On July 14, 2004, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4759, the "U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act." On July 15, 2004, the Senate passed H.R. 4759, clearing the measure for the President.
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.
In the July 14, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 29), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke two classification rulings on textile pillow covers with zipper closures, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. 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 Journal of Commerce Online reports that on July 15, 2004, a federal judge extended until September 3 the temporary injunction barring a boycott by truckers at the Port of Miami. According to the article, the judge had granted the injunction during the week of July 5, 2004 after three port terminals argued that the boycott was causing irreparable harm to their business. (JoC Online, dated 07/15/04, at http://www.joc.com/20040715/sections/ocean/w54324.asp )
On July 14, 2004, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4759, the "U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act." On July 15, 2004, the Senate passed H.R. 4759, clearing the measure for the President.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing a "special import quota" which specifies a quota of 25,702,401 kg for upland cotton purchased not later than October 12, 2004 and entered under HTS 9903.52.13. The quota period is July 15, 2004 through January 10, 2005; the opening date is July 15, 2004 at 12 noon, E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a CBP Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) notice stating that due to recent International Trade Administration (ITA) remand determination (pursuant to a Court of International Trade (CIT) decision), Polyplex Corporation Limited (Polyplex) is no longer excluded from the antidumping (AD) duty order on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from India.
(a) final AD cash deposit rate of zero; however, suspension of liquidation will continue
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing its determination that Nigeria (1) has adopted an effective visa system and related procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with shipments of textile and apparel articles, and (2) has implemented and follows, or is making substantial progress toward implementing and following, the customs procedures required by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This determination is effective July 14, 2004.
new shipper review; bonding will no longer be permitted to fulfill AD security requirements.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of low enriched uranium from France for one producer/exporter for the period of May 14, 2001 through December 31, 2002.