CBP Issues Instructions on Filing & Acceptance
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 U.S. v. Ford Motor Company (Ford), the Court of International Trade (CIT) granted Ford's motion to dismiss certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) claims for a repayment of duties in the amount of $5,275,329 under 19 USC 1592(d), as the statute of limitations had expired.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential tariff treatment of goods made under the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published its antidumping (AD) duty order on certain orange juice from Brazil. In addition, the International Trade Commission has published a final negative critical circumstances determination regarding subject merchandise from Brazil.
In 2003, the International Trade Administration (ITA) issued a notice on the automatic liquidation of entries in situations where a reseller (intermediary) exports merchandise from a market economy that is subject to antidumping (AD) duties.
On February 28, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 7987 to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), etc., to implement the U.S. - Dominican Republic Central - America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) for El Salvador.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for peanuts that are provided for in HTS Chapter 12, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 2 and entered under HTS 1202.10.4020, 1202.10.4040, 1202.20.4020, 1202.20.4040, 2008.11.2500, and 2008.11.4500 during the April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 period.
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 March 1, 2006, the DR-CAFTA's effective date for El Salvador, which is currently the only country to which such benefits apply.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated new shipper reviews for the antidumping (AD) duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China with respect to the following three companies, as both the exporter and producer, and review period:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential tariff treatment of goods made under the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).