonesia 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.