CBP has issued administrative messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.

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.

On September 14, 2006, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 4954, the SAFE Port Act. Prior to its passage, the Senate adopted numerous amendments, including an amendment which would, according to the Congressional Record, require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a U.S. seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a U.S. seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the U.S. before they arrive in the U.S. Before passage of H.R. 4954, the Senate rejected an amendment that would have ensured that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) scan all containers shipped to the U.S. for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading. (Congressional Record, dated 09/13/06 and 09/14/06, available at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r109:@FIELD(FLD003d)@FIELD(DDATE20060913) and http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r109:@FIELD(FLD003d)@FIELD(DDATE20060914).)

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The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is rescinding the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of wooden bedroom furniture from China with respect to the following company and review period:

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued press release announcing that U.S. and Canadian officials signed a Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) on September 12, 2006, which aims to end a two-decade trade dispute between the countries and enhance the competitiveness of the North American lumber industry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is announcing that USDA has authorized CBP to combine the Specialty Sugar tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for periods 5 and 6 into one limit as period 5 opened on August 17, 2006 and has not filled, and period 6 opened on August 31, 2006 and did not oversubscribe at opening moment. This change is effective immediately. A specialty sugar certificate is still required for this now combined TRQ. (QBT-06-546, dated 09/01/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_546.ctt/06_546.doc )

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a final affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that certain lined paper products (CLPP) from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value:

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 initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping (AD) duty order on honey from China with respect to the following exporter/producer combination and review period: