U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending the comment period by an additional 30 days on its proposed extension and revision of an information collection that would revise CBP Form 301 (Customs Bond) in order to accurately reflect the changes that have occurred with regard to CBP bonds and to make other revisions to the form.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
On October 15, 2010, the U.S. Trade Representative initiated a section 301 investigation1 with respect to acts, policies, and practices of China affecting trade and investment in green technology2.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on October 15, 2010 that the U.S. has initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act with respect to acts, policies and practices of the Government of China affecting trade and investment in green technologies.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule, effective October 14, 2010, on the term "children's product" as used in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The final rule also provides additional guidance on the four factors that are considered when evaluating what is a children’s product.
The countries negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) have released a nearly complete text1 of their framework agreement for effectively combating the global proliferation of commercial-scale counterfeiting and piracy.
On September 28, 2010, 181 Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to address China’s unfair trade practices that benefit its green technology manufacturers to the detriment of U.S. competitors.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has posted the public version of the Section 301 petition filed by the United Steelworkers Union regarding a broad array of Chinese green technology policies and practices that USW believes violate world trade rules and threaten the U.S. alternative and renewable energy sector. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/10/10 news, 10091015, for BP summary of the petition.)
On September 9, 2010, the United Steelworkers (USW) union filed a comprehensive trade case under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 identifying a broad array of Chinese green technology policies and practices that USW believes violate world trade rules and threaten the U.S. alternative and renewable energy sector.