The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site its preliminary report for its investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). According to the ITC, these proposed modifications are scheduled to become effective in January 2007.
Latest Harmonized System updates
In Bauer Nike Hockey USA, Inc. v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled that certain imported hockey pants are classified as ice-hockey equipment under HTS 9506.99.25 rather than as sports clothing under HTS 6211.33.00, reversing an earlier Court of International Trade (CIT) decision which had classified the items under the latter heading.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message stating that in Adm: 05-0018, which listed the ABI system requirements for filing U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) claims, CBP had erroneously indicated that the Special Program Indicator (SPI) in record identifier 50 is located in positions 79-80. However, CBP states that the SPI in record identifier 50 is actually located in positions 78-79. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/07/05 news, 05010715, for BP summary of Adm: 05-0018.) (Adm: 05-0170, dated 02/14/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-0170.ADM)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its most recent Harmonized System (HS) update (No. 0501) contains:
The Census Bureau has posted to its Web site a list of 186 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers that are invalid for use in the Automated Export System (AES) as of January 1, 2005.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective December 29, 2004, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to implement the understandings reached at the June 2004 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG) and through a subsequent AG intersessional decision.
CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its most recent Harmonized System (HS) update (No. 0408) contains:
According to U.S. government sources, the 2005 printed, paper edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS) is expected to be printed later than usual this year.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the first specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) (i.e., tranche) provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5, which opened on October 26, 2004, oversubscribed at opening moment. According to CBP, the pro rata percentage is .13845 (13.845%). (See notice for reporting instructions.) (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/22/04 news, 04102220, for BP summary of CBP's notice announcing instructions for the 2004/2005 global TRQs for specialty sugar.)(QBT-04-553, dated 10/29/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004_553.ctt/04_553.doc)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two ABI administrative messages announcing that its most recent Harmonized System (HS) updates contain: