In the July 20, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 30), CBP issued two notices proposing to revoke or modify seven classification rulings on certain sports equipment. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
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 posted to its Web site a July 2005 version of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Application. According to CBP, this application consists of four documents: ACE Account Portal Power of Attorney, Terms and Conditions for Account Access of ACE Portal, Additional Account/Account Owner Information, and ACE Secure Data Portal Request to Participate.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (Insular Affairs) have issued a proposed rule to amend 15 CFR Part 303 which governs watch duty-exemption allocations and the watch and jewelry duty-refund benefits for producers in the U.S. insular possessions (the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Romania.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain cased pencils from China for the period of December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a new "Trade Engagement Biweekly Reports" which summarize topics discussed during workshops held to develop the business requirements for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Release 5.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of July 19, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 07/19/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of brake rotors from China.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Romania for the period of August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004.
On July 14, 2005, Representative English, along with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Representative Thomas, introduced H.R. 3283, the "United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act."