The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated new shipper reviews for the antidumping (AD) duty order on fresh garlic from China with respect to the following exporters/producers 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.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice containing its determination that certain 100% cotton, double faced irregular sateen weave, flannel fabrics, of yarn-dyed, single yarns, of certain specifications1, classified in HTS 5209.59.0025, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey with respect to the following the following exporter/producer and review period:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice stating that, effective July 18, 2005, certain textile and apparel goods from Ethiopia are eligible for duty-free treatment under the "handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published its antidumping (AD) duty orders on purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Canada.
Entry "deemed liquidated" as Customs did not act w/in six months of Federal Register notice of final results of AD administrative review. In International Trading Co. v. U.S., the CAFC affirmed the CIT's decision that Customs did not liquidate a March 1994 entry of shop towels from Bangladesh within the six month statutorily allotted time pursuant to 19 USC 1504(d). As a result, the CAFC concurred with the CIT that the entry was deemed liquidated at the rate and amount of duty deposited by the importer.
In the June 29, 2005 and July 6, 2005 issues of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 27 and 28), CBP issued notices (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on steel step cans, and (b) proposing to modify a classification ruling on drawer pulls. 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.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of honey from China for exports during the period December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003.
In a statement containing his June 9, 2005 oral testimony before the House Government Reform Committee, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff answered a question on the use of third-party, certified auditors to improve container security/inspection, by stating that DHS is starting to talk about how it can tap into that expertise, so DHS doesn't have to own everything itself. Secretary Chertoff added that DHS wants to set the baseline, and does not necessarily want to operate it all as a government operation. (DHS statement, dated 06/09/05, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4536 )