The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain orange juice from Brazil.
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 Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a Federal Register notice announcing that on September 18, 2003, the United States and Laos signed a trade agreement obligating reciprocal normal trade relations (NTR) treatment between Laos and the United States.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of persulfates from China for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of structural steel beams from Korea for the period of August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2003.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain pasta from Italy and Turkey for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) has been modified to accept U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) claims through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system, effective February 9, 2005.
In the February 2, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 6), CBP issued notices: (a) modifying a classification ruling on a "Safe Start IV Start Pak," and (b) modifying a classification ruling on certain boys' athletic-type footwear. CBP states that it is also revoking 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 initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on honey from China with respect to the following exporter/producer and review period:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of individually quick frozen red raspberries from Chile for the period of December 31, 2001 through June 30, 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice regarding certain amendments made by the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (MTA) to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), the Trade Act of 2002, and the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III) which allow eligible entries to receive retroactive AGOA or CBTPA duty-free1 benefits if requests for liquidation or reliquidation are made at the port of entry by close of business on March 3, 2005.