U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing recent changes in Harmonized System Update 1105. This update contains 26,044 Automated Broker Interface records and 4,703 harmonized tariff records.
At the August 18, 2011 COAC1 meeting, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials provided an update on the status of various Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) projects and International Trade Data System (ITDS) initiatives that are in development.
In July 2011, the Bureau of Industry and Security issued a proposed rule, seeking comments by September 13, 2011, that would implement a control structure under the Export Administration Regulations in order to transfer less significant items that no longer warrant control on the U.S. Munitions List to control under the Commerce Control List.
In June 2011, the World Customs Organization announced that it was close to finalizing its work to implement the 2012 version of the international Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature, which will take effect on January 1. WCO is also now seeking comments on its 5th cycle of revisions of the HS for 2017.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a proposed rule that would implement a control structure under the Export Administration Regulations in order to transfer less significant items that no longer warrant control on the U.S. Munitions List to control under the Commerce Control List.
On July 8, 2011, the International Trade Commission launched an investigation1 to assess the probable economic effect of allowing products from the world's least-developed countries (LDCs) to enter the U.S. duty-free and quota free (DFQF).
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing recent changes to the 2011 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HS Update No. 1104). This update has 175 ABI records and 42 harmonized tariff records.
The International Trade Commission has posted the July 1, 2011 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (Revision 1) to its website. Changes were made as a result of the 484(f) Committee, Presidential Proclamation 8682, and the U.S. termination of all 100% duties in the EU beef hormone dispute.