The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective July 3, 2006, that amends 19 CFR Parts 141 and 142 in order to allow an importer of record, under certain conditions, to submit a single entry to cover multiple portions of a disassembled or unassembled entity that, due to its size or nature, arrives in the U.S. on separate conveyances.
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.
CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its most recent changes to the 2006 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records, Harmonized System (HS) Update (No. 0603) contains changes with respect to:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice which modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) in order to correct several inadvertent errors and omissions in various Presidential Proclamations and make conforming changes to the HTS so that the intended tariff treatment is provided.
On April 26, 2006, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Authorization of Customs and Trade Functions" in order to review the operation of customs and trade functions in the federal government. This review will assist the Finance Committee in preparing legislation to reauthorize those functions.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release announcing the launch of a new tool on its web site that allows users to sign up to receive automatic e-mail notification when new content is released, including news releases, Federal Register notices, publications, updates to the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and other general information about the ITC.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued an electronic notice requesting written comments by 12:00 a.m. EST on May 16, 2006 regarding a "commercial availability" request it received under the U.S.-Dominican-Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on behalf of B*W*A of New York, NY:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued an electronic notice requesting written comments by 12:00 a.m. EST on May 1, 2006 regarding a "commercial availability" request it received under the U.S.-Dominican-Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on behalf of B*W*A of New York, NY:
CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its most recent changes to the 20006 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records, Harmonized System (HS) Update (No. 0602) contains changes with respect to:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted guidance on the Israel and Jordan free trade agreements (FTAs) and the U.S.-Israel FTA Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) programs with Jordan and Egypt that it provides to field Import Specialists.
The 2006 Schedule B is now available on the Bureau of Census' (Census) Web site for browsing, searching, and downloading.