Press sources recently reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had circulated an initial draft of new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security standards for importers among select importers for comment. Press reports had also indicated that CBP was expected to issue a second draft of the new C-TPAT security standards for importers within a week and hoped to issue final standards by early December 2004.
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 ABI administrative messages announcing that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is being modified to accept certificate numbers in the entry summary record identifier 52 record (input) in the miscellaneous permit/license number field (positions 30-38) when a claim is made under the following:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message to ABI filers stating that there are additional edits in place at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Phase 5 of the FDA/Bioterrorism Act (BTA) program for prior notice (PN) of imported food, resulting in additional rejects of PN transmissions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective December 2, 2004, which adds a new 19 CFR 10.91 to the Customs regulations in order to establish regulatory procedures and requirements pursuant to the Product Development and Testing Act of 2000 (PDTA), regarding the duty-free entry of articles, commonly referred to as prototypes (for any industry), that are to be used exclusively in product development, testing, evaluation or quality control.
In the November 3, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 45), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on men's shirts of bamboo fabric, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on small chocolate lentils. 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 International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey for the period of April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003.
On November 9, 2004, the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce announced its final affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890).
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release on its final negative antidumping (AD) injury determination stating that the U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain aluminum plate from South Africa, which the International Trade Administration (ITA) has determined are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of certain preserved mushrooms from China for the period of February 1, 2003 through July 31, 2003.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of honey from China for the review period of December 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003.