In Polly U.S.A., Inc. et al, v. U.S., the Court of International Trade upheld Customs' decision to deny Polly's claim for a trade preference under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, due to deficiencies and discrepancies in production documentation submitted to support the claim.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a reference manual that provides duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China and Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The Office of Textiles and Apparel has issued a notice announcing that effective August 1, 2009, certain textile and leather sector products are subject to prohibition or restriction from entry into China.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China.
The International Trade Administration has initiated an antidumping duty investigation to determine whether imports of certain woven electric blankets from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that that certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
In Michael Simon Design, Inc. and Target Stores, et. al., v. U.S., the Court of International Trade dismissed a challenge to changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule which initially were recommended by the International Trade Commission and ultimately given legal effect on February 3, 2007 by a Presidential Proclamation.
The Census Bureau recently issued an Automated Export System broadcast announcing that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers that are invalid for use in the Automated Export System (AES) have been updated as of July 1, 2009.
The World Customs Organization Council has approved a new set of amendments to the Harmonized System, the international level tariff schedule, which are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2012.
The Census Bureau has issued an Automated Export System broadcast announcing that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers have been updated in the AES Import Concordance.