The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective November 5, 20071, which revises the Export Administration Regulations to implement changes to the (1) Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar List), and (2) Statements of Understanding maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement, or WA), as agreed upon in the December 2006 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting.
According to information posted on the World Customs Organization Web site, the WCO is offering e-learning modules for online customs training.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message indicating that the Automated Commercial System has been programmed to allow the trade to report the cotton shirting fabric license number for an entry summary via ABI, effective with a duty computation date of November 1, 2007.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a final rule, effective September 24, 2007, revising and updating its regulations in 50 CFR Parts 10, 13, 17, and 23 that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). According to a FWS news release, the final rule represents the first major update and compilation of regulations implementing CITES since 1977.
The International Trade Commission has issued a press release announcing that it is seeking input for the newly initiated investigation (332-493) concerning possible modifications to the Generalized System of Preferences as a result of the 2007 GSP Annual Review.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently issued a notice announcing the eleven product1 and seven country practice petitions that were accepted for the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearings on these petitions.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice which extends the comment period on its July 17, 2007 notice of inquiry requesting comments regarding the Commerce Control List in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as part of a systematic review of the CCL.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a frequently asked question document regarding Automated Commercial Environment Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site its report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment for the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007 (i.e., January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site its June 2007 Report to the Trade on the Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System Standard Data Set (SDS). CBP has also posted the ITDS Megamatrix.