Effective May 26, 2005, the International Trade Administration (ITA) is revoking the antidumping (AD) duty order on sebacic acid from China as the International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that revocation would not likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the U.S., within a reasonable foreseeable future.
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 reminder on the June 7, 2005 opening of the fourth global specialty sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) for the October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 period.
CBP Issues Notice of Intent to Distribute FY 2005 AD/CV Revenues to Affected Domestic Producers, Etc
Pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the Offset Act), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice in the Federal Register of its intent to distribute assessed antidumping (AD) or countervailing (CV) duties for fiscal year (FY) 2005 to affected domestic producers for certain qualifying expenditures they incur after the issuance of an AD or CV order. Written certifications to obtain a continued AD or CV offset under a particular order must be received by August 1, 2005.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice containing its determination that certain colored, open-end spun yarns, ranging in size from 6/1 to 18/1 English count (10.16/1 to 30.47/1 metric) of a blend of reclaimed and reprocessed cotton and not less than 35% nor more than 49% by weight of Outlast licensed phase change acrylic staple fibers, produced under license from Outlast, classified in HTS 5206.11.00.00 and 5206.12.00.00, 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 brake rotors from China with respect to the following exporter/producer and review period:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Los Angeles/Long Beach has issued an administrative message (dated 05/25/05) which CBP sources state indicates that until a recent Court of International Trade (CIT) decision on chondroitin sulfate (CS) is final, or is appealed and is final, filers and importers must continue to classify CS under 3913.90.2000.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that on March 23, 2005 the Court of International Trade (CIT) affirmed the ITA's redetermination on remand (redetermination) of the final AD duty determination with respect to stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Philippines.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message (05-0573) advising the trade to disregard its earlier administrative message (05-0557) which detailed the ABI system requirements needed to file a U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) claim.
On May 18, 2005, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1817, the "Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006."
CBP has posted the following to its Web site: