ITC Delays Report on Classification Changes for Certain Rubber-Soled Footwear
The International Trade Commission has announced that it has changed the date for transmitting its final recommendations to the President in its investigation on proposed Harmonized Tariff Schedule amendments to modify the classification of certain footwear in Chapter 64, in order to take into account various World Customs Organization decisions.
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Deadline for Submitting Final Recommendations Extended to August 9
The ITC is extending the deadline for transmitting its final recommendations to August 9, 2010 (from July 12, 2010) to allow more time to consider views submitted by Federal agencies and other interested parties. Written comments on the proposed changes were due by May 14, 2010.
Proposed HTS Changes Intended to be Revenue Neutral
The ITC’s investigation was instituted at the request of the Treasury Department. Treasury had proposed a new Additional U.S. Note and changes in various U.S. tariff rate lines at the 8-digit level to take into account the decisions of the Harmonized System Committee of the World Customs Organization on the Harmonized System (HS) classification of certain footwear featuring outer soles of rubber or plastic to which a layer of textile material has been added. Certain imported footwear falling under the scope of the proposed new AUSN would also change from 6405.20.30, 6405.20.90, and 6405.90.90 to other subheadings in Chapter 64. These changes are intended to be revenue neutral -- that the duty rates do not change, or if they do change, do not change by much or for many products.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/13/10 news, 10041310, for BP corrected summary of the ITC’s initiation of this investigation.)
ITC Preliminary Report with Proposed Recommendations Available
The ITC’s preliminary report for this investigation, including its proposed recommendations, is available at http://www.usitc.gov/tariff_affairs/hts_documents/pub4156.pdf.
ITC contact -- Donnette Rimmer (202) 205-3031
(FR Pub 07/19/10, Investigation No. 1205-8)
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-17467.pdf
BP Note
ITT’s earlier summary of this investigation in the April 13, 2010 issue, 10041310, has been corrected to state that this change is intended to be revenue neutral (rather than result in a lower duty rate).