U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that on September 14, 2004, CBP Commissioner Bonner was presented with the Maritime Security Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his proposing such programs as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the Container Security Initiative (CSI), etc. (CBP press release, dated 09/14/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/09142004.xml)
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.
Magnola's rate is for alloy magnesium only.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice reminding filers about the correct use of the special value fields for antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty entries.
In the September 8, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 37), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain DVDs, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the Reconciliation Prototype has been expanded to allow post-entry importation claims arising under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/03/04 news, 04090305, for BP summary of this expansion.) (CBP notice, dated 09/03/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_summary/reconciliation/benefits_recon_chile.ctt/benefits_recon_chile.doc)
new shipper review; bonding will no longer be permitted to fulfill AD security requirements.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative message, effective August 26, 2004, the International Trade Administration (ITA) discontinued the suspension of liquidation and cash deposit/bond requirements for countervailing (CV) duty purposes for carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice stating that, effective September 13, 2004, certain textile and apparel articles from Tanzania are eligible for duty-free treatment under the "handloomed, handmade, and folklore articles" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message announcing that the fax machine at the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) office at the Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, VA has been repaired and is now operational. CBP states that the fax number is (757) 441-3709. (Adm 04-1972, dated 09/09/04, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2004/2004-1972.ADM.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on fibers of cotton as provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 10 for the period September 11, 2004 through September 10, 2005.