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.
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 notice regarding the cancellation of visa, Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) transmissions, Guaranteed Access Level (GAL) certifications, and exempt certifications for textile goods exported on and after January 1, 2005 from 44 World Trade Organization (WTO) members listed in CBP's notice. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/22/04 news, 04122215, for BP summary of CITA's notice announcing this cancellation.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice regarding the staged entry of goods shipped in excess of 2004 textile and apparel quota limits.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of folding metal tables and chairs from China for the period of December 3, 2001 through May 30, 2003.
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed into law the conference version of H.R. 1047, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-429).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice regarding the staged entry of goods shipped in excess of the China safeguard quotas on cats 222, 349/649, and 350/650.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of sebacic acid from China for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2005 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on dried milk as provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 7 will open on Monday, January 3, 2005 at 12 noon E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones with a low-duty quantity of 5,261,000 kg. CBP notes that imports described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 7 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP's notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) imports from Canada, Chile, Mexico, Jordan, and Singapore.) (QBT-04-572, dated 12/10/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/04_572.ctt/04_572.doc)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its first administrative reviews of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message informing all filers that any data input into the Importer of Record database (SRE file), on or after December 20, 2004, that is identified as being input as a knowingly invalid record will result in a broker penalty under 19 USC 1641(d) for egregious violation. CBP states that additionally, upon discovery of such false records, CBP personnel will immediately void the identified records to impede any future transactions.