The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice that amends the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of garlic from China for the period of November 1, 2002 through October 31, 2003.
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 notice regarding the release of embargoed Chinese safeguard merchandise for the purpose of donations to Hurricane Katrina victims.
According to a September 28, 2005 Textile Development Memo issued by the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is about to unveil an interim regulation repealing the multicountry and single textile declaration requirement. According to the article, a formal Federal Register notice is imminent and will, on an interim basis, revise 19 CFR 12.130 to delete the textile declaration requirement. (USA-ITA TDM dated 09/28/05, www.usaita.com.)
In Processed Plastic Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in favor of Customs' classification of two children's plastic Barbie and Winnie the Pooh backpacks and one children's Barbie beach bag as other travel, sports, and similar bags under 4202.92.45% (20%).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its administrative reviews of the countervailing (CV) duty orders on pure magnesium and alloy magnesium from Canada for the review period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
According to a September 27, 2005 statement by USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner, the third round of talks with the Chinese aimed at reaching agreement on textiles continued the evening of September 27th. The Textile Negotiator stated that "we have made good progress in our discussions over the past couple of days and, although we still have differences, we feel that additional time to work on the issues would be beneficial." (USTR Statement, dated 09/27/05, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Spokesperson_Statements/Statement_of_David_Spooner_USTR_Special_Textile_Negotiator_Regarding_the_Third_Round_of_Textile_Talks_with_the_Chinese_in_Washin.html )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) appears to have recently posted to its Web site a memorandum which provides guidance on the classification of festive articles, in light of CBP's June 2005 proposal to limit the court decision in the case of Park B. Smith, Ltd. v. U.S (Park) to the entries litigated.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on mixes and doughs as provided for in HTS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 3 for the period October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the 2005/2006 quantities of certain knit apparel, described below, that are eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) pursuant to HTS 9820.11.09 and 9820.11.12.