CIT rules against Customs' classification of Pop Up Wackeroos. In Mattel, Inc. and Fisher Price, Inc. (Mattel)v. U.S., the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in favor of Mattel that "Pop-Up Wackaroos" is properly classified under HTS 9504.90.4000 (3.9%, 1994) as "game machines, other than coin- or token-operated, etc."
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 International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of structural steel beams from Japan, concluding that Yamato Steel Co., Ltd. (Yamato Steel) is the successor-in-interest to Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Yamato Kogyo).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from China with respect to the following company, as producer/exporter, and review period:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews of heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (heavy forged hand tools) from China for the period of February 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stated in an earlier message that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-274, AGOA III) provides for retroactive AGOA II (The Trade Act of 2002) and retroactive AGOA III benefits for eligible textiles and apparel that were imported directly from an AGOA beneficiary country and entered on or after October 1, 2000 and before July 13, 2004.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing the aggregate quantity of apparel that is eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) when made from ATPDEA beneficiary country (i.e., Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, or Peru) fabric, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape, etc. from ATPDEA/U.S. yarns, as specified in HTS 9821.11.25 and U.S. notes 3(d) and 3(e) to Subchapter XXI below:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the 2004/2005 aggregate cap for apparel made from Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) fabric, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape, etc. from ATPDEA/U.S. yarns (HTS 9821.11.25). (See today's ITT, 04092715, for BP summary of CITA's notice announcing this aggregate cap.) (QBT-04-541, dated 09/22/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004_541.ctt/2004_541.doc)
On August 27, 2004, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the September 2003 Court of International Trade (CIT) decision in Russ Berrie & Company, Inc. v. U.S. The CAFC ruledthat certain holiday-themed jewelry is not properly classified under HTS 9505 (duty-free) as "festive articles".
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its instructions for claiming the new benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-274), for eligible textiles and apparel entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 13, 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the 2004/2005 aggregate cap for apparel made from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) fabric and/or AGOA/U.S. yarn (HTS 9819.11.09 and 9819.11.12) and the "third country" sublimit for apparel made from any fabric or yarn (HTS 9819.11.12). (See today's ITT, 04092410, for BP summary of CITA's notice announcing this aggregate cap and sublimit.) (QBT-04-539, dated 09/22/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004_539.ctt/2004_539.doc)