The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing that it is revoking the antidumping (AD) duty order on drafting machines and parts thereof from Japan.
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 issued three separate ABI administrative messages announcing that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) has completed the system changes to require the trade to electronically transmit the following in the entry summary miscellaneous permit/license field (52 record, positions 30-38) effective with the duty computation date of February 1, 2005:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation for subject merchandise from these countries is April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004.
In the December 15, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 51), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on tungsten carbide rods, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on radio alarm clocks incorporating a CD player. 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 Wall Street Journal reports that China will impose export duties from 0.2 yuan (2.4 U.S. cents) and 0.5 yuan per unit on textiles starting January 1, according to the International Business Daily, which is published by China's Ministry of Commerce. Subject items cover six categories of goods, including outerwear, dresses, pants, knitted and nonknitted blouses, sleepwear and underwear, according to the report. (WSJ, dated 12/27/04, www.wsj.com )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted to its Web site a memorandum and attachment on the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-429), which was signed into law on December 3, 2004.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice terminating the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain circular welded carbon quality line pipe from China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued separate notices on the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement's (UCFTA, or CFTA) 2005 Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for imports from Chile of certain cotton and man-made fiber (MMF) apparel goods and certain cotton/MMF fabric goods, as described below.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made final affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that certain frozen and canned warmwater shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Thailand is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of review for these AD duty investigations is October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003.