CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that, due to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans office will be closed until further notice. CBP states that if the trade needs assistance with the electronic interface systems (ABI, AMS, AES, RLF, QP, etc.) they should call the following numbers: Los Angeles (562) 366-5593; Washington, DC. (202) 344-1140; and Miami (305) 869-5674, (305) 869-8682, and (305) 869-5748. (Adm: 05-1014, dated 08/29/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-1014.ADM.)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews:
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."
On August 18, 2005, Mexico imposed retaliatory duties on certain U.S. products classified in certain Mexican Harmonized System (HS) codes in light of the U.S.' failure to repeal the Byrd Amendment (the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA)).
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."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of August 22, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 08/22/05, 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."
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations at 19 CFR Part 351 on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty sunset reviews in order to conform them to a December 2004 World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) decision.
According to a Mexican government DiarioOficial notice, and government and press sources, the Mexican Government has imposed retaliatory duties on certain U.S. products in certain Mexican Harmonized System (HS) codes in light of the U.S.' failure to repeal the Byrd Amendment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of August 15, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 08/15/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)