The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued an electronic notice requesting written comments by 12:00 a.m. EST on January 30, 2007 regarding a "commercial availability" request it received under the U.S.-Dominican-Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on behalf of Lido Industrias of La Liberdad, El Salvador:
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a question and answer document (Q&A) regarding the grace period it is providing for the February 3 - 20, 2007 period for the World Customs Organization (WCO) 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) changes that become effective on February 3, 2007.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice providing new details on, and an additional opportunity for the public to comment on, the development and implementation of its antidumping (AD) monitoring program for imports of textiles and apparel from Vietnam which began January 11, 2007 and will cease at the end of the Bush Administration (January 19, 2009).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site which states that it is providing the trade with a 17 day grace period to finalize internal classification changes resulting from the World Customs Organization (WCO) 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) changes1,2.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site announcing that its Office of Trade Policy and Programs is issuing a "blanket" authorization for Immediate Delivery (I.D.) procedures for merchandise to be released on or after January 22, 2007 and until February 2, 2007, in accordance with 19 CFR 142.21(i1).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice on its Web site, entitled Notice of Examination for April 2007, which announces that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Monday, April 2, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued Harmonized System Update No. 0701 to ABI filers stating that CBP has completed its update of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and harmonized records for:
CBP Extends Time Period for Filing Retroactive DR-CAFTA Claims for Certain Textile and Apparel Goods
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that it is extending the time period for filing retroactive Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)1 claims of certain qualifying textile or apparel goods.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release announcing that David Beck has been designated as Director of the ITC's Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements (OTATA). As the OTATA Director, Beck will oversee the maintenance and publication of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). (ITC press release no. 07-004, dated 01/08/07, available at http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2007/er0108ee1.htm)
On December 29, 2006, President Bush signed Proclamation 8095 to implement a multilateral agreement under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to further revise the list of pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.