The ITA states that if it does not receive, by the January 31, 2005 deadline, a request for the review of entries covered by an AD or CV duty order or suspended investigation listed above for the identified review period, it will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess AD or CV duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or bond for) estimated AD or CV duties required on those entries at the time of entry, and to continue to collect the AD or CV cash deposit previously ordered.
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 separate notices to its Web site which list the calendar year 2005 Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for certain textiles and apparel from Canada and Mexico. These 2005 TPLs are set at the same levels as the 2004 TPL levels (with the exception of one Mexico TPL which expired, see below).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced a preliminary "low duty" tariff rate quota (TRQ) limit of 19,289,046 kg. for tuna and skipjack, in airtight containers, not in oil, in containers weighing with their contents not over 7 kg. each, for the January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 period.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice stating that, effective January 10, 2005, certain textile and apparel articles from Mozambique are eligible for duty-free treatment under the "handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that the European Communities (EC) has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with respect to the American JOBS Creation Act of 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the 2005 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for qualifying ethyl alcohol from the Caribbean countries and Insular Possessions as provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter I.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing its determination that certain products, exempted from visa and quota requirements under previous arrangements, should also be exempted from safeguard quotas imposed on textile and textile products from China.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of petroleum wax candles from China for the review period of August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2003.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notice and CBP sources, the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) filing of entries for goods eligible for U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) duty benefits is not available at this time due to ongoing system programming for the UAFTA.
On December 20, 2004, President Bush issued Proclamation 7857 in order to implement the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/23/04 news, 04122305, for BP summary announcing the issuance of Proclamation 7857.)