The International Trade Commission posted the 2020 Basic Edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The new HTS implements the U.S.-Japan trade deal that took effect Jan. 1, as well as changes to eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. Changes to units of quantity are also made to the tariff schedule, resulting in the complete elimination of UOQ "X" from the tariff schedule (except for in Schedule B), and new statistical breakouts are added in chapters 17, 38, 72, 76, 83, 84, 85 and 87. The changes took effect Jan. 1.
The International Trade Commission posted the 2020 Basic Edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The new HTS implements the U.S.-Japan trade deal that took effect Jan. 1, as well as changes to eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. Changes to units of quantity are also made to the tariff schedule, and new statistical breakouts are added in chapters 17, 38, 72, 76, 83, 84, 85 and 87. The changes also took effect Jan. 1.
In the Oct. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 40), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for electronic flashing buttons and grinding mill beads.
Fittings with a single welded connection on only one side may still be subject to antidumping duties on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China (A-570-814), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. Though branch outlets imported by Vandewater for use in fire protection systems are threaded on one end to accept a sprinkler, they are still subject to duties on butt-weld fittings because of a welded connection on the other end, Commerce said.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of July 17 (some may also be given separate headlines):
In the April 12 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 15) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for a lanyard of glass beads and a cartridge for an ear piercing gun.
Members of the Federal Aviation Administration 35-member Drone Advisory Committee said Friday that DAC will take a deeper dive into privacy issues for unmanned aircraft and related pre-emption of state and local laws, after a considerable debate emerged. The committee, which held its inaugural meeting in Washington, was formed to give recommendations to the FAA on safely integrating drones into the national airspace. The daylong meeting featured discussions about certification, drones operating beyond visual line of sight, performance standards, cybersecurity and spectrum.
Members of the Federal Aviation Administration 35-member Drone Advisory Committee said Friday that DAC will take a deeper dive into privacy issues for unmanned aircraft and related pre-emption of state and local laws, after a considerable debate emerged. The committee, which held its inaugural meeting in Washington, was formed to give recommendations to the FAA on safely integrating drones into the national airspace. The daylong meeting featured discussions about certification, drones operating beyond visual line of sight, performance standards, cybersecurity and spectrum.
Members of the Federal Aviation Administration 35-member Drone Advisory Committee said Friday that DAC will take a deeper dive into privacy issues for unmanned aircraft and related pre-emption of state and local laws, after a considerable debate emerged. The committee, which held its inaugural meeting in Washington, was formed to give recommendations to the FAA on safely integrating drones into the national airspace. The daylong meeting featured discussions about certification, drones operating beyond visual line of sight, performance standards, cybersecurity and spectrum.
A lighted "cone-shaped tree" made of glass meant for indoor decoration doesn't meet the legal test for classification as a festive article, CBP said in a Aug. 18 ruling, HQ H258442 (here). The importer, Mr. Christmas, Inc., requested CBP reconsideration of a 2014 ruling (here) that classified the tree in heading 7013 as “Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018).” The company, represented by Robert Leo, a lawyer with Meeks Sheppard, said the tree should instead be classified in heading 9505 as a "festive article."