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.
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 an ABI administrative message which amends the interim procedures it issued on June 22, 2004 for processing entries of "prototypes" entered under HTS 9817.85.01.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is amending its preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination on wooden bedroom furniture from China for a second time in order to correct significant ministerial errors for certain Section A respondents, resulting in, among other things, a new Section A rate. This amendment also adds two additional exclusions to the scope.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. and Poland have signed an agreement, the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP), which is designed to substantially reduce the number of Polish citizens arriving via direct flights from Warsaw who are denied entry at U.S. airports because of invalid or expired visas or other defective entry documents. (CBP press release, dated 09/08/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/09082004.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly report on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress: the Automated Commercial Environment. This report is dated March 31, 2004 and covers the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004.
In the September 1, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 36), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling on an air blow gun kit. 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 this notice.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of fresh garlic from China.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the preliminary results of its antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of freshwater crawfish tail meat from China with respect to the following company as both exporter and producer, for the review period of September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003:
The ITA states that until completion of the review, it will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to allow, at the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in lieu of an AD cash deposit for entries of the subject merchandise both produced and exported by Atar S.r.L..
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published in the Federal Register its final antidumping (AD) duty determinations that light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico and Turkey are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.