In the August 4, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 32), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on certain hospital garments/patient pajamas, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain laser units for barcode scanners. 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.
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.
According to a World Trade Organization (WTO) press release, on August 3, 2004, the WTO Director General held informal consultations with a range of WTO members on the request from Mauritius for an emergency meeting of the WTO Council for Trade in Goods to examine the adjustment costs related to the quota abolition due to come into effect on January 1, 2005 under the WTO's Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. (WTO press release, dated 08/04/04, available at
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders:
(a) For merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a previous segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the most recent final results in which that producer or exporter participated.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two notices regarding the changes made by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III) for textiles and apparel, one of which contains instructions for requesting certain retroactive AGOA II (Trade Act of 2002) and AGOA III apparel benefits, as detailed below.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message stating that FDA has removed the affirmation of compliance code 'FSE' (Prior Notice (PN) Shipper Registration Exemption) as an affirmation of compliance since it is not used in filing PN.
The ITA states that it is rescinding this AD duty new shipper review because among other reasons, Changshan withdrew its request for an AD duty new shipper review.
The ITA states that it is rescinding this AD duty new shipper review because it has determined that it cannot rely on the commercial documents submitted to the ITA in Shanghai Ocean's request for a new shipper review.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message in order to remind filers of the NTR (Normal Trade Relations) status and problems with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Code for Serbia and Montenegro.
In the July 21, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 30), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on painted glass sinks, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on aero-derivative gas turbines. 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.