U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice stating that the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for peanuts from Argentina and Other Countries, provided for in HTS Chapter 12, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 2, which opened on Monday, April 2, 2007, did not oversubscribe at opening. Therefore, all entries presented at opening have been charged and may be released. (QBT-07-526, dated 04/04/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2007/07_526.ctt/07_526.doc)
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 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) requesting comments by April 19, 2007 and announcing a public hearing on April 24, 2007 concerning a list of goods whose duties may be increased in the event the U.S. cannot reach agreement with the European Communities (EC) for adequate compensation owed under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules as a result of European Union (EU) enlargement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Agglomerated Stone.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice detailing the amendments made to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for textile and apparel products as a result of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law (P.L.) 109-432).
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has received a petition submitted under 19 USC 1516 on behalf of a domestic interested party requesting reclassification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of glass optical preforms.
On March 19, 2007 the President issued Proclamation 8114 which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement certain modifications to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and for other purposes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message indicating that the President issued Proclamation 8111 amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) for the Dominican Republic to allow merchandise from the Dominican Republic that is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after March 1, 2007 to be eligible for DR-CAFTA benefits.
On February 28, 2007, the President issued Proclamation 8111 amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)1 for the Dominican Republic, and for other purposes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message to advise the trade of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system requirements needed to file a Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE Act) claim.
On March 19, 2007, the President issued Proclamation 8114 which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement certain modifications to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and for other purposes.