According to two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) notices, on April 19, 2004, the International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the International Trade Administration (ITA) of its final negative injury determination in the antidumping (AD) duty investigations of wax and wax/resin thermal transfer ribbon (TTR) from France and Japan.
Customs Duty
A Customs Duty is a tariff or tax which a country imposes on goods when they are transported across international borders. Customs Duties are used to protect countries' economies, residents, jobs, and environments, by limiting the flow of imported merchandise, especially restricted and prohibited goods, into the country. The Customs Duty Rate is a percentage determined by the value of the article purchased in the foreign country and not based on quality, size, or weight.
The ITA states that China-wide rate applies to all China exporters which do not have a separate rate, including Kunshan, Henan, and High Hope.
Washington Trade Daily reports that the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has said that in June 2004 he hopes to move on legislation (S. 1900) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preferences program. According to the article, both the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee are committed to moving AGOA legislation; however, they have not yet decided how to handle extension of the special third-country fabric provision. (WTD dated 05/05/04, www.washingtontradedaily.com.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted notice to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site stating that in order to expedite the processing of continuous bonds, a fax number, telephone number, and the 3-digit broker filer code should be provided on bond applications. (Notice available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/pilot_program/.)
The ITA states that it has applied the adverse facts available rate of 183.80% to company A, a U.S. importer who was the second sale in the U.S. for purposes of Dudao's new shipper review, as it failed to participate in Dubao's review and as an interested party can be assessed this rate.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (1) for Mexico filled on April 27, 2004 at 1:57 p.m eastern time.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders:
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on April 21, 2004 at 3:21 p.m.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on coumarin from China. As a result, the ITA is revoking this AD duty order effective February 1, 2003.
The Journal of Commerce reports that the U.S. may have to drop 27% duties on Canadian lumber shipments after a NAFTA binational panel ruled that the U.S. International Trade Commission's finding that tariffs are needed because Canadian imports push down prices "is not supported by substantial evidence." According to the article, the U.S. has 21 days to redo its figures or end the duties. (JoC dated 04/30/04, www.joc.com.)