The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that the ACE contact list has been edited to reflect the new email address for the CBP Technology Service Desk. The new email address is CBP.TECHNOLOGY.SERVICE.DESK@CBP.DHS.GOV.(CSMS 09-000345, dated 11/05/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17738&page=&srch_argv=09-000345&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has posted a Trade Support Network committee structure matrix that lists all of the TSN committees and subcommittees, with the trade and CBP/government co-chairs and the ACE Support Team business leads. The matrix contains contact information for the business leads. (Matrix, posted 11/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/trade_support_network/tsn_commitee_matrix.ctt/tsn_commitee_matrix.doc)
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that the CBP Technology Service Desk email address has been changed to CBP.TECHNOLOGY.SERVICE.DESK@CBP.DHS.GOV. Effective November 2, 2009, all of ACE-related inquiries should be sent to the new email address for support. (CSMS 09-000339, dated 10/30/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17732&page=&srch_argv=09-000339&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of ceramic capacitors and products containing same pursuant to a complaint.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that it is extending the comment period on its proposed rule to amend 19 CFR to preclude the filing of a substitution drawback claim1 for Federal excise tax2 paid on imported merchandise in situations where (1) no excise tax was paid on the substituted merchandise or where (2) the substituted merchandise is the subject of a different claim for refund or drawback of Internal Revenue Code taxes.
Some CEA members that make TV sets were not happy with the trade association’s submission last week to the FCC of an economic analysis that concluded TV broadcasters’ spectrum would be far more valuable if used for wireless broadband (CD Oct 27 p1), two CE industry sources said. CEA members got a preview of the analysis before it reached the commission, and some told the group they had problems with it, they said. CEA’s members all understand the bigger picture addressed by the filing, said Brian Markwalter, CEA vice president of technology and standards. “We're a member-driven organization,” said Jamie Hedlund, vice president of regulatory affairs. “Membership supported the filing we made.”
Some CEA members were not happy with the trade association’s submission last week to the FCC of an economic analysis that concluded TV broadcasters’ spectrum would be far more valuable if used for wireless broadband (CED Oct 27 p5), two CE industry sources said.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain inkjet ink supplies and components thereof pursuant to a complaint.
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a regular feature of International Trade Today. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions.