The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India with respect to the following exporter/producer and review period:
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 January 25, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 5), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on brown sugar chunks, and (b) modifying a classification ruling on certain "Snappin' Slap Bracelets." CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke, or is revoking, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
Recent CIT Rulings on Classification of Certain Tabletop Fountains and Incorrect Duty Rate in Ruling
Classification of certain tabletop fountains as pumps. In Conair Corporation v. U.S., the Court of International Trade (CIT) agreed with the importer and ruled that certain tabletop fountains known as "Serenity Ponds" are classifiable under HTS 8413.70.2004 as "submersible pumps," which are duty-free.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on staged entry for overshipments of certain categories subject to 2005 China safeguard quotas.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on honey from Argentina with respect to the following exporter/producer combination and review period:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of brake rotors from China for the review period of April 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued two notices announcing that the reviews of intellectual property protection in Brazil and Pakistan have been closed. These reviews were carried out as part of the USTR's 2005 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Country Eligibility Practices Review (country practices review).
On December 22, 2005, President Bush issued Proclamation 7971 which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and makes other changes in order to implement the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MFTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has again revised its Trade Update for Hurricane Katrina. Among other things, CBP's new Trade Update provides new contact information for certain CBP offices and employees and also contains new information concerning entry summary filing.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that on January 19, 2006, the U.S. and Oman signed the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA).