CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) commodity report as of July 3, 2006. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain CAFTA-DR, JFTA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CAFTA-DR, CBTPA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (Chile FTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly TRQ/TPL commodity report, dated 07/03/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
If it does not receive, by July 31, 2006, a request for an administrative review of entries covered by an AD or CV duty order or suspension agreement listed above for the identified review period, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess AD or CV duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or bond for) estimated AD or CV duties required on those entries at the time of entry, and to continue to collect the cash deposit previously ordered.
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 a proposed rule that would add a new 19 CFR Part 358 in order establish procedures for importation of supplies for use in emergency relief work free of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties.
In a June 13, 2006 address to the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Basham made it clear that under his leadership, CBP will continue to partner with the private sector and the global trade community to secure and facilitate trade and travel. Commissioner Basham again noted his belief that the course set by former Commissioner Bonner is the right course. (CBP Statement, dated 06/13/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/commissioner/speeches_statements/aaei_conference.xml)
CBP has issued 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.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative message, effective June 15, 2006, the International Trade Administration (ITA) discontinued the suspension of liquidation for countervailing (CV) duty purposes for certain lined paper products from India.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative message, effective June 13, 2006, the International Trade Administration (ITA) discontinued the suspension of liquidation for countervailing (CV) duty purposes for certain lined paper products from Indonesia.
CBP has issued weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) commodity reports for May 30, June 5, June 12, and June 19, 2006. Each report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain CAFTA-DR, JFTA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. These reports also include the AGOA, ATPDEA, CAFTA-DR, CBTPA, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (Chile FTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly TRQ/TPL commodity reports for these four weeks, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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.