U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a report for the trade regarding the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/International Trade Data System (ITDS) standard data set (SDS) which CBP presented to the Trade Support Network (TSN) during its September 26-29, 2005 meeting.
According to a Textile Development Memo (TDM) issued by the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA), Administration plans are moving forward for President Bush to visit China November 19 and 20, and presumably the Administration would not want textile-related issues to be at the top of the list of irritants during those high level meetings. (TDM, dated 10/18/05, www.usaita.com )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') wood packaging material (WPM) regulations that took effect September 16, 2005.
The Journal of Commerce states that upper-level bureaucratic review is at least part of what is bogging down three sets of government regulations that affect the trade industry: the Census Bureau's rules for advance cargo data reporting of exports; Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) rules setting standards for container bolt seals and a protocol for tracking seal integrity as containers move between modes; and the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) rules for air cargo security. (JoC, 09/26/05, www.joc.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') wood packaging material (WPM) regulations that took effect September 16, 2005.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that effective October 5, 2005, the Automated Commercial System (ACS) has been modified to no longer require the reporting of the solid wood packing material (SWPM) indicator in the entry summary 52 record (position 3), for summary lines that have a country of origin of China or Hong Kong.
The Department of Commerce has issued a fact sheet stating that on October 5, 2005, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) announced its decision to consider nine requests for reapplication of China safeguard quotas on the following categories: 301, 338/339, 340/640, 347/348, 349/649, 352/652, 620, 638/639, and 647/648. The fact sheet states that the U.S. previously established limits on imports of these products that extend through December 31, 2005. (CITA fact sheet, dated 10/05/05, available at http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/FactSheet/1005/cita_100505.html )
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened until October 21, 2005 the comment period on its July 7, 2005 proposed rule to amend 7 CFR Part 319 in order to establish specific requirements for the importation of cut flowers that are hosts of chrysanthemum white rust1 (CWR) from countries where the disease is known to occur, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') new wood packaging material (WPM) regulations that took effect September 16, 2005.
CBP has posted to its Web site detailed information on the 3-phase implementation plan for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') wood packaging material (WPM) treatment and marking regulations which take effect September 16, 2005.