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 cocoa powder as provided for in HTS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 1 for fiscal year (FY) 2007 - October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a fact sheet on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) features that will be coming over the next few years.
On October 13, 2006, the President issued Executive Order (EO) 13412 blocking the property of and prohibiting transactions with the Government of Sudan due to certain policies and actions of the government that violate human rights, in particular with respect to the conflict of Darfur, where the Government of Sudan exercises administrative and legal authority and pervasive practical influence, etc. (Executive Order 13412, FR Pub 10/17/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-8769.pdf)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an interim rule, effective October 16, 2006, that amends 19 CFR Parts 12 and 163 in order to establish special entry requirements applicable to shipments of softwood lumber products from Canada.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued notices announcing that it is revoking the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews:
The Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Commerce Department have each issued press releases announcing that the U.S. - Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) has entered into force on October 12, 2006.
CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site: