U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources have informed Broker Power that the agency is “on track” to begin 10+2, including Importer Security Filing (ISF), liquidated damages enforcement sometime before the end of the summer. They also stated that CBP will be issuing an updated 10+2 frequently asked questions document by the end of the summer.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its countervailing duty changed circumstances review of certain pasta from Italy (C-475-819) and is revoking the order, in part, with regard to gluten-free pasta. Gluten-free pasta was removed from the scope of the companion AD order in 2009.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The Federal Trade Commission and three Utah film companies have each gone to federal courts over the companies’ marketing practices. Feature Films for Families, Corporations for Character, and Family Films of Utah filed a complaint in the federal district court for Utah last week, alleging that the FTC is trying to violate their free speech rights. On Monday, the FTC announced that it had filed a lawsuit against the three companies, alleging that they routinely violated the Do Not Call list rules and illegally signed a marketing agreement with a coalition of conservative family activists who try to identify and rate family-friendly films.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for May 2-6, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
Costa Rica’s Minister of Trade Anabel Gonzalez has issued a statement welcoming the news that the U.S. Labor Department decided on April 28, 2011 to close without any action the case filed by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and certain Costa Rican groups in July 2010 alleging violations of Costa Rica’s obligations under the labor chapter of the DR-CAFTA.
The International Trade Administration is revoking the countervailing duty order on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium (C-423-809), pursuant to its final results of sunset review.
The government has been slow to make progress in combating intellectual property violations from China, witnesses and commissioners said Wednesday at a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Some expressed frustration at the lack of an effective policy or strategy of enforcement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation1 of certain polyimide films, products containing same, and related methods pursuant to a complaint.